Kulturhuset (The House of Culture) or Randers Kulturhus is a notable landmark building and

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. Kulturhuset was designed by architect Flemming Lassen in the modernist style and built in 1964-1969. The name translates simply as "The House of Culture" and it holds a number of important public cultural institutions.

The building

Randers Kulturhus actually comprise three adjoined buildings. The oldest is the former main building for ''Randers Tekniske Skole'' (Randers Technical School) from 1891, designed by J.P. Jensen Wærum. Another building was added in 1937, designed by I.P. Hjersing. But what now comprise Randers Kulturhus, was founded by the quadratic

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concrete structure built in 1964-69 and designed by

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. Kulturhuset has three floors. Above the main entrance hangs the metal sculpture known as ''Ringen'' (The Ring), made by

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in 1997.

Institutions and facilities

Kulturhuset holds a number of important public cultural institutions of which the most notable are the ''Randers Kunstmuseum'' ( Randers Museum of Art), ''Kulturhistorisk Museum'' (Museum of Cultural History) and ''Randers Bibliotek'' (

Randers Library Randers Library is the main public library in Randers Municipality, Denmark. It is in the Kulturhuset (The House of Culture), and consists of the main library in Randers, a mobile library and three other libraries around the municipality. It is c ...

). Randers Library consists of a main library in Kulturhuset, two local libraries within the

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, one mobile library and a local library in Langå. Randers Library was the first Danish library to offer its guests mobile printing via Princh. The headquarters of the Museum Østjylland, focussing on various aspects of the regional local history is also situated in the building. This museum administers a few museum buildings in Randers and exhibitions in both

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and

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