{"id":9543,"date":"2026-04-14T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/designmuseum.dk\/en\/?page_id=9543"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:24:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:24:59","slug":"masterful-works-from-the-collection-on-loan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/designmuseum.dk\/en\/masterful-works-from-the-collection-on-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"MASTERWORKS FROM THE COLLECTION ON LOAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"423\">Several woven works from Designmuseum Danmark\u2019s collection are currently on loan to two Danish museums, where related yet distinct exhibitions focus on tapestry and weaving. Here, visitors can encounter the works, their histories and their continued relevance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"722\">Each year, key parts of the collection contribute to research and publications in Denmark and internationally, while selected works are lent to exhibitions at recognised museums. At present, a number of the museum\u2019s most significant woven pieces can be seen at Frederiksborg Castle and Koldinghus.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"759\"><strong data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"759\">A NEW DIRECTION IN WEAVING<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"761\" data-end=\"1046\">At Frederiksborg Castle, <em>Gobelins \u2013 The Frederiksborg Tapestries<\/em>\u00a0centres on the monumental tapestries of the Great Hall. Following the castle fire of 1859, they were recreated by some of Denmark\u2019s most forward-looking female artists, including Kristiane Konstantin-Hansen and Johanne Bindesb\u00f8ll.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1303\">Among the loans is <em data-start=\"1067\" data-end=\"1097\">Rabbits Among Cabbage Stalks<\/em>, first shown at the Paris World Exhibition in 1900. Based on a design by Elise Konstantin-Hansen and woven by Konstantin-Hansen and Bindesb\u00f8ll, the work helped establish tapestry as an art form in Denmark.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1310\" data-end=\"1340\"><strong data-start=\"1310\" data-end=\"1340\">A LATE MEDIEVAL MASTERWORK<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1567\">At Koldinghus, <em data-start=\"1357\" data-end=\"1377\">Woven Masterpieces<\/em> presents works ranging from the monumental textiles of the late Middle Ages to contemporary tapestry, exploring their capacity to convey stories of power, faith, identity and everyday life.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1849\">On display is the <em data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1607\">Judgement Tapestry<\/em> (c. 1460\u20131475), one of Denmark\u2019s oldest and best-preserved pictorial weavings, likely produced in the Southern Netherlands, then a leading centre for the craft. The exhibition also includes <em data-start=\"1798\" data-end=\"1819\">Polynesia, The Sky<\/em> (1950\u20131951) by Henri Matisse.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1856\" data-end=\"2009\"><em>Gobelins \u2013 The Frederiksborg Tapestries<\/em> is on view at Frederiksborg Castle until 6 September. <em>Woven Masterpieces<\/em>\u00a0can be seen at Koldinghus until 25 October 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several woven works from Designmuseum Danmark\u2019s collection are currently on loan to two Danish museums, where related yet distinct exhibitions focus on tapestry and weaving. Here, visitors can encounter the works, their histories and their continued relevance. 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