exhibitions Dear Friends of the Museum of Danish America,
If you visited the museum during most of 2013, you know that it was the “Year of Danish Modern” here in Elk Horn! Danish Modern: Design for Living was a signature part of the museum’s 30th anniversary celebrations. The exhibit brought together icons of Danish modern furniture, including the Egg Chair, Artichoke Lamp, Peacock Chair, and many other classics. Newspaper coverage in Omaha and Des Moines brought many first-time museum visitors to see Danish Modern and immerse themselves in midcentury Danish design. Danish Modern also produced a full-color exhibition catalog, a portable version of the exhibit. If you missed Danish Modern in Elk Horn, don’t worry – it is traveling to other museums in 2014 and beyond! See it at the Goldstein Museum of Design in St. Paul, Minnesota until April 27, or enjoy the exhibition at the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle from May through August. Danish Modern: Design for Living may be the largest traveling exhibition our museum has
created, but it is far from the only one! In 2013 over 115,000 people saw one of the museum’s traveling exhibits; five different exhibits were on the road to eight different states. Notably, over 90,000 visitors to Mount Rushmore saw the poster exhibit Denmark October 1943 on the rescue of the Danish Jews; the museum was honored to participate in marking the 70th anniversary of the boatlift. From Danish Modern chairs to immigrant newspapers, Victor Borge’s comedy to Jens Jensen’s landscapes, the museum’s exhibitions engage a wide range of interests and audiences. Watch for news of an exhibit coming to your community, or contact me to host an exhibit in 2014.
Traveling Exhibitions
Jens Jensen: Celebrating the Native Prairie Goldstein Museum of Design, Minneapolis, Minnesota Danish American Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota German American Heritage Center, Davenport, Iowa Danish-American Heritage Society, Des Moines, Iowa The Danish Home, Chicago, Illinois Denmark October 1943: Rescue of the Danish Jews Mount Rushmore National Monument, Keystone, South Dakota Holocaust Museum Houston, Houston, Texas
Jens Jensen: Celebrating the Native Prairie March 24, 2012 – March 3, 2013
The Danish Pioneer Luck Historical Museum, Luck, Wisconsin Danish-American Heritage Society, Des Moines, Iowa Danish Club of Washington, DC
Danish-American Artist Series: Meeting My Makers – Portraits by Neoma Thomas July 21, 2012 – March 10, 2013
Victor Borge: A Smile is the Shortest Distance Copenhagen Imports, Tucson, Arizona
Danish Modern: Design for Living April 6, 2013 – January 5, 2014
Danish Gymnastics in America National Danish Performance Team, various locations in Arizona Danish-American Heritage Society, Des Moines, Iowa
Gallery Exhibitions
Letter by Tova Brandt
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