Henry Heerup is remembered for his playful, imaginative expression rich in symbols, colours and innovative materials. ‘My Work is Play and I Like to Play All Day’, Heerup said about his own creative process. Play to him did not only mean children’s play, but rather ‘a free expression of something you have inside you, an expression of life’. Now, this exhibition focuses for the first time on all the playful strategies and key elements of Heerup’s art.
The Heerup Museum is closed September 6th – September 16th while we install our upcoming exhibition PLAY. In the meantime, you can learn more about our opening hours and admission fees here.
Visit our timeline to explore the life and art of Danish artist Henry Heerup (1907-93).
TimelineOn 1 May 2000, the new museum for the popular artist Henry Heerup was inaugurated in Rødovre.
THE HISTORY OF THE HEERUP MUSEUMIn Henry Heerup’s garden at Kamstrupvej 96, Rødovre, several hundred stone sculptures were created. Read more about Heerup’s stone art as conveyed in the 2019 exhibition ‘Nature’s Hardboiled Eggs’.
THE HARDBOILED EGGS OF NATURE