Næstved Museum
Helligåndshuset
Opening hours:
Helligåndshuset
Ringstedgade 4 B,
Tlf. 55 77 08 11
Tuesday - Wednesday and Friday - Saturday: 10-14
Thursday: 10-18
Sunday 13-16
Closed on Mondays
Næstved Museum - Boderne
Sct. Peders Kirkeplads 8
Tuesday - Wednesday and Friday - Saturday: 10-14
Thursday: 10-18
Sunday 13-16
Closed on Mondays
Admission: Free
Næstved Museum was established in 1917, since when it has collected material
relics and knowledge from a working area which corresponds to present-day
Næstved, Suså, Holmegård and Fladså municipalities in the northwestern part
of Storstrøm County.
The relics are from the last Ice Age up to the present day.
Næstved Museum is now a government recognised, culture-historical museum,
thereby sharing the Keeper of National Antiquities' responsibility for
Denmark's archaeological heritage. We also work with more recent history.
Lastly, the museum has its own speciality - art craft, with local glass and
ceramics businesses as its point of departure.
"Helligåndshuset"
The exhibitions in Helligåndshuset deal with the general historical
development of the region from the medieval period onwards. The chapel is
Helligåndshuset's original interior, Vor Frue Kirke [The Church of Our Lady]
in Næstved, from the early 16th century until 1803. This is where medieval
church inventory from churches in the Næstved area is now shown.
A section on the Middle Ages focuses on the relationship between the country
district and the market town, based on original medieval artefacts found
during museum excavations.
The next section deals with the craft of woodcarving during the 16th and
17th century, as expressed in timber used in house-building and furnishings.
A model of Næstved in the summer of 1682 visualises the market town's actual
appearance, with half-timbered and brick houses behind hoardings and town
gates.
Other sections deal with Næstved's middle-class Popinjay Association,
Næstved's judiciary and the military in Næstved, which comprises the lancers,
the dragoons and the hussars.
An exhibition of old toys from the region leads on to a section with
textiles for children, women and men in town and country.
Finally, there is a special exhibition room, which often features smaller
special exhibitions of relevance to the culture-historical collections.
"Boderne"
Boderne
In Danish medieval towns the word 'boder' is used for rooms or
dwellings that are rented out. Those in Næstved comprise three medieval
buildings: Gotschalks Stenhus from c.1400 with 3 apartments, Vesthuset from
c.1450 with 1-2 apartments and Mogens Tuesens Stenhus from c.1480 with 7
apartments. In the late medieval period there was a total of 10-11
apartments. In 1987, 'Boderne' were awarded the Europa Nostra diploma for
Næstved Municipality's excellent restoration, carried out in 1969-1984.
Næstved Museum has the right to use 'Boderne'.
Here we put on exhibitions on art craft, using local businesses such as H.A.
Kählers keramiske Fabrik and Holmegård Glasværk as our point of departure.
The first room contains a selection of more recent Danish ceramics, partly
manufactured at Kähler's and partly made by independent ceramists from the
whole country. Here the public gets an impression of the wide range of
Danish ceramics from the past 100 years.
A section of the exhibition. Click on the image for information about the
items.
Then come two rooms with samples of glass from Holmegård Glasværk. One
follows developments from the mid 19th century to the present day, with the
designers Svend Hammershøi, Orla Juel Nielsen, Jacob E. Bang and Per Lütken.
One room is devoted to silver from Næstved in the period from c.1600 to
1850. With the aid of approx. 90 works stylistic developments are traced in
tableware, costume silver and such hollowware as beakers and jugs.
Then come three rooms with Kähler ceramics, where the four generations of
the Kähler family are presented.
P.S. Krøyer (1851-1909): Herman A. Kählers Værksted. Pastel, 1905.
In the first room one meets the Kindhestegade workshop (1839-95), with tiled
stoves and kitchen utensils (Herman J. and Carl F. Kähler) and the factory
on Kählersvej (1875-1917) with artist ceramics with a red lustre (Herman A.
Kähler). The next room presents the factory (1917-40) with horn painting,
statuettes and animal 'banks' (Herman H.C. Kähler). The third room shows the
factory (1940-70) with the style of the 1950s, teapots and the original
turquoise Kähler glazing (Herman J. og Nils Kähler).
The last room is Bodernes Store Sal, a large hall where special exhibitions
are held with art craft, art design and art. In the autumn and winter
periods lectures are given here on subjects within the areas covered by the
museum.