Gift ideas

The snake-shaped ring is a copy of a gold ring that Thorvaldsen regularly wore.

The copy was cast after an amulet capsule bought by Thorvaldsen during his long stay in Rome from 1797 to 1838. Silver Dkk 399 and gilded

Thorvaldsens Museum's building always impresses its audience with its many colors. 
Now it is possible to take them home in the form of these small glaze samples, made specifically for the museum.

You cannot avoid being fascinated by the ceilings when you walking around at Thorvaldsens 
Museum. Leporello is a postcard series with 8 selected ceiling designs. Just to fold out or use to delight others.

Small mint pastil box with Thorvaldsens Museum, just to put in your pocket

The blue color of the museum's star ceiling cannot fail to fascinate. Buy a card with home or send a greeting with one of the zodiac signs. Also available in package with 12 pcs. DKK 79

Traditional Danish Christmas decorations for the Christmas tree. Now with motives from the unique mosaic floors at Thorvaldsens Museum. 

These beautiful postcards are a selection of Beatrix Farrand's pressed flowers. She was an expert archivist who pressed and preserved over nine hundred specimens from her garden in Maine. Beatrix Farrand (1872 - 1959) was one of the leading landscape architects of the twentieth century. 

One Line a Day: A Five-Year Memory Book. Chronicle Books. 
Hardcover. 372 pages. Great for writing down his thoughts, 
dreams and experiences over the years so that everything is 
gathered in one book. Size 10x16.5 cm.

This handy portable sketchbook has space to draw daily for one year.
 With a striking cover design, shimmering foil accents, and both gridded
 and blank pages for your various sketching styles, it's the perfect way to 
build a creative habit and document a year's worth of artistic journeys.
A CREATIVE WAY TO DOCUMENT A YEAR: Practice your sketching skills, 
establish a daily drawing practice, or simply create a visual record of your year.
 Keep this journal with you to capture impressions that might otherwise pass you by.

The first braided Christmas heart is believed to be braided by H.C. Andersen. The heart is yellow and green and braided in 1862. In the popular birdwatching books by Lars Holmsted you will find inspiration and guidance for a new type of "Christmas Hearts". The books are available in 4 versions with several difficulty levels in each. Then choose your favorite birds and do as H. C. Andersen, merge the Christmas decorations

Thorvaldsen's Museum has for a number of years had Venus and Jason on the doors of the 
museum's bathrooms. Now we have the signs done in porcelain and they can be bought home. The signs can also be used just as decoration in the home.

Thorvaldsen was a collector, and on the 1st floor one can explore his antiquity collection. Here you will find a few small mice in bronze.

Thorvaldsens had a collection of Roman miniature figures. They are incredibly well done and can be found on the museum's first floor. In the store you will find a small elephant copy just 
to have in your pocket or in the box.

Minerva was a Roman goddess of wisdom and war. The owl was a symbol of her wisdom. Minerva's counterpart in Greek mythology was the goddess Athena.

Thorvaldsen gathered small Egyptian figures, there is not a hippo on the first floor, but crocodiles and other small items. Go exploring yourself.

The Cameo is a carved relief image, often used in gemstones or jewelry. Cameo jewelry has been around for centuries with early examples from the 3rd century BC. The Cameo pendant was also frequently used in Thorvaldsen's time. In his own collection there is a large selection of stones with relief effect. Cameo with chain.

The Cameo is a carved relief image, often used in gemstones or jewelry. Cameo jewelry has been around for centuries with early examples from the 3rd century BC. The Cameo pendant was also frequently used in Thorvaldsen's time. In his own collection there is a large selection of stones with relief effect. Cameo with chain.

In ancient Egypt both men and women wore jewellery, not only as a symbol of wealth and status, but also for protection from evil.Gold was the metal of choice for the ancient Egyptians

The cat was of great importance to the Egyptians, it helped them to catch mice and rats in the grain stores. In the antique collection there are many variations of miniature cats. The cat was a symbol of fertility and love.

The Owl is a frequently used symbol of wisdom. Thorvaldsen also has the owl in several of his works. Explore the museum and find the owls and buy an Owl Pin with you home.

The owl, the symbol of wisdom, was used by Thorvaldsen in several works. Now it can also 
be brought home in the form of a pendant. 

Venus won her beauty title and a golden apple from among the goddesses of Antiquity when 
the mortal prince Paris had to choose between Juno, Minerva and Venus. The sculpture shows Venus after the beauty competition as she holds the proof of her beauty up in front of her admiring gaze. Thorvaldsen’s sculpture of Venus was created between 1813 and 1816.

The famous work with which Thorvaldsen made his breakthrough in 1803. According 
to the Classical mythology, Jason is a prince who, in order to become king, must fetch a 
golden fleece that is guarded by a dangerous dragon far away in a sacred grove.

Music from Thorvaldsen's guitar music sheets. With Ingolf Olsen (guitar) and Christina Åstrand (violin). 

Music from Thorvaldsen's music sheets and music Thorvaldsen listened to. With Inger Dam-Jensen (soprano), Christina Åstrand (violin) and Ingolf Olsen (guitar). 

Thorvaldsen's Museum is now available
as a clipboard. Have a nice time with 
building the museum.

The presence of Cupid explains the Graces’ sensitive and thoughtful expressions resulting from his playing of the lyre. The three beautiful women radiate love, beauty and modesty as ideal states. These were the feminine virtues of Thorvaldsen’s own day. The sculptural group is from 1817-19.