The SMK in Copenhagen is a wonderful place - the collection, the architecture, the cafe and the shop - loved the shop!
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Everything spacious and airy and clean, and everything in Copenhagen seems to work. I find the city and the gallery very elegant and at the same time friendly.
The huge modern extension is gorgeous.
We especially wanted to see the collection of Hammershoi's work, which didn't disappoint. He paints two of my favourite things - silence and empty space. I can see why he is sometimes called the Vermeer of the north.
I came across the Matisse unexpectedly - I know this painting well from reproductions and did not know the original was here. How different from Hammershoi - extrovert and vibrant.
I love them both.