Toldbodgade 12
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Toldbodgade 12 is a protected building at Toldbodgade 12 in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The building is occupied by the Masters & Contemporary Art (MACA) Museum, the first independent fine art museum to open in Copenhagen since Louisiana Museum in 1958 by Knud W. Jensen. MACA Museum displays many of the greatest artists of the 20th and 21st centuries within the framework of exhibitions that span the history of fine art.
History
The warehouse was built for the merchant Grosserer From in 1807. Poul Kjærgaard's architectural firm was based in the building from 1964 to 1984. He was a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts' School of Architecture from 1953 to 1982.{{cite web|url=http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/toldbodgade%2012.html|title=Toldbodgade 12|language=Danish|publisher=indenforvoldene.dk|accessdate=28 November 2016}} The building was listed by the Danish Heritage Agency in the Danish national registry of protected buildings in 1959.{{cite web|url=https://www.kulturarv.dk/fbb/sagvis.pub?sag=3101256|title=Sag: Toldbodgade 12|language=Danish|publisher=Kulturstyrelsen|accessdate=28 November 2016}}
Architecture
The building consists of four storeys and is five bays wide. It has a one-bay wall dormer with the remains of metal hoists in the building's reception area. The windows have the original shutters.
The Danish Board of Technology Foundation has been based in the building.{{cite web|url=http://www.tekno.dk/about-dbt-foundation/?lang=en|title=About DBT Foundation|language=Danish|publisher=Teknologirådet|accessdate=28 November 2016}} In 2017, the organization moved to Hvidovre.{{Cite web|url=https://datacvr.virk.dk/data/visenhed?enhedstype=virksomhed&id=34577358|title = Enhedsvisning}} Previous tenants have included Better Collective and Yellowsunmedia.
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External links
- [http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/toldbodgade.html Toldbodgade] at indenforvoldene.dk
Category:1807 establishments in Denmark
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1807