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Animals Take the Stage - Sculptures by Antoine-Louis Barye

Join a guided tour in the exhibition 'Animals Take the Stage'.

Dyrenes indtog. Skulpturer af Antoine-Louis Barye

The Glyptotek houses many sculptures of the human body - but what about the animals?

The museum holds a collection of 34 animal sculptures by the French artist Antoine-Louis Barye (1795–1875), and in the exhibition Animals Take the Stage they are presented in a new display.With Barye and the so-called animaliers, animals emerged as independent subjects in 19th-century art – no longer depicted as symbols or as mere background to humans, but as individuals with their own character and expression.During the guided tour, we take a closer look at the fascination with animals in the 1800s and draw connections to the period’s new scientific theories, the zoological garden in Paris, the rise of industrial agriculture, and France’s imperial expansion

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Mennesker med høretelefoner der lytter — Guided tours at the Glyptotek

Practical Information

Please book the guided tour no later than 14 days in advance.

The guided tours last 45–60 minutes, and a maximum of 30 people can join each tour.

Larger groups are kindly asked to book multiple tours.

For questions or special requests for the tour, please contact booking@glyptoteket.dk.

Note: From January 1, 2026, it will no longer be possible to book guided tours on Free Wednesday (the last Wednesday of each month). You are encouraged to book on other days, when there is more space and a calmer atmosphere for in-depth engagement.

Groups that have already booked a guided tour in 2026 will proceed as planned.

Price

This private tour costs 1.100 DKK.

You can choose to pay by EAN number or credit card. Payment is only processed after the tour has ended, but the payment method must be provided when booking.

The price does not include admission to the museum. Admission tickets can be purchased either on the website (by card) or at the museum using a card, cash, or voucher.

Once you have booked your guided tour, you will receive an email confirming that we have received your booking. We will follow up with a final confirmation once we have found a guide for your group. If no guides are available, the booking will be cancelled.

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Cancellation

Cancellation of your visit can be made free of charge up to 7 days before the scheduled time. For cancellations later than this or in case of no-show, the full amount will be charged.

Cancellations can be made by phone through the booking office or by email at booking@glyptoteket.dk.

If the group arrives later than agreed, the museum reserves the right to maintain the originally scheduled end time, and we will do our best to complete the tour within the planned timeframe. In the event of a delay of more than 15 minutes without prior notice, the guided tour will be considered cancelled and the full fee will be charged.

In special circumstances, the museum may need to cancel a booked tour. Should this occur, we will of course contact you as soon as possible.

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