Øregård Museum
| Øregård Museum | |
|---|---|
Øregård, seen from the garden | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassicism |
| Town or city | Hellerup |
| Country | Denmark |
| Construction started | 1806 |
| Completed | 1808 |
| Client | Johannes Søbøtker |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Joseph-Jacques Ramée |
Øregård Museum is an art museum located in Hellerup in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is owned by Gentofte Municipality and holds a topographic collection of pictures from Copenhagen and the area north of the city. It also hosts special exhibitions. The building is a former country house built by merchant and planter Johannes Søbøtker, who was active in the triangular trade and the Atlantic slave trade in the Danish West Indies.