art had a new home. Since then a great variety of purchases have been made. During the 19th century the works were almost exclusively by Danish artists, and for this reason the museum has an unrivalled collection of paintings from the so-called Danish Golden Age. That the country was able to produce pictures of high artistic quality was something new, and a consequence of the establishment of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1754. More recently, the collection has been influenced by generous donations and long-term loans. In 1928 Johannes Rump's large collection of early French Modernist paintings was donated to the museum. This was followed by purchases of paintings and sculpture in the French tradition. Architecture The original museum building was designed by Vilhelm Dahlerup and G.E.W. Møller and built 1889–1896 in a Historicist Italian Renaissance revival style. Towards the back of the museum is a large modern extension designed by the architects Anna Maria Indrio and Mads Møller from Arkitektfirmaet C. F. Møller. The extension was erected in 1998 to house the extensive modern art collection. The two buildings are connected by a glass panelled 'Street of Sculptures' walkway and theatre which stretches the entire length of the museum and looks out onto the Østre Anlæg park. Talks, concerts and installations are all held in this area. Gallery References External links National Gallery of Denmark website Copenhagen-Portal - Denmark's National Gallery Virtual tour of the National Gallery of Denmark provided by Google Arts & Culture 1896 establishments in Denmark Art museums and galleries in Copenhagen Art museums established in 1896 Cultural infrastructure completed in 1896 Historicist architecture in Copenhagen Italian Renaissance Revival architecture National museums of Denmark Plaster cast collections Vilhelm Dahlerup buildings