About Hans Christian Andersen’s House
Nowhere else in the world invites you this close to Hans Christian Andersen. At Hans Christian Andersen’s House, you can see original objects, paper cuttings, and drawings by Denmark’s world-famous author.
Hans Christian Andersen’s House was designed by the Japanese architectural firm Kengo Kuma and Associates and inaugurated in the summer of 2021.
Based on Andersen’s modest birthplace – the small yellow corner house on Hans Jensens Stræde, dating from 1799 – and the Memorial Hall, built in 1930, the museum and its surrounding garden have been created as a unified experience where fairy tales, literature, and poetry come together.
In addition to a biographical section that provides extensive insight into Hans Christian Andersen’s life, travels, friendships, and works, the museum features the Fairy Tale Garden, showcasing 11 of the author’s most famous fairy tales.
Hans Christian Andersen’s Birthplace
As part of Hans Christian Andersen’s House, you will find the old building where the poet was born.
On 2 April, 1805, Hans Christian Andersen was born in one of the small rooms in the yellow corner house on Hans Jensens Stræde, which is why the house is called the Birthplace. The house, dating from 1799, has been part of the poet’s museum since 1908. Today, it tells the story of Hans Christian Andersen’s family, and of Odense as it looked at the time of his birth.
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The audio guide
The audio guide is available in five languages
During your visit to Hans Christian Andersen’s House, you can choose to listen to a dramatized storytelling experience featuring H.C. Andersen as the main character. You can select which sections you want to listen to.
The audio guide lasts approximately 70 minutes in total and is included in your ticket.
The audio guide is available in five languages, each offering a unique perspective on Hans Christian Andersen’s extraordinary story and guiding you through the exhibition with an equal mix of humor and seriousness. Various well-known authors are behind the stories, and they have been narrated by actors from the respective countries.
- Danish: The Danish version was written by author Kim Fupz Aakeson and narrated by several actors, including Joen Bille, Caspar Phillipson, Vibeke Hastrup, and Thomas Mørk.
- English: The version was written by author Lemony Snicket.
- German: The version was written by author Christine Wunnicke and is slightly longer than the other three versions.
- Chinese: This version is translated from the English.
- Ukrainian: This version is translated from the English
Hans Christian Andersen’s Childhood Home
A five-minute walk from Hans Christian Andersen’s House, on Munkemøllestræde, sits the small yellow half-timbered house where Hans Christian Andersen and his family lived from the age of two until he moved to Copenhagen at 14 to pursue admission to the Royal Danish Theatre.
Hans Christian Andersen’s House was realized with contributions from
