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| Established | January 6, 1859 Present site opened on April 7, 2004 |
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| Visitors | 569.324 in 2015[1] |
| Public transit access | 816.468 in 2015[1] |
| Website | www |
ARoS is an art museum in Aarhus, Denmark. The museum was established in 1859 and is the oldest public art museum in Denmark outside Copenhagen. On 7 April 2004, ARoS opened with exhibitions in a brand new modern building, 10 stories tall with a total floor area of 20,700 m² and designed by Danish architects Schmidt Hammer Lassen. Today, ARoS is one of the largest art museums in Northern Europe with a total of 624.000 visitors in 2023.
Apart from the large galleries with both permanent and changing exhibitions, the ARoS building features an arts shop, a dining café and a restaurant. The architectural vision of the museum was completed in 2011, with the addition of the circular skywalk Your rainbow panorama by Ólafur Elíasson. The installation has helped boost the museum's attendance, making it one of the most visited museum in Denmark.
- ^ a b Aros.dk: Bedste år nogensinde [Best year ever] Archived 2017-11-17 at the Wayback Machine