The Foundation’s primary aim was to support the New Carlsberg Glyptotek, which houses the art collections that Carl and Ottilia donated to the Danish public. It also works to promote the wider study of art and art history, helping other museums to acquire works of art and providing public artworks for squares, gardens and buildings across Denmark.
As well as using his own money to fund the New Carlsberg Foundation, Carl Jacobsen gave his New Carlsberg Brewery to the Carlsberg Foundation. This guaranteed his foundation would receive a guaranteed share of the brewery profits.
The New Carlsberg Foundation operates as an independent part of the Carlsberg Foundation, managed by a board of three Trustees representing different areas of the arts.
The New Carlsberg Glyptotek
Copenhagen’s New Carlsberg Glyptotek is an internationally renowned art museum and home to more than 10,000 significant works of art.
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The Foundation's projects
Supporting Art in Denmark
Donations from the New Carlsberg Foundation are enabling other Danish art museums to extend and enhance their collections.
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Art in Everyday Life
Through its support for a wide range of art projects, the New Carlsberg Foundation promotes Carl Jacobsen’s view than art should be part of everyday life.
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