Den Danske Forening HEIMDAL March 2017 Fastelavn Medlemsblad Newsletter for the Danish Association Heimdal – Established 1872 THE DANISH ASSOCIATION “HEIMDAL” INC 36 AUSTIN STREET NEWSTEAD QLD 4006 Contact details: 0437 612 913 www.danishclubbrisbane.org Contributions We would love to share your news and stories. You are welcome to send emails with stories, news and photos to the editor for publication. The closing date for the next issue is 16 March 2017. We reserve the right to edit or not publish your contribution. Any material published does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Danish Club or the Editor. Editor: Lone Schmidt Phone: 0437 612 913 But is it the candles, the coffee, Email: [email protected] the home-baked cakes, the Webmaster: Peter Wagner Hansen beer, the comfy sofa, the long Phone: 0423 756 394 summer evenings or the dark Skype: pete.at.thebathouse Email: [email protected] winter ones? The reason why it’s so difficult to define is From the Editor probably that ‘hygge’ is a very personal feeling for whatever makes you feel happy and Did you know that the word relaxed. Being surrounded by ‘hygge’ came second to ‘Brexit’ friends and family definitely in the UK last year in the helps and I hope that the club search for word of the year contributes to define your impression of ‘hygge’ whether it’s the people, the food, the language or a bag of Piratos! WELCOME TO OUR 2016? Seems ‘hygge’ is NEW MEMBERS becoming world famous and it’s Sofie Søgaard & Thomas bamboozling the experts, Kristensen, Teneriffe because the concept is so Flemming & Jessica Clausen, difficult to define. There are Mudgeeraba even several books devoted to the subject. What’s on at the Danish club? Café Danmark Friday 24 February 2017 from 6 pm Welcome back! Come in and say ‘godt nytår’, we’ll have lots of ‘smørre- brød’ (Danish open-faced sandwich) ready for all. The bar offers Tuborg varieties direct from Denmark, SKOVLYST beer is sold out! FAXE Kondi is still available. And you can also find Piratos and Skipper Mix in our lolly stall. Get delicious Danish pastries, rye bread and other specialty breads direct from Britt’s Organic Bakery. Have a Ball with the Folk Dancers Saturday 4 March 2017 Entertainment by Michael Whitmore 6 pm for 6:30 pm start Café Danmark Friday 24 March 2017 Store Kolde Bord (Easter Buffet) Sunday 9 April 2017 12:30 pm for 1 pm start Cafe Danmark Friday 28 April 2017 Get all your Danish Baked Goodies from Britt’s Bakery at Café DANMARK 4th Friday of each month Authentic Danish Pastry & Organic Bread Products Kringler, Smørtærter, Kanelstænger, Birkes, Rundstykker, Fuldkornsrugbrød, Kransekagekonfekt, Småkager, Knækbrød og bagerens dårlige øje. For information, order forms and delivery details, go to our website: www.brittsorganic.com.au Unit 5/10 Energy Crescent, Molendinar QLD 4214 Phone: 07 5571 6881 Fax: 07 5571 6947 Email: [email protected] Dansk Legegruppe Legegruppen mødes hver fredag i Heimdals lokaler fra 9.30 til kl 11.30. Aldersgruppen er fra 0 til 5 år, søskende til yngre børn er selvfølgelig velkommen i ferierne. Vi starter altid med formiddagskaffe og hjemmebagte boller, efterfølgende varierer aktiviteterne med fri leg, hoppeborg, tegning og sanglege mv. Vi skiftes til at medbringe boller og tilbehør. Vi betaler $2 hver gang per familie, medlemskab af Playgroup Queensland og den danske klub Heimdal er en betingelse. Nye medlemmer er meget velkomne til at komme og være med. For yderligere information kontakt: Maria Faurskov Nielsen [email protected] 0427 015 411 You’re invited to celebrate with us at… THE DANISH FOLK DANCERS’ BIRTHDAY BASH!! MICHAEL WHITMORE WILL BE PLAYING SOME OF OUR FAVOURITE DANCE TUNES… When: Saturday, 4 March 2017 TIME: 6pm, for a 6:30pm start Where: The Danish Club, Austin St, Newstead COST: $40 ~ incl. dinner, dessert & entertainment ~ drinks available for purchase at the bar ~ Pay to: Danish Folkdance Group Heimdal Inc. BSB: 484-799 Account: 02782 4475 ~ please include your name and 4Mar17 in the details ~ RSVP to: Jan Palmer (payments) ph: 0403-537-008 Eva Kaiser (enquiries) ph: 0416-032-911 ~ BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL ~ AIDA and Poul Pava – NOW ON SALE! Price Bowls Poul Pava Great Guys white w/black 2 in gift box 13.50 Mug with Handle Poul Pava Flower Purple 30cl 6.00 Mug with Handle Poul Pava Flower Yellow 30cl 6.00 Water glasses Poul Pava Flower Green 32.5cl 6 in box 11.00 Mug Poul Pava Flower Organic Red 25cl 6.00 Bowl Poul Pava Flower Organic Red 55cl 7.00 Water glasses Poul Pava Pure Friends White décor 26cl 4 in 11.00 gift box Water glasses Poul Pava Pure Friends White décor 36cl 4 in 15.00 gift box Ice cream plates Pure Friends 16cm 4 in gift box 15.00 Glass bowls Pure Friends 14cm 4 in gift box 15.00 Water Decanter Poul Pava Pure Friends 1l glass 15.00 Water Decanter Poul Pava Pure Friends 1.5l glass 19.00 Tea Light/Mini Bowl Poul Pava Be Friends 2.00 Water bottle Poul Pava City Life BP free plastic 0.6 l 6.00 Wooden Board with 2 porcelain bowls Poul Pava Be friends 17.00 in gift box Ceramic Grinder steel Poul Pava Be Friends in gift box 15.00 10.7cm high Ceramic Grinder steel Poul Pava Be Friends in gift box 23.00 16cm high Bowls Poul Pava Be Friends 9cm 3 in gift box 15.00 Napkins Poul Pava Be Friends City 20 in pack 3.00 Napkins Poul Pava Be Friends Labyrinth 20 in pack 3.00 Napkins Poul Pava More Flowers 20 in pack 3.00 Aroma Thermo Mug Lime 27cl 2 in box 12.00 Aroma Thermo Mug Purple 27cl 2 in box 12.00 Aroma Thermo Mug Black 27cl 2 in box 12.00 SUNDAY LUNCH ’DET STORE KOLDE BORD’ Sunday 9 April 2017 12.30 pm for 1 pm start Photo: Soren Hoimark It’s a late Easter this year (Good Friday is Friday 14 April) and there’s every reason to join us for a traditional Danish Sunday Lunch or ‘Det store kolde bord’. Invite family and friends along to enjoy a Danish smorgasbord at the Danish Club. There are many favourites on the menu including pickled herring, roast beef, smoked salmon, fish wedges with remoulade, roast pork with red cabbage, leverpostej, rullepølse and cheese. The bar is stocked with Tuborg and Carlsberg brews from Denmark and a variety of snaps. Price: $40 for members and $45 for guests (children under 12 $20/$22.50). All tickets must be booked and pre-paid by Tuesday 4 April 2017. Email Lone Schmidt at [email protected] or ring on 0437 612 913 to make your booking. Payment by EFT to Suncorp Bank, BSB 484-799 Account number 02495 1468 in the name of Danish Association Heimdal Payment details: 9Apr17, your name and membership number PLACES TO VISIT IN DENMARK ORDRUPGAAARD Ordrupgaard view from the park The extension by Zaha Hadid Ordrupgaard is a state-owned art museum situated near Jægersborg Dyrehave, north of Copenhagen. The museum houses one of Northern Europe’s most considerable collections of Danish and French art from the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. The Danish Fine Arts Collection Wilhelm Hansen established his collection of Danish art covering the 19th to the beginning of the 20th century during the period of 1892 to 1916. The Danish Golden Age is comprehen- sively represented by works by, amongst others: Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Christen Købke, Johan Thomas Lundbye, P.C. Skovgaard and Wilhelm Marstrand. The main part of the collection testifies to Wilhelm Hansen’s interest for contemporary art with works by artists such as: L.A. Ring, Vilhelm Hammershøi and Theodor Philipsen, and the Fynbo Painters Johannes Larsen, Fritz Syberg and Peter Hansen, Wilhelm Hansen’s childhood friend. The French Fine Arts Collection During World War I, Wilhelm Hansen focused his interest on French art. From 1916 to 1918 he purchased French paintings, pastels, drawings and sculptures, thus laying the foundation for an actual art museum. It was Wilhelm Hansen’s great wish to acquaint the Danes with French 19th-century art. His first purchases were paintings by Alfred Sisley, Camille Pissarro, Claude Monet and Auguste Renoir. Wilhelm Hansen’s main focus was on French Impressionism. In order, however, to put Impressionism into perspective, his collection also comprised the genres immediately preceding and following. Thus, Ordrupgaard is able to show Eugène Delacroix, representing Romanticism, Théodore Rousseau (the Barbizon School), Gustave Courbet (Realism), Édouard Manet (Modernism), and Paul Gauguin (Symbolism). Le Corsage Rouge by Berthe Morisot (1885) Parallel to Wilhelm Hansen’s interest in Danish and French art was his interest for furniture and handicrafts. He was especially interested in ceramics, chandeliers and furniture executed by Thorvald Bindesbøll (1846–1908). The Inauguration of Ordrupgaard, 14 September 1918 Wilhelm and Henny Hansen bought a large piece of land by Ordrup Krat, near Jægersborg Dyrehave, north of Copenhagen, Denmark. Between 1916 and 1918 they built their stately home Ordrupgaard, designed by architect Gotfred Tvede (1863–1947). At the same time an extensive park was laid out by landscape gardener Valdemar Fabricius Hansen (1866–1953). Ordrupgaard was inaugurated on the 14th of September 1918. In his opening speech Wilhelm Hansen declared that the collection would be left to the Danish State. The Buildings Ordrupgaard was originally built as a three-winged trellised country mansion in the neo- classical style. The gallery which houses the French collection is connected to the main building by a small conservatory.