H. C. Andersens Hus, Odense is a city museum which is dedicated to the famous fairy tale writer H. C. Andersens. H. C. Andersens Hus, Odense is one of the popular and prominent tourist attractions in the city and should be explored by the tourists coming to the city of Odense. Odense is the capital of Funen Island and home to a lot of museums among which this is one of the most visited one.
H. C. Andersens Hus in Odense is a single storey building and a half-timbered house. The place is believed to be the original birth place of H.C. Anderson and has been dedicated to establish a museum displaying various articles belonging to the famous author.
There are many exhibits placed inside the H. C. Andersens Hus reflecting on his childhood and the hardships he had to conquer for fulfilling his dreams in Copenhagen. The visitors will have an insight into the life of the writer from the various collections that showcase the artistic debut and his brilliant career. The exhibits also offer an idea about his old age and death. The museum collection also contains furniture, pictures, manuscripts and books that belonged to him.
There is a huge library that contains the Danish and foreign editions of some of his brilliant works and a rich collection of his stories and fairy tales. There is a domed hall in the museum which was supposed to be the memorial hall and is beautifully decorated with scenes and pictures from the autobiographical book "Story of My Life".
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