Vilhelm Hammershøi: The Poetry of Silence

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Young visitors were asked to draw a member of their family or friend exactly how they look standing in front of them, as Hammershøi had done in portraits of his family.

Nicholas Comerford, age 12

Looking at Hammershøi's painting of the back of his sister Anna, young visitors were asked to draw the shapes that they could see in the picture.

Nicholas Comerford, age 12

In 1909, Hammershøi painted a beautiful room that was used as a warehouse but had once been a banqueting hall. Young visitors were asked to tell the room's story.

Nicholas Comerford, age 12