The sculpture “The Wild Swans” can be found in Munke Mose, and it is made of bronze. The sculpture is a work of Carl Hugo Liisberg and it was unveiled in 1955. “The Wild Swans” (1838) is inspired by the fairy tale of the same name. The tale is about perseverance, courage and sacrifice. The […]

“The Flying Trunk” was unveiled in 1991 and is located next to jernbanegade on Gråbrødretorv in Odense. The sculpture was created by sculptor Jens Flemming Sørensen. “The Flying Trunk” is made of granite and bronze and has a fountain, it depicts a suitcase going for the sky, lightly resting on three pyramid-like towers. The sculpture […]

“Paper Boat” (1984) is made of stainless by Erik Heide. “Paper Boat” is set in the creek of the Hans Christian Andersen Garden. The sculpture was purchased in 1984 by Odense City Arts Foundation as part of a sculpture exhibition in Eventyrhaven. The boat leads viewers to think of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Steadfast Tin […]

The sculpture “”The Ocean Horse”” (1939) is made by the artist Carl Hugo Liisberg . It is made of bronze and stands in Munke Mose. The artist is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s poem “Agnetes Vugge” (Agnete’s cradle) ( 1867 ). Donated by New Carlsberg Foundation.

The sculpture “The Emperor’s New Clothes” was built in 1988 and was made by Keld Moseholm Jorgensen. The sculpture is made of bronze , composed of three men and stands on a three- step podium with a large bright polished mirror in the background. The emperor is decorated with crown and sceptre. The tailor in […]

The sculpture “”The Darning-Needle”” (1988) by Frede Troelsen can be found in Klaregade. The sculpture consists of two parts: the darning needle, made of Swedish granite, and the pin, made from granite from Bornholm, with its’ large polished head. The sculpture was donated by A / S Blumøller and Fynske Købsteders Brandforsikring. Hans Christian Andersen’s […]

The sculpture “”The Toad”” (1990 ) is by Ejgil Westergaard and is located on Vintapperstræde . The sculpture is made of granite and is built like a pool carved in natural stone taken from Samsø Strait. The smiling and happy toad is encased in a centre stone flanked by a red stone setting with Stork, […]

The sculpture “”The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep”” (1995) by Pontus Kjerrman can be found on the corner of Vestergade and Kongensgade. The sculpture of The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep is made of bronze and is placed on a platform. The base is made of granite and is decorated with figures of General-clothes-press-inspector-head-superintendent-Goat-legs and […]

“The Mermaid” by Pauli Olsen can be found in Ansgars Anlæg. “The Mermaid” is made of bronze and granite and is placed high on a platform. The sculpture was unveiled on 20th July 1998. The motif is taken from one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most well-known fairy tales “”The Little Mermaid””. It is the story […]

The bronze sculpture “”The Steadfast Tin Soldier”” (1997) can be found in Overgade 19 and was created by Eiler Madsen. The statue of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale about the little tin soldier, who was cast as number 25 in the series, however, there unfortunately was not enough tin for the little soldier, and thus […]