Fuglsang

In the Danish island Lolland the beautiful manor house park Fuglsang is situated. The park is laid out in the English style between 1765 and 1784 by the castle gardener J.L. Mansa. In 1846 the park was extended and today it contains more than 300 shrubs and trees labelled with their names, a large parterre bed and a tea pavillon.

From the southwestern corner of the park there is a sign to the exceptional and remarkable prehistoric Skejten, which is nearby Guldborgsund – an obvious recreational resort.

The park surrounds, together with the old moat, the beautiful manor house. It is build in Gothic modern renaissance style and can usually only be admired from the park but at special arrangements the building is open to guests.

Music has always been a big part of Fuglsang. Rolf Viggo de Neergård who built the manor house in 1869 was married to the composer I.P. Hartmann’s daugther, Bodil, who loved music, and famouse guests such as the composers Carl Nielsen and Edward Grieg stayed several times at the manor house. The musical tradition is continued and today cultural arrangements are held in co-operation with Det Musiske Selskab.

In spite of the fact that Fuglsang today is well attended, the place will within the next few years be changed into a cultural centre with concert hall, multi hall, visiting centre, restaurant and art museum, in a quality, which reach both national and international level. The project is divided in two phases and the first phase includes a 3.000 m² art museum and an extension of the unique park with a modern park architecture. The park will form the scope around the cultural centre and be extended with a garden, which will contain the possibility of changing and permanent art exhibition.