The majority of Hans Christian Andersen’s drawings stem from his two great journeys: 'The Educational Journey' to Italy 1833-34 and 'The Oriental Journey' to Greece and Turkey 1840-41.

To entertain great and small the poet made papercuts with the pair of scissors he always carried together with his pen. Here you can see 111 of Hans Christian Andersen’s papercuts.

Here you can se Astrid Stampe’s Picture Book which Hans Christian Andersen wrote in 1853 together with his friend Adolph Drewsen (1803-1883). It is among the earliest that he produced.

In the other end of the spectre you find Charlotte Melchior’s Picture Book from 1874. The poet worked alone with this last picture book.

In the bedroom in front of his bed Hans Christian Andersen’s screen was placed. Hans Christian Andersen made the collages in the winter of 1873-74 where illness bound the poet to his apartment in Nyhavn.

The portraits in the Hans Christian Andersen Collections include photographs as well as painted portraits of Hans Christian Andersen.

Moreover, the portaits in the Hans Christian Andersen Collections include a portrait gallery of persons who were connected to him.

Here you can see the museum’s large collection of books with dedications from the poet to his friends and acquaintances.

Here you can see scans of the fairytales in one of the many languages and editions which are represented in the museum.

In The Hans Christian Andersen Museum you can view a reconstruction of the poets study in his final apartment in Nyhavn.

In the period 1831-1873 Hans Christian Andersen travelled to more that 20 countries, among them the Czech Republic, Belgium, Spain, Turkey, and England.

Anderseniana consists primarily of articles representing recent research in the life and work of Hans Christian Andersen. Moreover, unpublished works of Hans Christian Andersen have also occasionally been printed.