A Museum Where Paper Becomes a Sensory and Living Cultural Experience Space
The Center for Papirkunst places high demands on its interior environment, where both visitors and artworks must be carefully considered. The spaces are designed to welcome the public while protecting delicate paper artworks that require controlled conditions. The result is a calm and focused museum setting that supports the presentation, experience and preservation of paper art.
Client
Museum for Paper Art
Project
Nordic Museum of Psaligraphy and Paper Art Blokhus, Denmark
Size
800 m²
A Transformation Creating Space for Paper Art
The Center for Papirkunst was developed through an ambitious renovation project that transformed an existing building into a dedicated setting for paper art. A key part of the transformation was the 225 m² core exhibition space, where the ceiling was raised by 2.5 metres. This change created a new sense of openness and proportion, allowing Bit Vejle’s internationally recognised psaligraphic works to be experienced with greater clarity and presence. After only three months of intensive work, the centre opened as a complete experiential universe with a modern and minimalist expression designed to support the artworks.
A Calm and Minimalist Exhibition Setting
The interior design follows a simple and restrained approach that places full focus on the paper works. The exhibition spaces are calm and uncluttered, creating an atmosphere where visitors can engage with the art without distraction. Light, surfaces and spatial layout are carefully balanced to support both the experience and the protection of the artworks. The minimalist setting ensures that the exhibitions can change over time while maintaining a consistent and coherent visual identity throughout the centre.
From Art Centre to Living Museum
In addition to the exhibition areas, the Center for Papirkunst includes a café, a shop and a paper workshop, making it an active cultural destination rather than a static exhibition space. These functions invite visitors to experience paper art from multiple perspectives, both as finished works and as a material and craft process. What began as an entrepreneurial initiative has since evolved into a fully established museum dedicated to preserving and exhibiting paper art for future generations. Today, the centre functions as a flexible and focused museum environment that supports changing exhibitions, public engagement and long-term preservation of paper art.
“To bring this project to life, we needed a partner who could fully embrace our ambitious entrepreneurial vision, interpret our artistic ideas, and, with limited resources, both design and build the physical setting that would frame psaligraphy and paper art.”
Bit Vejle, psaligraph artist and CEO at Museum for Paper Art
