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Ovartaci is one of Denmark’s most notable Art Brut artists and he has a central role in the Museum’s collection. Ovartaci’s works were created in the period 1929-1985, when he was a patient at the psychiatric hospital in Risskov. With his 56 year long hospitalisation and his truly unique art, Ovartaci is the epitome both of the institution and the history of the freedom to be able to express oneself through art. In many ways Ovartaci broke the expectations, norms and values which surrounded him. He was fascinated by other cultures and religions – and any alternative way of living.

Museum Ovartaci opens a door to a wonderous world. The museum is founded on two inseparable collections – a historic collection containing several objects from the first psychiatric hospital in Denmark from 1852 to the present day, and an internationally recognised collection of artworks created by people with psychiatric diagnoses. In Museum Ovartaci’s permanent exhibition the collections interact dynamically and contribute to actualising topics and themes about the human mind.

Deep inside we are all far out – there is more to madness than you think.

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