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{{Short description|Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark}}
[[File:Hofteatret-03-2007.jpg|thumb|View of the auditorium and stage from a box]]
[[File:Kbh Hoftheater 3.jpg|thumb|View of the auditorium from the stage]]
[[File:Hofteatret (Christiansborg).JPG|thumb|View of the boxes, including the royal box in the centre]]
The '''Theatre Museum in the Court Theatre''' ({{Langx|da|Teatermuseet i Hofteatret}}) is situated at [[Christiansborg Palace]] on [[Slotsholmen]], [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]], above the [[Royal Stables (Denmark)|Royal Stables]], and is on the first floor of the building. Its collection describes [[Theatre of Denmark|Danish theatre]] history from the 18th century to the present.<ref>{{cite web|url=     https://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/theatre-museum-court-theatre-gdk410551|title= The Theatre Museum at The Court Theatre|website= visitcopenhagen.com  |access-date=October 1, 2019}}</ref>
==History==
The museum was originally founded in 1912 by a private group of theatre enthusiasts. Under the leadership of {{Interlanguage link|Robert Neiiendam|da}} (1880–1966), the head of the Theatre Museum at the Court Theatre, it was moved in 1922 to the old Court Theatre.<ref>{{cite book|last=Samfundet for dansk genealogi og personalhistorie|title=Personalhistorisk tidsskrift, Vol. 2009, Issue 1|year=2009|publisher=Samfundet for Dansk genealogi og personalhistorie|pages=99|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=02MjAQAAMAAJ&dq=Teatermuseet+i+Hofteatret&q=1922 |ISSN=0300-3655}}</ref>
The museum deals with Danish theatre history and seeks to document the history of professional theatre through the collection of pictures, letters, costumes, props and models of theatre buildings and set designs. The Court Theatre is actually part of the museum exhibition, since the public has free access to walk around the theatre building. The auditorium is also used for various events such as readings, lectures, concerts and small guest acting. Television programs such as ''{{Interlanguage link|Det Nye Talkshow – med Anders Lund Madsen|da}}'' are broadcast live from the Court Theatre.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tvnyt|title='Det Nye Talkshow' – nu for 3. gang|url=http://www.tvnyt.com/artikel/default.asp?id=18716|work=15 September 2010|publisher=Tvnyt.com|accessdate=3 July 2012}}</ref>
== The Court Theatre ==
[[Copenhagen Castle]] had a theatre, inaugurated by the French court theatre troupe [[La troupe du Roi de Danemark]] in 1712, but when Christiansborg was to be built, the theatre was omitted by the strongly religious and [[Pietism|pietistic]] builder, [[Christian VI of Denmark|Christian VI]]. Later, [[Christian VII of Denmark|Christian VII]] began to have performances in the dining hall and sometimes even participated as an actor himself.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/888870919|title=Christiansborg Slot|date=|publisher=Busck|year=1975|editor-last=Hvidt|editor-first=Kristian|oclc=888870919}}</ref> It developed into a real palace theatre in 1766. A room that had been built as a [[Horse tack|tack]] room above the stables in the eastern equestrian wing was now converted into a theatre hall. The room was designed by architect [[Nicolas-Henri Jardin]] and inaugurated in January 1767. No pictures or detailed descriptions are known. The room was intended to be used as both a theatre and a ballroom, and so the sloping boards of the theatre could be made straight.<ref name=":0" />
In 1842 the theatre was rebuilt in the [[Biedermeier]] style, and the red box theatre can be seen today. It eventually became an annex to the [[Royal Danish Theatre|Royal Theatre]], and in 1881 it was closed<ref>{{Cite web|title=Teatermuseet i Hofteatret|url=https://www.teatermuseet.dk/?sid=13|access-date=2021-12-15|website=www.teatermuseet.dk}}</ref> due to new fire regulations, and most of the furnishings were sold. For a time the room served as a furniture warehouse. There were plans to convert it into a "speech stage" for [[Danish krone|DKK]] 600,000 but fire safety was a problem.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=V.B.|date=12 April 1902|title=Planen om Hofteatrets ombygning|url=http://www.e-pages.dk/ingarkiv/1942/?page=15|journal=[[Ingeniøren]]|language=da|pages=113–114}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.teatermuseet.dk/ Teatermuseet official website] {{in lang|da}}
* [http://www.teatermuseet.dk/content/court-theatre Teatermuseet website] {{in lang|en}}
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