Art and monuments in Esbjerg
Esbjerg offers the opportunity to experience high quality artworks and monuments. Esbjerg Municipality has prepared an art guide and an app for art in the public space.
Below is a small selection of the artworks mentioned in the art guide.
Giant sculpture Man Meets the Sea in Esbjerg
Man Meets the Sea, giant sculpture in Esbjerg overlooking the Wadden Sea.
The Gospel of Esbjerg - large wall painting
The Gospel of Esbjerg - wall-painting with modern interpretation of the Bible in Esbjerg
Mosaic artwork World Heritage Wadden Sea in Esbjerg
Large mosaic artwork in Esbjerg about the World Heritage Wadden Sea
Equestrian statue of Christian IX on Torvet in Esbjerg
In 1899 the citizens of Esbjerg erected this equestrian statue of King Christian IX, the founder of the town.
Light sculpture Scattering of Stars on Torvegade in Esbjerg
Stjernedrys is an artistic rendering, cast as bright spots in the paving, of a part of the starry sky that stood above Torvegade in Esbjerg on 1 January 2000 at. 0:00.
Sculpture in Hjerting Strand Park by Esbjerg
The sculpture I am your yesterday – and you are my tomorrow was made by the internationally well-known Portuguese artist Rui Chafes for Hjerting Strandpark.
“ESBJERG SET I GRØNT” - A work by artist Christella Bamford
"Esbjerg set i grønt" is an approximately 1000 m2 large work of art, spread over 5 buildings. The buildings are located in the parking area on the roof of the Broen shopping center, centrally located in Esbjerg. The five photo collages / photo samplings - each tell a small piece of the history of Esbjerg municipality.
Memorial grove for deceased Esbjerg fishermen
Memorial grove for dead sailors from Esbjerg. Granite Rotunde, where the names of the Esbjerg fishermen who have lost their lives at sea since 1900 have been carved.
Lyshøjen - large earth sculpture at Esbjerg
If you approach Esbjerg from the motorway, the first thing you will see is a colossal mound of earth with tiny cupolas of light spread out over it. This is Eva Koch and Steen Høyer's "Light Mound" (1997).
Steel sculpture Big Wave in Esbjerg
Stor Bølge - Big Wawe - a sculpture made in corteen steel and painted black. Stands in front of the Esbjerg Town Hall.
Artist: Bent Sørensen, year 1978.
Iron sculpture by Robert Jacobsen in Esbjerg
In 1963, the famous artist Robert Jacobsen made the sculpture Esbjerg in iron, you can find it in front of the art museum.
Granite sculpture Esbjerg Ship
Esbjerg Ship - work of art at Esbjerg Brygge
The sculpture Esbjerg by Per Kirkeby
Sculpture in front of the hospital in Esbjerg by Per Kirkeby.
Heerup's Garden in Esbjerg - small green oasis
Small green oasis with Henry Heerup art at Torvet in Esbjerg
The clock - high-tech sculpture in Esbjerg
In the yard of the Academy of Music in Esbjerg stands a piece of work called Uret - "The Clock" from 1998. It combines image and sound in a rigorous composition that is governed by the aesthetic principles of geometry.