Utzon Center
The last building designed by Jørn Utzon, architect of the Sydney Opera House, in the harbour where he grew up, with exhibitions on architecture and design.
The Utzon Center is the last work of Danish architect Jørn Utzon, designer of the Sydney Opera House, completed with his son Kim Utzon. It opened in 2008 beside the Aalborg harbour where Utzon spent his childhood. The building is made of a series of undulating roofs and courtyards. The permanent exhibition covers Utzon's life and work, including a model of his Sydney Opera House proposal and a sailing boat he designed, and there are also special architecture and design exhibitions. Admission is around 100 Danish kroner. It is closed on Mondays. The museum restaurant overlooks the fjord, and it is an easy walk from the harbour waterfront and the castle.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00; closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Aalborghus Castle
- Aalborg Waterfront
- Jens Bang's Stone House
- Jomfru Ane Gade
- Budolfi Cathedral
- Monastery of the Holy Ghost
- House of Music
- KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art Aalborg