We visited the Museum for Paper Art in Blokhus, Denmark. We hadn’t planned to, as we didn’t know it was there – but it opened in 2018 and is the only one of its kind in Scandinavia. Who can resist it? I have made so many paperclips over the years – as a child, and then with my own children too. I hope they will pass it on to new generations too.
She cuts everything by hand, with a pair of sharp scissors. The big oval with the tree measures 3×2 meters – the details are amazing. There was also a workshop for those who wanted to let their inner paper artist loose!
Bit Vejle is based in Norway, but was born in Denmark. She and her daughter were the founders of the museum.
In the header you see a paper theatre – a much loved art form in Denmark. Even the Danish Queen has made backdrops for some theatres, and she has played herself as well. She is a very talented woman, who, among other things, writes books and paints.
Leya 
Wow! So beautiful museum and excellent of paper cutting. Thank you for sharing ❣️👏😊
Thank you!
🍫💞🌷💐❤️💕🌹❣️❣️🙂🤗👍 Feeling happy. Stay blessed ❤️💖
What a wonderful place to visit. The art on display is incredible. I remember reading that Hans Christian Andersen loved to do paper cutting. He used scissors as well as a pen to tell. his stories.
I agree – wonderful it was. I’d love to go to a workshop and learn more.
These are amazing.
They are. What skills!
These are stunning!
😊Thank you!
I’ve never seen anything like this before, it’s absolutely amazing. It must require great skill and concentration
It really must!
Oh what fun. I’d love to visit this.
It was geeat fun – reminding me of paper clips we used to do and here taken to an unbelievable level!
Oooh yes, lines of paper dolls! I remember it well!
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How absolutely fascinating and different and beautiful !! Am off to ask Mr Google to tell me lots more ! Yes, I do remember doing this as a child being totally fascinated by the results one achieved. Not surprised that Her Majesty Queen Margrethe enjoys this . . . I have really come to admire the lady since beginning to follow the Danish Royal Family – ‘our’ Crown Princess Mary naturally coming from Tasmania . . . am off to suggest this to others . . .
I loved this too, but taking paper clips to this level is almost unbelievable.
These are just wonderful and amazing, A-C. I’d love to visit a museum like this! Paperclips means something very different in the US. 🙂
Ah, so what do they mean in the US?
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The metal clip to hold papers together.
Aha
Who would have thought that paper could create a museum. Looks more than just interesting.
❤Fantastic.
What a wonderful form of art! What mind boggling skills! I learn something new each week through your post, first Kosta Boda and now this . 😊
Your comment made smile from ear to ear! Happy to hear – thank you!
I can remember doing cutouts with paper long ago but this is way beyond that. Wonderful! 🤗💕
Agree – who would have thought it could be like these!?
My travel list just got a new destination 😁
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Wow!
This is certainly mind-blowing. Not just amazing but excellently amazing art 🙂
Amazing art, really! I wonder how many wrong cuts in an exhibition piece…
What an interesting Museum you’ve found for us. A seductive hobby if ever there was one although these have all gone well beyond the hobby stage.
Yes…my own paper clips I loved, but had I seen these ones … maybe I would have tried to learn more difficult patterns and ways of getting there.
Dear Ann-Christine,
thank you very much for taking us to this museum. What an art that is to cut paper that exactly. Siri 🙂 and 🙂 Selma now want to try to cut paper like this as well. Well …
Wishing you all best. Keep well
The Fab Four of Cley
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Thank you, Klausbernd, Siri and Selma! I hope you enjoy your cutting! I always did as a child, and marvelled at the results when I unfolded the paper. Because that was the way we did it – folded and folded again – cut in some places and – then the wonder is ready to be revealed!
All the best for the weekend,
Ann-Christine
How fantastic….glad you found this place!
♥ I am grateful!
Thanks, for the reminder. I saw a travel documentary a couple of months ago, where they introduced us to it. Astonishing, what some people can do with only paper and scissors
It is amazing indeed!
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This is a realy unique form of artwork Leya, so beautiful 🙂
Thanks for sharing and have a lovely day.
Thank you! I am glad we happened to find that museum.