H.C. Andersens Hus, redesigned by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and reopened in 2021, is a single-storey building that sinks most of its exhibition space underground beneath a garden of cylindrical pavilions. The displays follow Andersen's life and work in a non-linear loop, mixing letters, manuscripts, contemporary artworks responding to his tales, and full-room installations evoking specific stories.
Andersen's childhood home stands next door — a tiny half-house preserved more or less as it was. Together they make a substantial half-day visit. The children's section, Ville Vau, is separate and aimed at under-tens, with workshops and storytelling sessions in Danish and English.