Glyptoteket opens several new exhibitions this season, so it is worth a return visit even for those who already know the museum well. The highlight is a new show about Palmyra, the Syrian desert city that was once a major hub on the trade routes between the Roman Empire and the East. It includes the museum's large collection of funerary portraits from Palmyra.
A smaller exhibition, "Dyrenes Indtog", presents 34 small animal sculptures by the French artist Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875), known for his anatomically precise depictions of animals. Later in the autumn, the museum opens a major new exhibition, "Magt og mode i Romerriget" (Power and Fashion in the Roman Empire). A display of Gauguin and Kihara, titled "Førstehåndsindtryk", is also on, alongside the museum's permanent collection.
