Museum Ovartaci

The Ovartaci Museum in Aarhus brings together art and the history of psychiatric treatment. It houses a collection of 12,000 works created by patients of the former Risskov Hospital, 850 of which are on permanent display. At its heart is the work of painter and sculptor Louis Marcussen, known as Ovartaci, who was a patient for 56 years and for whom the museum is named. The original buildings of the "Jydske Asyl," which opened in 1852, were designed by Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll. Today the institution is located in northern Aarhus and, in addition to the exhibition, offers social programs such as open studios and creative workshops for people with mental illness.