Confirmation photo
Confirmation picture of Kaj Munk. Kaj Munk was confirmed on April 14, 1912 in Maribo Church.
From Cant
Anna Borg and Erling Schrøder as Anne Boleyn and Percy Northumberland in Kaj Munk's "Cant" at the premiere October 10, 1931 in Stærekassen. The performance was staged by Svend Methling.
Barometer
From an Idealist
Else Skouboe is Queen Mariamme - here with King Herod's sister Salome played by Clara Pontoppidan. From the premiere of Kaj Munk's "An Idealist" February 8, 1928 at Det kgl. Theater. The performance was staged by Wilhelm Nagel.
Kaj Munk's childhood home
Kaj Munk's childhood home, Peter and Marie Munk's smallholding. Opager on Lolland.
From Cant
Johannes Poulsen as Henry VIII. From Kaj Munk's "Cant" at the premiere October 10, 1931 in Stærekassen. The performance was staged by Svend Methling.
From an Idealist
Eyvind Johan-Svendsen as King Herod with Queen Mariamme, Else Skouboe. From the premiere of Kaj Munk's "An Idealist" February 8, 1928 at Det kgl. Theater. The performance was staged by Wilhelm Nagel.
From Cant
Johannes Poulsen in Kaj Munk's 'Cant'. Signed.
Hans Brix
Linocut by Kaj Munk's good friend, professor and censor at the Royal Danish Theatre Hans Brix. Theater Hans Brix. Executed on September 2, 1932 by author Alex Garff.
From Cant
Holger Gabrielsen as Cromwell, Valdemar Møller as Cardinal Wolsey here with Johannes Poulsen as Henry VIII. From Kaj Munk's "Cant" at the premiere October 10, 1931 in Stærekassen. The performance was staged by Svend Methling.
Lise Munk
Portrait of Kaj Munk's wife Lise Munk in a homemade wooden frame.
Yrsa and Inger
Kaj Munk with daughters Yrsa and Inger.
From Cant
Henry VIII with his daughter Mary, played by Johannes Poulsen and Kirsten Hermansen respectively. From Kaj Munk's "Cant" at the premiere October 10, 1931 in Stærekassen. The performance was staged by Svend Methling.
From Cant
Holger Gabrielsen as Cromwell and Valdemar Møller as Cardinal Wolsey. From Kaj Munk's "Cant" at the premiere October 10, 1931 in Stærekassen. The performance was staged by Svend Methling.
Drawing by Gerda Ploug Sarp
Drawing by artist and illustrator Gerda Ploug Sarp (G.P.S.), December 1934. May be from "Senaftens uden for Det kgl. Theater" a short prologue Kaj Munk put up in connection with a celebration performance on the occasion of the 250th birthday of the comedy poet Ludvig Holberg. This was a conversation between Holberg himself and the writer Adam Oehlenschläger. Both statues stand in front of Det kgl. Theater in Copenhagen.
Drawing by Gerda Ploug Sarp
Drawn by artist and illustrator Gerda Ploug Sarp (G.P.S.). 16. September 1940. On the back it reads: "Egelykke" at the Royal Theater. From left Bodil Ipsen, Karin Nellemose, Mogens Wieth, Sigrid Neiiendam and Poul Reumert. Kaj Munk's play "Egelykke" is about N.F.S. Grundtvig.
From the Word
From the Betty Nansen Theatre's premiere of Kaj Munk's "The Word" on September 2, 1932 with Henrik Bentzon as Johannes. The child was played by Else Petersen. Betty Nansen was responsible for the staging.
From the Word
Johannes, Henrik Bentzon, with his father Old Mikkel Borgen played by Ejner Federspiel in Kaj Munk's 'The Word'. Betty Nansens Teatret 1932, staging by Betty Nansen.
From the Word
Meeting with the missionary Peter Skrædder. He was played by Arne-Ole David in Kaj Munk's 'The Word'. Betty Nansen Theater 1932, staging by Betty Nansen.
From the Word
Possibly the doctor, the priest and Mikkel Borgen in Kaj Munk's "The Word". Played by Holger Strøm, Knud Heglund and Jakob Nielsen. Betty Nansens Teatret 1932, staging by Betty Nansen.
From the Word
Two of the main characters of "The Word". To the left old Mikkel Borgen, played by Ejner Federspiel and to the right Peter Skrædder played by Arne-Ole David. Kaj Munk's "The Word" staged at the Betty Nansen Theater 1932, staging by Betty Nansen.
From the Word
Henrik Bentzon plays Johannes in Kaj Munk's "The Word", who says to his dead sister-in-law Inger (Gerda Scharling): "Hear me, you died in the name of Jesus Christ: As God wills, return to life. I say to you woman - get up." Betty Nansen Theater 1932, staging by Betty Nansen.
Embroidery of a snowman
Embroidery of a snowman from Yrsa Munk to her father, Kaj Munk. It reads: To Dad, from Yrsa. Also added: For my 39th birthday from Yrsa.
Drawing of two Norwegian girls
Drawing of two Norwegian girls with flowers and flags. The drawing reads: A heartfelt greeting to mr. Kaj Munk from two Norwegian Eva's, Oslo April 5, 1936.
Portrait of Kaj Munk
Pencil drawing by Kaj Munk. On the back it reads: "This picture hung in Teacher Wested's living room - after his death Arne got it." It was the teacher, Martinus Wested, who introduced the young schoolboy Kaj Munk to the great Danish poets. Arne was one of Kaj and Lise Munk's sons. Signature: C. Nissen, Maribo.
Photo from Torvet in Maribo
Photo from the square in Maribo. In the background is Kaj Munk's father, master tanner Carl Emanuel Petersen's, tannery and apartment. This was Kaj Munk's first home. After the death of his parents, Kaj Munk moved in with Marie and Peter Munk.
The first printed page of Kaj Munk's first book
The first printed page of Kaj Munk's first book: An Idealist. It reads: "First printed page for my first book."
Photograph of the Royal Danish Theatre. Theater in Copenhagen
Plaster figure of Clara Pontopidan as Salome in "An Idealist"
Plaster figure made by actress Clara Pontopidan for her role Salome in "An Idealist". Given to Kaj Munk. Pontopidan played at the premiere of Kaj Munk's "An Idealist" on February 8, 1928 at Det Kgl. Theater. The performance was staged by Wilhelm Nagel.
Photograph from Vedersø Church
Photograph of Vedersø Church
Review of "An Idealist"
Review of Kaj Munk's "An Idealist" after the premiere on February 8, 1928 at Det kgl. Theater. The performance was staged by Wilhelm Nagel. The reviews were not good! Kaj Munk framed it so that he could see and be reminded of it in the future when he wrote his new plays.
Drawing of the Regensen in Copenhagen
Colored drawing by A. Johannes Lindberg of Kaj Munk's dormitory in Copenhagen, Regensen, with the Round Tower in the background. The image was given to Kaj Munk by the "Boys" from Barfoed's Memorial School, where he taught while studying in Copenhagen. Sign on the frame: "From 5 B.F.B.B.M., 1919-1924".
Kaj Munk named his first study here at the vicarage after Regensen. He later moved to this study in the attic. He called this room Stærekassen, after one of the three stages at Det Kgl. Theater.
Cardboard chain with "The Golden Pig"
Cardboard chain with "the Golden Pig". Given to Kaj Munk as "Knight of the Golden Pig" in connection with Regensen's 350th anniversary. The real chain hangs in the exhibition "Mussolini or Resistance".
Shrapnel from a 100 kg aircraft bomb
