The Odense City Museum is housed in one of the finest renaissance properties in the city and was built in seventeenth century. It is brick-painted, which means that while half-timbered it is painted with a brick pattern. Brick-painting is a traditional technique used in Denmark. It was purchased by the city and extensively restored in 1930 and has been a museum since 1941. The building is now host to major temporary exhibitions on aspects of the history and culture of the city and island.
