• Andersen's life and work
• Jenny Lind, the beloved singer known throughout the world as "the Swedish Nightingale" Andersen's unrequited love
• Jean Hersholt, Hollywood philanthropist, Dr. Christian of radio fame, noted Andersen scholar
• Model of Andersen's childhood home.
• "The Princess and the Pea" model by local artist Carl Jacobson
• Handcrafted Andersen doll, complete with miniature book, designed and made by Danish doll maker Kirsten Gynther Eriksen
• Antique tools for making wooden shoes (similar to those used by Andersen's father)

Hundreds of volumes of Andersen's tales

• Many first and early editions
• Many illustrated editions, including Edmund Dulac, W. Heath Robinson, Kate Greenaway, Hans Tegner, Anne Anderson and a special exhibit of Danish illustrator Kay Nielsen
• Many in Danish, including beautifully bound sets and individual volumes.

Other Literary Works

• Andersen also wrote travel journals, plays, novels, poetry

Original letters and photographs

• Poetry and correspondence written in Andersen's spidery script
• Photographs of Andersen at various times of his life

Andersen artwork

• Whimsical, delicate cutouts were created by Andersen for the amusement of friends and their children. 
• Our logo is a figure by Andersen, representing the classic pantomime character Pierrot.
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