Denmark to Build New Hans Christian Andersen Museum

A new museum dedicated to the life and work of Danish fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen, author of "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Little Mermaid," is to be built in his birthplace of Odense, local authorities said on Monday. A donation of 125 million Danish crowns ($33 million) from the A. P. Moller Foundation, main owner of the shipping and oil group A. P. Moller-Maersk, will make the museum a reality after years in the planning, the city announced. The...

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