[1] The museum's permanent collection consists principally of paintings by artists with connections to Bornholm from the early 19th century to the present day.

The permanent exhibition includes works by Edvard Weie, Karl Isakson, Olaf Rude, Kræsten Iversen, Niels Lergaard and Oluf Høst.

In addition, numerous paintings and works of sculpture present a rich picture of artistic life on Bornholm.

Designed by architects Fogh & Følner Arkitekter A/S, it is divided into three levels as the ground slopes down towards the sea.

The galleries are situated on either side of a kind of street where water trickles down from the age-old Helligdomskilde healing spring.