Important artists include Marie and P. S. Krøyer, Anna and Michael Ancher, Laurits Tuxen, Viggo Johansen, and Holger Drachmann.

Its facilities include a café in the Garden House, an old building which for a while served as home residence and studio of Anna and Michael Ancher.

The idea was to collect works by the Skagen Painters and to raise funds for the construction of a building for their exhibition.

[2] It was also decided that the Brøndums Hotel's dining room should, in due time, be transferred to the new museum once it had been built.

[2] In 1982, the exhibition rooms were extended with an annex designed by the Royal Surveyor, architect Jacob Blegvad.

All important members of the artist colony are represented in the collections with central works, including Maria and P. S. Krøyer, Anna and Michael Ancher, Laurits Tuxen, Viggo Johansen and Holger Drachmann.

Instigated by P. S. Krøyer, it was decided to incorporate Degn Brøndum's art collection in its decoration.

Over the years it had become a custom that visiting artists donated portraits of each other to the hotel owner and these were placed in a frieze just under the ceiling.

After the Brøndum family donated the garden house to Skagens Museum in 1919, they hosted various exhibitions and established memorial rooms dedicated to P. S. Krøer and Holger Drachman.

She is nevertheless convinced that visitors to the museum continue to appreciate the originals which provide a special kind of experience.

This has furthermore extended the museum's collection with several thousands original objects, personal belongings, furniture, works of art, photographs etc.

Frederikshavn Municipality has provided DKK 5 million for the project, supplemented by donations from a number of foundations.