Odense Harbour to Odense Fjord was built between 1796 and 1806 to facilitate the growth of Odense as a port city, radically increasing its level of trade and population. Founded in 1796, Odense Teater is the first provincial theatre in Denmark and the country's second oldest. Odense Central Library was established in 1924 and removed to Odense station in 1995. The Odense Music Library contains Denmark's largest collection of phonograms. From the 1840s, the city enjoyed a period of rapid expansion beyond its traditional boundaries, becoming Denmark's second largest city. The city gates were demolished in 1851 and soon afterwards development
Odense City Museums Odense City Museums Odense City Museums () is a department in "City and Culture administration" (), which again is a department in Odense municipality administration. It runs and administers all museums in Odense municipality. The first Museum in Odense opened in 1860 under the name "Nordisk Museum" located in Odense Palace. During 1885 it moved to a newly erected building, a few hundred meters from "Odense Palace" – this building today houses the Funen Art Museum, was renamed to "Museum Civitatis Othiniensis" and came under municipal administration. In 1904 the name changed to "Fyns Stiftsmuseum". During the next many years