Rudolph Tegner fulfilled his dream of building a museum for his works in 1937-38. As a builder, he himself has determined the museum's design both aesthetically and functionally, which besides being one of the earliest preserved concrete buildings that use the concrete both functionally and as an aesthetic instrument, was a very visionary museum.
Tegner's museum should have large dimensions, as several of the artist's works are enormous. The actual core of the museum is octagonal and it is 11 meters to the ceiling. Along the core, lower exhibition halls should be run all the way around. For economic reasons, only two of these halls are a reality today. There are no view windows in the museum, only a single gable window on the 1st floor. The museum is therefore illuminated by skylights, which cannot distract the museum guests with nature around the museum.
Rudolph Tegner is buried beneath the floor of the Great Middle Hall. He was lowered into the burial chamber of a large oak coffin in 1950. Elna Tegner was burnt and lies in an urn in the base of the statue "Apollo" also in the central hall.