Hans Christian Andersen 2005 ready with a mammoth Internet portal during the fall/winter of 2002. We are working in high gear and there will be much to please the eye at this domain as of the fall/winter of 2002.

In 2005 it is Hans Christian Andersen's bicentenary. In this context he will be celebrated throughout the year all over the world.

With Hans Christian Andersen's life and writings as a point of departure Hans Christian Andersen 2005 will demonstrate his significance through a long series of artistic projects in such areas as theatre, music, dance, literature, visual arts, film, TV, animation plus research, educational forms, tourism, conferences and the Internet in Denmark and abroad.

The aim of Hans Christian Andersen 2005 is to:

• Extend people's knowledge of Hans Christian Andersen's life and work in   Denmark and abroad

• Show a full length portrait of the writer Hans Christian Andersen - as a writer for   grown-ups

• Show the full human portrait of Hans Christian Andersen - as a life-like human   being

• Show Hans Christian Andersen as a writer with a message to our time.