There is something about the Round Tower and lighthouses, and a couple evenings in March and April 1750 the tower even had the chance to function as one. It happened when an advanced device with 168 glass panes and 56 whale oil lamps was tested before being shipped to Skagen.

Huge canvases stretched on the floor were transformed into castles and fairy-tale gardens, when the Library Hall housed the studio of the famous theatre painter Carl Lund. But one of his employees was also interested in smaller pictures and took a selfie in colour as early as about 1910-12.