Exhibitions in

Aalborg's art scene is anchored by the KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art, an Alvar Aalto-designed building with its own sculpture park. Exhibitions are also held at Kunsthal Nord, located within the Nordkraft cultural center, and at Aalborg Kunstpavillon. The city's public spaces and parks are further animated by a variety of sculptures.

This week's highlights

All current exhibitions

Berit Heggenhougen-Jensen – From 80's Punk to Schlager Music
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Mar 26 — Aug 9

Berit Heggenhougen-Jensen – From 80's Punk to Schlager Music

Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg

Berit Heggenhougen-Jensen had her breakthrough in 1982 with the legendary exhibition Kniven på hovedet (Knife to the Head), where the group De Unge Vilde (The Wild Youth) made their entrance. Here, painting was…

Late Picasso
May 9 — Sep 6

Late Picasso

Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), born in Málaga, Spain, had a huge impact on 20th-century art – an impact that extends to the present day. In the early 20th century, he was based in Paris, France. Here, together with Georges…

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Jul 8 — Sep 6

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Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg

Sisters Hope & Kunsten
Feb 5 — Oct 18

Sisters Hope & Kunsten

Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg

The internationally renowned performance group, Sisters Hope has established a new wave of performance art, which hovers between art, activism, research and learning. Their mission is to democratise via practices that…

Kunsten Classic
Nov 19 — Nov 19

Kunsten Classic

Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg

The exhibition is built on Kunsten’s rich collection of artworks and is complemented by examples of period design, furniture, and crafts. In this way, the artworks are placed within their historical context, allowing…

Inuuteq Storch — Heart Beats Hope
Jun 24, 2026 — Jan 3, 2027

Inuuteq Storch — Heart Beats Hope

Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg

The photographer and artist Inuuteq Storch (b. 1989) lives and works in Sisimiut, Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland), and in Copenhagen. He graduated from the International Center of Photography in New York (2016) and from…

Resistance
Nov 5, 2026 — Mar 7, 2027

Resistance

Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg

Lukošaitis’ works are characterized by powerful, hand-drawn narratives that move between the mythical and the deeply human. Through detailed, serial drawings, he depicts conflict, power structures, and vulnerability,…

Ovartaci
Sep 8, 2026 — Mar 29, 2027

Ovartaci

Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg

Ovartaci was a colorful and complex person – self‑taught artist, poet, and engineer. An adventurer and a dreamer. Intellectual, psychiatric patient, and trained house painter. She was a winter bather, a yogi, and a…

Frida Orupabo
Oct 8, 2026 — May 9, 2027

Frida Orupabo

Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg

Frida Orupabo’s works are grounded in found photographs and material sourced from both digital and physical archives, encompassing popular culture as well as references dating back to the colonial era. In Orupabo’s…