Exhibitions in
Aarhus is home to some of Denmark's largest museums, led by ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, a major Scandinavian art institution showing Danish and international works under its iconic "Your Rainbow Panorama." The city's contemporary scene thrives at Kunsthal Aarhus, one of Europe's oldest arts centres presenting painting, sculpture, and photography. Other notable institutions include the Moesgård Museum, specializing in archaeology and ethnography, and the Women's Museum, dedicated to Danish cultural history.
This week's highlights

Collection Favourites

Nina Beier & John Miller - The Populace

The Hidden Spaces

FREEDOM’S FALL Art in Germany 1910-1945 Masterworks from the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin

As Seen Below - The Dome, a Skyspace by James Turrell
Venues in Aarhus
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Unruly - The Body in Punk
ARoS Aarhus Art Museum
Be confronted by the eccentric and provocative body as ARoS puts the spotlight on punk's creative revolution with the exhibition Unruly – The body in punk. Featuring around 130 works, the exhibition traces punk’s…

The Hall of Failure
Kunsthal Aarhus
The Hall of Failure vender den gængse betegnelse "The Hall of Fame" på hovedet og har inviteret fem markante samtidskunstnere til at realisere en fejring af fejl i alle gallerier på Kunsthal Aarhus. Udstillingens værker…

Freedom's Fall Art from Germany 1910 - 1945
ARoS Aarhus Art Museum
Experience more than 70 paintings and sculptures from the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin by artists including Otto Dix, Hannah Höch, Wassily Kandinsky, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Paul Klee, Käthe Kollwitz and Emil Nolde.…

FREEDOM’S FALL Art in Germany 1910-1945 Masterworks from the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin
ARoS Aarhus Art Museum
Experience more than 70 paintings and sculptures from the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin by artists including Otto Dix, Hannah Höch, Wassily Kandinsky, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Paul Klee, Käthe Kollwitz and Emil Nolde.…

Nina Beier & John Miller - The Populace
ARoS Aarhus Art Museum
As you enter the exhibition, you are greeted by a large number of staged mannequins standing face to face with photographs of portrait paintings unearthed from forgotten archives. A strange space emerges - both familiar…

Collection Favourites
ARoS Aarhus Art Museum
Experience or rediscover works by artists including Olafur Eliasson, Ron Mueck, Rose Eken, Shirin Neshat, Bill Viola and Tony Oursler. Collection Favourites brings together a selection of works that hold a special place…

ARoS Collection: Brand new collection exhibitions
ARoS Aarhus Art Museum
The collection exhibitions are the heart of ARoS - where art meets you at eye level, whether you are a child, an adult, an expert or just curious about the world of art. In 2026, ARoS opens its doors to new displays of…

As Seen Below - The Dome, a Skyspace by James Turrell
ARoS Aarhus Art Museum
As Seen Below is a Skyspace and an artwork in the ARoS collection created by the American artist James Turrell. Owing to its scale, quality, and unique expression, Turrell himself describes it as his most ambitious…

The Hidden Spaces
ARoS Aarhus Art Museum
Level 0 is a designated exhibition space at the subterranean basement level of ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, reserved to and specially designed for international light art, video art and installations. For the most part, new…

THE SCULPTURE PARK
Kunsthal Aarhus
Currently on display is FOS’ Hypernormalization, a portal made of burnt larch wood that marks the transition between city and art institution, exploring how architecture and social structures shape our movements and…

