Exhibitions in
Copenhagen offers a wide array of museums, from Denmark's National Gallery (Statens Museum for Kunst), with art from the 12th century to the present, to the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, known for classical antiquities and Impressionist paintings. The city’s contemporary scene is represented by venues like Kunsthal Charlottenborg and Den Frie Udstilling. Further afield, the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art and the Arken Museum of Modern Art display works by artists from Picasso to Dubuffet.
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Nervetråde
Den Frie Udstillingsbygning
Nervetråde (Nerve Fibers) revolves around the grotesque, tracing threads from the nervous sensibility of literature around 1900, when Den Frie was founded, to the frayed nerves of contemporary art. The exhibition brings…
Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling 2026
Den Frie Udstillingsbygning
Since 1900, Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling has been an open, juried exhibition to which anyone can apply, regardless of age, education, gender, ethnicity or background. From the beginning, KE has been the artists’…
Camille HenrotPaper Planes
Copenhagen Contemporary
Paper Planes is Camille Henrot’s largest solo exhibition in Scandinavia to date. Henrot is one of the world’s most influential contemporary artists, with a practice spanning film, painting, bronze, drawing, sculpture…
Fire & IceOn Belonging and Becoming in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland)
Copenhagen Contemporary
Everyone talks about Greenland. Few let Greenland speak. What does it mean to belong? To a country, a lineage, a language. To carry where you come from with you and become who you are within it. There is no single…
Decembristerne 2026
Den Frie Udstillingsbygning
Decembristerne was founded in 1928, and a few years later the association began exhibiting at Den Frie, where it has presented its exhibitions ever since, with only a few exceptions. Decembristerne is characterised by…
Couples Therapy
SMK — National Gallery of Denmark
Four Danish artist duos explore the art of collaboration and the challenges of working together.
OSLO – Arash Nassiri: A Bug’s Life
Den Frie Udstillingsbygning
Arash Nassiri’s work explores the legacy of Western influence on Tehran. His practice draws on the visual languages of music videos, television, and cinema, reworking familiar formats into speculative and allegorical…
CCreate: Kengo Kuma/KKAAEarth | Tree
Copenhagen Contemporary
There is a unique Japanese concept that describes sunlight filtering through the leaves of a tree canopy: Komorebi (木漏れ日). Few languages have an equivalent word – but our bodies know the feeling. Research shows that…
Henrik Vibskov: The Exhibition
Designmuseum Danmark
For more than 25 years, the renowned Danish designer and artist Henrik Vibskov has shaped and developed his very own peculiar, captivating universe, where music, scenography, costumes, installations, and fashion…
Amalie Smith
Kunsthal Charlottenborg
Danish visual artist and author Amalie Smith (b. 1985) presents her most extensive solo exhibition to date, featuring new works created specifically for the North Wing of Kunsthal Charlottenborg. Through a series of…
Jochen Lempert
Kunsthal Charlottenborg
Details and patterns of nature are transformed into analogue black-and-white photographs by German artist Jochen Lempert (b. 1958). Trained as a biologist, he blends scientific observation with artistic vision,…
Som Supaparinya
Kunsthal Charlottenborg
Thai artist Som Supaparinya (b. 1973) explores how infrastructure, landscapes, and political alliances shape collective memory across Southeast Asia. Her first solo exhibition in Scandinavia brings together two recent…
The Power of Fashion in the Roman Empire
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Step into a world of colour, drapery, magnificent footwear and fabulous hairstyles as the exhibition The Power of Fashion in the Roman Empire explores fashion in antiquity for the very first time. This ambitious special…
OSLO – Erik Hällman
Den Frie Udstillingsbygning
Erik Hällman primarily works with materials that have been discarded by others. Found, collected, old, new, artificial, organic, cheap, luxurious, handmade, and mass-produced things make up Hällman’s sculptural…
Lene Adler Petersen
SMK — National Gallery of Denmark
In spring 2027 we present one of Denmark’s most important contemporary artists, Lene Adler Petersen.
William H. Johnson
SMK — National Gallery of Denmark
An exhibition about one of the most celebrated artists of the Harlem Renaissance.
James TurrellAftershock
Copenhagen Contemporary
NB: Due to the nature of this artwork, visitor capacity is limited. Please see below for more information in the section “Good to know before your visit”. Aftershock is an immersive installation created specifically for…
Table, Set Yourself!
Designmuseum Danmark
Just like in the fairy tale of the magic table that sets itself, the exhibition TABLE, SET YOURSELF! invites us into an enchanting world. Amour-adorned plates, sugary porcelain figurines, tureens shaped like cabbage…
Danish Modern
Designmuseum Danmark
Danish design is known and loved – both at home and abroad, but what led to its success, which designs are central, and who are the great Danish designers of the 20th century? The exhibition 'DANISH MODERN' unfolds the…
DANISH SILVER
Designmuseum Danmark
Danish silver plays a significant role in the story of Danish modern. Designs such as Henning Koppel's iconic trinity of jugs – The Swan, The Pregnant, and The African Lady – have for decades inspired design, both in…
In the making
Designmuseum Danmark
When is a cup good to drink from? How does the lamp provide optimal light over the dining table? Are you sitting comfortably on the bench while waiting for the bus? You might rarely think about it, but behind the design…
WONDER
Designmuseum Danmark
The WONDER exhibition showcases a string of Designmuseum Danmark's most fantastic and whimsical objects. The exhibition focuses on how an object becomes an artifact, either in a private collection or in a museum.…
Egyptian Collection
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Ramses II, Tutankhamun, Akhenaten and Nefertiti. They are only a few of the legendary Ancient Egyptians whose acquaintance you can make in the Egyptian Collection. The display runs to more than 300 works. The works come…
Behind the Façade – Discover the Architecture of the Glyptotek
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Once upon a time there was a swamp on the outskirts of the city, next to a timber pit and a hospital for prostitutes with venereal diseases. Today this location is considered the city centre, and you can find one of…