Den Frie Udstillingsbygning
Den Frie Udstillingsbygning is an artist-run exhibition house for contemporary art, founded in 1891 as a protest against conservative academic censorship. Since 1898 it has presented leading and experimental art in its iconic timber building at Oslo Plads near Østerport, designed by the artist J.F. Willumsen, and remains one of the few exhibition venues in Europe still owned and run by artists.
Now on view
1 exhibition
Opening soon
4 upcoming
Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling 2026
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’…
Decembristerne 2026
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…
OSLO – Arash Nassiri: A Bug’s Life
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…
OSLO – Erik Hällman
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…
