Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is Denmark's most visited art museum, set on the Øresund coast in Humlebæk north of Copenhagen. Founded in 1958, it holds a significant collection of modern and contemporary art shown across an architecturally celebrated complex surrounded by a sculpture park overlooking the sea. Throughout the year Louisiana presents major international special exhibitions alongside literature, concerts and activities for children.
Now on view
9 exhibitions
700 Nimes Road
Glamour is mirrored in everyday life and stardust meets subculture in this documentary project by Catherine Opie. 700 Nimes Road was created in and named after the address of the home of Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor.…
Remedios Varo
Dream worlds and scientific exploration merge with magical thinking in Remedios Varo's incredible, surreal imagery. With a unique blend of precision and poetry, the Spanish-Mexican artist conjured a universe of…
Tracey Emin
Wild, confessional and brutally honest as well as tender and extremely vulnerable. In the groundbreaking practice of Tracey Emin, one of the most important figures of contemporary art, art and creativity literally…
Collection in the South Wing
In the South Wing, you can explore a selection of recent acquisitions to Louisiana's Collection. On view are key works by Catherine Opie, Nan Goldin and Martha Rosler – and more. American artist Martha Rossler…
Giacometti Gallery
The works of Alberto Giacometti constitute a great pillar of the Louisiana Collection. The museum’s large collection of his original sculptures – large even from an international perspective – interplay in an almost…
Jorn Gallery
Asger Jorn's paintings form a focal point in Louisiana's collection. A great selection can currently be seen in the last, high-ceilinged room of the North Wing. Asger Jorn was a giant in both Danish and European…
The Concert Hall
Please do not forget to visit Louisiana's Concert Hall, a beautiful and harmonious space where two important and monumental key works from Louisiana's collection are on permanent display. One of the large paintings…
Kusama installation
'Gleaming Lights of the Souls' by the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama (1929-2026) is one of the most beloved pieces in the museum collection. The installation, dating from 2008, consists of a single space, four by four…
Villa & North Wing
The walk from the Old Villa towards the Cafe takes you through the museum's characteristic glass corridors and halls of the so-called North Wing. Here you can experience a wide-ranging selection of works from the…
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8 upcoming
C.B. Evans: Hyperlinks or...
Who are we really, what happens to our emotional lives and how do others perceive us when we as individuals increasingly merge with our own "digital shadows"? C.B. Evans' major work 'Hyperlinks or It Didn't Happen' is…
Dreams have no titles
A comprehensive presentation of selected works from the museum's collection unfolding in four main themes and shown in the Museum's East Wing and Column Hall. With works by more than 60 artists, it covers a wide span of…
Martin Kippenberger
The German artist Martin Kippenberger (1953–1997) is considered one of the greatest artistic talents of his generation. In this first major international presentation of his work in many years, Louisiana seeks to…
Nalini Malani
Fragments of myths, texts, and contemporary realities merge in Nalini Malani's large, immersive installation 'Of Woman Born'. It forms the centerpiece of this first solo presentation in Scandinavia of the influential…
Architecture Connecting III
Who sparked their architectural imagination? Who inspired them the most? Whose legacy are they building upon? Three internationally renowned architects offer a personal tribute to the figures who shaped their profession…
Matthew Wong
Matthew Wong (1984-2019) was a Chinese-Canadian self-taught artist who, in just seven years, developed one of the most remarkable painterly practices of recent times. The exhibition focuses on his interiors, which stand…
Sleep
Did you sleep well? Across art and science, Louisiana presents a major thematic exhibition exploring one of life’s most fascinating and enigmatic phenomena. A journey through the universe of sleep – from lullabies to…
Lynda Benglis
For more than five decades, the American artist Lynda Benglis has experimented with materials in a playful, physical, and unpredictable body of work, expanding our understanding of what sculpture can be. In a career…
