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
10 exhibitions
House Beautiful
This summer's presentation of works from Louisiana's collection stands as a testimony to how new connections, dynamics and themes arise in the encounter and mix between modern classics, well-known favorites, new…
Sophie Calle
With her ingenious mix of fact and fiction, seriousness and playfulness, cool distance and unabashed intimacy, Sophie Calle stands as one of the most influential voices of contemporary art. For five decades, Sophie…
Arthur Jafa: APEX
Arthur Jafa is widely considered one of the most important artists working today. His key work APEX, a part of the museum’s collection, bombards the viewer with images that never have time to settle and reveals the…
Lucian Freud
Louisiana's summer exhibition focuses on Lucian Freud's lifelong preoccupation with the human face and figure. Exploring the artist's supreme mastery of drawing in all its forms – from pencil, pen, and ink to charcoal…
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.…
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. The acquisition of his 2 x 7.5…
Kusama installation
'Gleaming Lights of the Souls' by the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is one of the most beloved pieces in the museum collection. The installation, dating from 2008, consists of a single space, four by four meters. The…
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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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 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 become…
Martin Kippenberger
German artist Martin Kippenberger (1953-1997) is considered one of the greatest artistic talents of his generation, though his public persona (and many scandals) still seem to overshadow his work. This show aims to…