Exhibitions in Copenhagen
May 2026
May 2026 at a glance: 3 exhibitions opened, 0 closed, and 9 more were on view across the city.
Opened in May
Nikoline Liv Andersen: The Eternal Smile1 MayDesignmuseum Danmark
A floating, dreamlike installation of embroidered and woven works by textile artist Nikoline Liv Andersen on life's cycles, in dialogue with the museum's collection.
Come Hell Or High Water – SUPERFLEX7 MayARKEN Museum of Contemporary Art
SUPERFLEX stage ARKEN as a sunken ark in blue light, with 30 years of work in crates and a working factory building an artificial reef for rising seas.
The Garbage Man – Thomas Dambo24 MayARKEN Museum of Contemporary Art
Thomas Dambo, famed for giant troll sculptures made from recycled materials, brings his playful upcycled world indoors for the first time in a museum.
Was on view in May
Degas' Obsessionto 27 SeptNy Carlsberg Glyptotek
One Degas painting, shown unframed in the round: new research with the Getty reveals he reworked Dancers Practising in the Foyer over some 30 years.
- 700 Nimes Roadto 18 Oct
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Catherine Opie's series of 50 photographs from Elizabeth Taylor's Beverly Hills home, where Hollywood glamour meets everyday life. From the Louisiana collection.
Camilla Berner: You are Yourself a Sequoiato 18 OctOrdrupgaard
Camilla Berner's site-specific work in the renovated Greenhouse of the Art Park traces the history of the sequoia and our fascination with, and exploitation of, nature.
Wild Wonderful Worldto 1 NovNatural History Museum of Denmark
Treasures from 400 years of collecting: from microscopic plankton and whale skeletons to stardust and gemstones, with the stories of the expeditions behind them.
Gauguin & Kihara – First Impressionsto 6 DecNy Carlsberg Glyptotek
The Glyptotek's world-class Gauguin collection in dialogue with Yuki Kihara's video, where Samoan and Tahitian voices respond to his paintings.
Sending all my love — Vintage Postcards from the Middle Eastto 3 JanThe David Collection · Free
160 original postcards from North Africa, Egypt, Turkey and the Levant (1900-1940), the social media of their day, and the dreams of the 'Orient' they spread.
What the BLOXto 10 JanDanish Architecture Center
How Bryghuspladsen became BLOX: OMA's strategies, a large sectional model and the compromises behind the harbourside building that still divides Copenhagen.
The Modern Breakthrough: Masterpieces from the Museum's Collectionto 24 JanThe Hirschsprung Collection
A rehang of 116 Danish masterpieces of the Modern Breakthrough, pairing stored works with icons by Hammershøi, Krøyer, the Anchers, L.A. Ring and Bertha Wegmann.
CCreate: Kengo Kuma/KKAA, Earth | Treeto 21 FebCopenhagen Contemporary
Architect Kengo Kuma's sensory installation built around komorebi, sunlight filtering through leaves, with hands-on making for visitors of all ages.
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