Current affairs

Find an overview of current affairs at the library.

Opening of the storage facility in Vinge

The sources of our history are given a new home. Fællesmagasinet in Vinge secures the cultural heritage for posterity and has just been inaugurated.

Ukrainian children's books on their way to Danish public libraries

Ukrainian children look at books at a library in Turka near Lviv

We are now purchasing 1,000 children's books, which the public libraries will provide access to for the Ukrainian refugees who are currently arriving in Denmark.

Solidarity with Ukraine

The colours in the flag of Ukraine inserted over of server and books

Exactly one month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Det Kgl. Bibliotek focuses on the war-torn country.

Statement of solidarity with Ukraine

The Nordic National Libraries want to express our solidarity with our friends and colleagues in the besieged Ukraine. Our hearts and minds are with you and the Ukrainian people.

New important publishing agreement

New agreement on research publications with the publisher Wiley is a major step towards greater openness in research and increased access to new knowledge.

See our Treasures

A look into the treasures exhibition with Hans Christian Andersen's showcases in the front

See the finest, most beautiful, most important and most valuable of Det Kgl. Bibliotek's treasures in our exhibition in The Black Diamond.

Cultural heritage collections move to Vinge

Danish Hall, Det Kgl. Bibliotek. Bird's eye view down through floors full of shelves

In the summer of 2022, the library's relocation of cultural heritage collections to a new storage facility in Vinge will begin. Certain materials will be unavailable for a shorter period of time.

The Camera and Us - Human beings in photography 1845-2021

Photographer Peter Elfelt takes a self-portrait in a mirror.

New exhibition: The Black Diamond has opened its doors to a Danish sensation. 'The Camera and Us' - Denmark's first permanent exhibition about the history of photography!

Visit us for Culture Night 2021

The Black Diamond seen from the outside but illuminated from the inside by strong light source

Enjoy Culture Night with us when we keep The Black Diamond open until midnight 15 October 2021. The reading rooms close at 5, but with a cultural pass you can visit the rest of the library from 6 pm.

Large loan to the National Library of Norway

Image showing Codex Hardenbergianus turned to an illustrated page.

Det Kgl. Bibliotek has entered into an agreement with the National Library of Norway on a long-term loan of five medieval manuscripts. You can view them digitally here.

Students Only! Ready with new free events for students

The old reading room in Det Kgl. Bibliotek

Det Kgl. Bibliotek's free cultural club for students has a number of events in The Black Diamond for its members this autumn.

Listen to 40 years of Danish theatre recordings

Hegermann-Lindencrone listens to theatre recordings. Dagens Nyheder

We provide access to thousands of hours of recordings from Copenhagen theatres, so everyone interested can listen to the voices of the greatest actors of the 20th century. Visit us and listen.

Late summer activities in The Black Diamond

Throughout the month of August, we offer a number of events and activities to create a summer atmosphere in the capital.

Access to the digitised newspapers returns to normal

Excerpts from historical Danish newspaper pages

As a result of the reopening of Denmark and our agreements with the rights holders, you must now again view our newer historical newspapers at your local public library and local history archive.

Radio concert with Trio con Brio on P2

The trio Trio Con Brio plays their instruments

The world-famous Danish piano trio Trio con Brio plays Brahms and Bent Sørensen for this year's first concert in The Black Diamond, Copenhagen. Listen to it on P2 March 9, 2021 at 19:30.

New deputy director at the library

New deputy director to lead the digital transformation.

Montana's Literature Prize is awarded at a live digital event

Portraits of the nominees for the Montana Award 2020

We are celebrating literature and livestreaming the event from The Black Diamond. Watch when one of the eight nominated Danish authors receives the award on 3 March 2021.

Pioneering new publishing agreement

New agreement is a major step towards greater openness in research and better access to new knowledge.

Events and exhibitions

From 8 May 2021 we will again hold events in The Black Diamond. Visit or revisit the exhibition "Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition" which reopened on 21 April.

Information about COVID-19

We no longer have corona restrictions at the library as of February 1, 2022.

We are transforming Danske Sal for you

View from the spiral staircase in Danske Sal

We would so like to have a little more space for you. Fortunately, we now have a unique opportunity to open one of our beautiful old book vaults in Copenhagen for the public.

Only for a short time: Abramović Method for Treasures

Marina Abramović exhibition photo with headphones

The work has been created especially for the library's exhibition in The Black Diamond with cultural-historical treasures such as Søren Kierkegaard' letters, Saxo's Danish history and Tycho Brahe's…

Become a child detective at Det Kgl. Bibliotek

During the autumn holidays 2020, we train new little detectives at the library. The children enter training with our house detective, Erik von Libris, and learn his best tricks.

We have digitised freedom of the press writings

The title page of MG Birckner's "On Freedom of the Press and its Laws." 1797

You can now investigate a unique piece of Danish history. We have digitised Bolle Willum Luxdorph's collection of freedom of the press writings.

Matilda Gustavsson on MeToo in the media

Portrait photo: Journalist Matilda Gustavsson

The Swedish journalist Matilda Gustavsson, who exposed the sex scandals connected to the Swedish Academy, will be visiting The Black Diamond on 20 October. We will livestream to a number of public…

Bibliotekshaven LIVE 2020

Musicians, poets and debaters from our event Bibliotekshaven LIVE

Poetry, music and statements in beautiful surroundings. We invite you inside the historic, secretive garden behind The Black Diamond in Copenhagen.

We focus on the children

Det Kgl. Bibliotek opens a new hall for teaching and leisure events for children and young people.

"Secret" interviews are saved for future research

In 2019 Det Kgl. Bibliotek signed an agreement to preserve a number of recorded conversations with prominent Danes. The twist? They are not broadcast until after the main characters have died.

Funding for green initiatives at Det Kgl. Bibliotek

The Black Diamond, day view at the quayside

The Ministry of Culture sets aside funding for such things as solar cells and improvements to the indoor climate of the library.

Scanning the oldest printed books

The Danish Latin-language literature printed 1482-1600 is now being OCR scanned in a collaboration between the Carlsberg Foundation, Aarhus University and Det Kgl. Bibliotek.

New exhibition launches - "Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition"

Drawing with motif by Nick Cave for the exhibition Stranger Than Kindness

COMPLETED: Eight impressive installations with more than 300 objects create a journey into the creative and complex world of musician, storyteller and cultural icon Nick Cave.

Free online access to six million newspaper pages

In close collaboration with the rights holders, we now offer free online access to ownerless newspapers, roughly 6.5 million newspaper pages. Everyone can now read approximately 13 million newspaper…

Tell us about your life during the Covid-19 pandemic

Vector drawing of the butterfly net capturing stories of coronavirus

Help us collect material about the pandemic on the internet and tell us about your daily life during Denmark's lockdown.

Press Photo of the Year 2019

The winners of the Press Photo of the Year have been found. Come see the photographs in The Black Diamond, Copenhagen.

Use the Danish National Archives in The Black Diamond

The Royal Library and the National Archives. Common research reading room

On 27 January 2020 the Danish National Archives moves to Det Kgl. Bibliotek where the two institutions will share the new common reading room.

Thomas Piketty at Det Kgl. Bibliotek

On 11 November 2020, the French economist Thomas Piketty will visit The Black Diamond. The event takes place in Copenhagen but we offer live streaming to libraries and schools across the country.

Your access to knowledge

A new library system makes it easier to search and find the books, digital material, and electronic resources you need.

The new kb.dk

We are currently working on bringing together all of Det Kgl. Bibliotek's numerous websites.