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Exhibitions

Delight in storytelling, sensory experiences and unique objects that will set your mind in motion when you visit exhibitions at Royal Danish Library.

With Royal Danish Library's enormous collections as an inexhaustible reservoir of kaleidoscopic cultural heritage, everything from Søren Kierkegaard to contemporary art is staged with particular emphasis on literature and photography. Our library also offers special exhibitions with Danish and international heavyweights in photography in particular.

TREASURES in Royal Danish Library Blue jays from Birds of America

Free entrance - Explore The Royal Danish Library's greatest
TREASURES

The Black Diamond

Permanent

Stranger Than Kindness: The Virtual Nick Cave Exhibition (online) the exhibition Stranger Than Kindness

Online Nick Cave exhibition
Stranger Than Kindness

thenickcaveexhibition.com

Permanent

The World Around Us Photo The Rainbow by Joakim Eskildsen

Collection exhibition on photography
The world around us

The Black Diamond

Until: Sunday 3 January 2027

All the Things You Never Knew We Had A collection of matchboxes

An Exhibition of Cultural Heritage
Everything you did not know we had

Victor Albecksvej, Aarhus

Until: Saturday 21 November 2026

Photography Now! Contemporary Danish Photography Today Abstract photography of landscape

New exhibition
Photography Now!

The Black Diamond

Until: Sunday 24 January 2027

Upcoming exhibitions

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From: Friday 21 May 2027
Exhibition

The Superstar Syndrome

Nicolas Winding Refn brings Hans Christian Andersen’s dark side to life at The Black Diamond

The Black Diamond, Exhibition 
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More about culture in The Black Diamond

Students Only!

Students Only! is Royal Danish Library's free membership club for students. Join and get tickets for DKK 40 and last-minute offers on cultural events at The Black Diamond.