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. Royal Danish Library also offers special exhibitions with Danish and international heavyweights in photography in particular.
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Upcoming exhibitions
If you are curious to see which upcoming exhibitions you can look forward to, you have the overview here.
Best Book Work of the Year 2024
Experience the finest book craftsmanship of the past year at the Kirkeby Bridge, in this free exhibition where we celebrate the art and craft of bookbinding.
Between Heaven and Earth – Witchcraft books, alchemy and occult photography
In this year's major special exhibition, you can explore the most magical parts of our cultural history when Royal Danish Library's enchanting collections are exhibited.
The world around us
In The Black Diamond's new collection exhibition, we turn our gaze towards the landscape and everything that surrounds us.
Previous exhibitions
You can also find information about our previous exhibitions.
Guided tour of the exhibition Lene Adler Petersen – Space and Things
Come on a guided tour of the photo exhibition Lene Adler Petersen – Space and Things with photo curator Charlotte Præstegaard Schwarz.
Press Photo of the Year 2024
Experience the exhibition Press Photo of the Year, which presents dramatic, funny and memorable moments from 2024 - captured by some of the country's most talented press photographers.
Lene Adler Petersen – Space and Things
Experience one of Denmark's most prominent feminist artists, whose unique universe explores the home as a feminist battleground full of beauty, freedom and revolutionary action.