PARK Festival

11.00-11.15 am    Was Your Great-Great-Great-Grandfather a Scorpio Rising? – About science, the church and horoscopes in the 18th and 19th centuries (Meeting Room 1, ground floor)

Madeleine Schlawitz, Head of Section, Royal Danish Library, and Max Odsbjerg Pedersen, Special Consultant, Royal Danish Library

For many people in Denmark during the 18th and 19th centuries, their understanding of the world was shaped as much by the Church as by the zodiac – both brought together in the annual Almanac publication. Discover how you can explore your ancestors' worldview while learning about Royal Danish Library's work to digitise our shared cultural heritage. (Repeated at 1.00 pm and 3.15 pm)

12.00-12.45 pm    Mapped from the East – The Warsaw Pact's Mapping of Denmark (Library Garden, first floor)

Stig Roar Svenningsen, Senior Researcher, Royal Danish Library

Delve into Cold War map archives and discover how the Warsaw Pact systematically mapped everything from railway sleepers to secret bunkers across Denmark, and how this detailed information formed part of the alliance's military plans.

1.00-1.15 pm    Was Your Great-Great-Great-Grandfather a Scorpio Rising? – About science, the church and horoscopes in the 18th and 19th centuries (Meeting Room 1, ground floor)

Madeleine Schlawitz, Head of Section, Royal Danish Library, and Max Odsbjerg Pedersen, Special Consultant, Royal Danish Library

For many people in Denmark during the 18th and 19th centuries, their understanding of the world was shaped as much by the Church as by the zodiac – both brought together in the annual Almanac publication. Discover how you can explore your ancestors' worldview while learning about Royal Danish Library's work to digitise our shared cultural heritage. (Repeated at 3.15 pm)

2.00-3.00 pm    Frank Jæger at 100 years of age (Library Garden, first floor)

Lotte Thyrring Andersen, Senior Researcher, Royal Danish Library, and Ole Vedel Villumsen, IT Developer, Royal Danish Library (piano)

On 19 June, the Danish poet Frank Jæger (1926-1977) would have celebrated his 100th birthday. Join us as we celebrate the writer behind beloved songs such as Bedstefar, tag dine tænder på and Være-digtet. The event combines stories from Jæger's life and literary career with a sing-along from the Danish Folk High School songbook, while also highlighting his authorship and the republication of his early poems. (repeated on Sunday at 12.30 pm)

3.00-4.00 pm    Embroidery Taken to New Heights: Talk and Embroidery Workshop (Indsigten, second floor)

Trine Runge Jessen, embroidery artist

Meet the embroidery artist who has taken her craft to new heights, then try embroidery for yourself in our hands-on workshop.

3.15-3.30 pm    Was Your Great-Great-Great-Grandfather a Scorpio Rising? – About science, the church and horoscopes in the 18th and 19th centuries (Meeting Room 1, ground floor)

Madeleine Schlawitz, Head of Section, Royal Danish Library, and Max Odsbjerg Pedersen, Special Consultant, Royal Danish Library

For many people in Denmark during the 18th and 19th centuries, their understanding of the world was shaped as much by the Church as by the zodiac – both brought together in the annual Almanac publication. Discover how you can explore your ancestors' worldview while learning about Royal Danish Library's work to digitise our shared cultural heritage. (Repeated on Sunday)

6.00-6.45 pm    Women Behind the Camera: Female Photographers around 1900 (Library Garden, first floor)

Mette Sandbye, Professor of Photography, University of Copenhagen, and Mette Kia Krabbe Meyer, Senior Researcher, Royal Danish Library

During the 1880s, photography offered women the opportunity to earn their own income. At the same time, many campaigned for the right to vote, to ride bicycles and to wear bloomers. Meet the researchers behind the anthology Striving for Independence: Nordic Women Studio Photographers 1860-1920, who will introduce some of the photographers featured in the book and discuss their work with the library's collections.

11.00-11.45 am    Nature Romanticism and Climate Action in Photography (Library Garden, first floor)

Mette Kia Krabbe Meyer, Senior Researcher, Royal Danish Library

Does it still make sense to take photographs when we stand on the brink of climate catastrophe? This talk traces the history of nature photography, from the blurred landscapes of the 1840s captured on silver-plated copper plates to today's digital images created and shared in support of environmental action. Both are represented in Royal Danish Library's extensive collections.

12.00-12.15 pm    Was Your Great-Great-Great-Grandfather a Scorpio Rising? – About science, the church and horoscopes in the 18th and 19th centuries (Meeting Room 1, ground floor)

Madeleine Schlawitz, Head of Section, Royal Danish Library, and Max Odsbjerg Pedersen, Special Consultant, Royal Danish Library

For many people in Denmark during the 18th and 19th centuries, their understanding of the world was shaped as much by the Church as by the zodiac – both brought together in the annual Almanac publication. Discover how you can explore your ancestors' worldview while learning about Royal Danish Library's work to digitise our shared cultural heritage. (repeated at 1.00 pm and 3.30 pm)

12.30-1.30 pm    Frank Jæger at 100 years of age (Library Garden, first floor)

Lotte Thyrring Andersen, Senior Researcher, Royal Danish Library, and Bjarne Andersen, Head of Department, Royal Danish Library (piano)

On 19 June, the Danish poet Frank Jæger (1926-1977) would have celebrated his 100th birthday. Join us as we celebrate the writer behind beloved songs such as Bedstefar, tag dine tænder på and Være-digtet. The event combines stories from Jæger's life and literary career with a sing-along from the Danish Folk High School songbook, while also highlighting his authorship and the republication of his early poems. (repeated at 3.30 pm)

1.00-1.15 pm    Was Your Great-Great-Great-Grandfather a Scorpio Rising? Science, the Church and Horoscopes in the 18th and 19th Centuries (Meeting Room 1, ground floor)

Madeleine Schlawitz, Head of Section, Royal Danish Library, and Max Odsbjerg Pedersen, Special Consultant, Royal Danish Library

For many people in Denmark during the 18th and 19th centuries, their understanding of the world was shaped as much by the Church as by the zodiac – both brought together in the annual Almanac publication. Discover how you can explore your ancestors' worldview while learning about Royal Danish Library's work to digitise our shared cultural heritage. (repeated at 3.30 pm)

2.30-3.15 pm    Concert: The Wilderness – When Words and Music Meet (Library Garden, first floor)

Anne Green Munk, author, and Aarhus Sinfonietta

Anne Green Munk reads from her poetry collection The Wilderness, while Aarhus Sinfonietta brings words and music together in a sensory, reflective performance. Rather than simply accompanying one another, poetry and music enter into a living dialogue, creating an intimate experience in which they mirror each other - and perhaps also ourselves.

3.30-4.30 pm    Who Inspired Today's Embroiderers? (Indsigten, second floor)

Anita Jørgensen, Foreningen Haandarbejdets Fremme, in conversation with Pernille Holm Lindhardt, Special Consultant, Royal Danish Library

Join Foreningen Haandarbejdets Fremme for a conversation about the organisation's past, present and future.

3.30-3.45 pm    Was Your Great-Great-Great-Grandfather a Scorpio Rising? Science, the Church and Horoscopes in the 18th and 19th Centuries (Meeting Room 1, ground floor)

Madeleine Schlawitz, Head of Section, Royal Danish Library, and Max Odsbjerg Pedersen, Special Consultant, Royal Danish Library

For many people in Denmark during the 18th and 19th centuries, their understanding of the world was shaped as much by the Church as by the zodiac – both brought together in the annual Almanac publication. Discover how you can explore your ancestors' worldview while learning about Royal Danish Library's work to digitise our shared cultural heritage.

10.00 am-4.00 pm    Hear Time Speak...

What were we listening to in the 1930s, 1970s and 1990s? Travel through decades of sound from DR-arkivet and discover how the voices, stories and music of the past have helped shape the present.

10.00-4.00 pm    Was Your Great-Great-Great-Grandfather a Scorpio Rising? Science, the Church and Horoscopes in the 18th and 19th Centuries

In the past, people in Denmark looked to both the Church and the zodiac to make sense of the world, using the annual Almanac as their guide. We have now digitised a collection of these almanacs, and you can help us make them accessible online.

Join us in creating digital cultural heritage at Royal Danish Library by contributing to our digitisation project, Almanacs 1769–1840. Together, we'll create machine-readable punch cards using information about stars and animals from the almanacs - just as they did in the early days of computing. Come and join!

Explore a treasure trove of Denmark's cultural heritage. This exhibition presents a selection of highlights from the library's repositories, showcasing the breadth of the collections and offering a glimpse into the many stories they tell. Together, the collections reflect Danish society, past and present. There is everything from spectacular unique items to everyday prints.

Find an overview of the exhibition sections on the banner at the entrance.

In the midst of the many experiences the festival offers, we invite you to slow down, reflect and unwind in a welcoming setting. Comfortable seating, relaxing music, creative workshops and the latest magazines create an analogue retreat. A space where curiosity, creativity and contemplation can flow freely.

Creative Workshops and Talks in Indsigten

Saturday, 3.00-4.00 pm Embroidery Taken to New Heights: Talk and Embroidery Workshop

Trine Runge Jessen, embroidery artist
Meet the embroidery artist who has taken her craft to new heights, then try embroidery for yourself in our hands-on workshop.

Sunday, 3.30-4.30 pm Who Inspired Today's Embroiderers?

Anita Jørgensen, Foreningen Haandarbejdets Fremme, in conversation with Pernille Holm Lindhardt, Special Consultant, Royal Danish Library

Join Foreningen Haandarbejdets Fremme for a conversation about the organisation's past, present and future.