The Key of Magic
Explore the exhibition Between Heaven and Earth with special material for children and their adults. Discover the most magical works in the library and unlock their secrets.
Practical information
The activity runs from 20 June through 7 December.
The activity is aimed at children aged 6-12 and their adults and takes place in the exhibition Between Heaven and Earth.
The material can be borrowed in the store.
Admission is free for children, while adults pay admission to the exhibition.
Please note: This activity is designed for families and small groups and is not suitable for larger groups such as school classes. Instead, see our various school offerings here.
Welcome to a world filled with magic, strange creatures and mysterious secrets!
In the library's magic exhibition, you can explore old books and pictures that tell about spells, dragons and maybe ghosts. You will go on a journey from the Middle Ages to the present day and find out how people in the past believed in magic. Maybe you will also think about what you think magic is.
With the material The Key of Magic, you can experience sorcery books written in code, ancient recipes for gold, stories about dragons and unicorns, fascinating prophecies, photographs of ghosts and much, much more magic.
Find the symbol cards and dive into the magic
With The Key of Magic, you will investigate, draw, write and talk together about everything you encounter on your way around the exhibition.
You will be given a silver key, a task booklet, a pencil and a special collection bag to use to explore. Along the way, you will collect magical symbol cards and eventually decipher their secret image. If you complete, a prize awaits.
Read more about the exhibition
Photo: Sven Türck
Between Heaven and Earth is Royal Danish Library's new special exhibition, where the history of magic emerges from the darkness of the collections for the first time.
Part of the series For children and their adults
Photo: Marie Boye Thomsen
We offer activities for children and their adults - both creative events on specific dates and more activities that you can always experience in The Black Diamond.
The event is part of the series For children and their adults.
The exhibition is supported by: Aage and Johanne Louis-Hansen's Foundation / Augustinus Foundation / Knud Højgaard's Foundation / Handelsgartner Harry Opstrup's Foundation / Consul George Jorck and Wife Emma Jorck's Foundation / William Demant Foundation.
