Inspiration

Creepy costumes, pumpkin lanterns and Halloween decorations have become a permanent tradition in many Danish families on 31 October. We shed some light on the long history of Halloween.

In 2017, film director Mauricio González-Aranda followed the day-to-day work at The Black Diamond in his movie "A Word for Human". Watch it here.

Have you seen the new movie about Margaret I? Listen to our podcast about the movie, Margaret's life and how to portray historical figures in fiction.

While Copenhagen hosted the world's largest LGBTI+ event, Copenhagen 2021, we took a look at our cultural heritage, where a number of LGBTI+ people have left their mark.

May 2021 marks a year since the murder of the 46-year-old black American George Floyd. On that occasion, we have taken a look at our collections to examine the roots of racism.

Come! Let us lead you into 18th century Facebook, where feuds, scams and deportations are the order of the day. We have digitised the texts published when the censorship laws were abolished.

For Bibliotekshaven LIVE, three Danish poets performed new poetry written for the occasion. Here you can read Shadi Angelina Bazhegi, Claus Høxbroe and Naiha Khiljee's Danish poems.

Karen Blixen is one of the most important Danish authors of the 20th century. We take a little look behind the façade of both the private person and the artist.

100 years ago Southern Jutland and Denmark were reunited. Learn more about what happened and take a look at our collections.

In 1970, something new happened in Denmark. A group of women associated with the youth uprising had had enough of doing other people's laundry and meeting society's gender-based expectations.