Inspiration

We dive into our collections and share our knowledge.

Congratulations on the 80 years!

Queen Margrethe turns 80 years old. We contribute to the celebration with a number of highlights from Her Majesty's long life and career from historical Danish newspapers.

Podcast - Margrete I

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.

Copenhagen 2021

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.

The roots of racism

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.

Freedom of the press writings

The title page of MG Birckner's "On Freedom of the Press and its Laws." 1797

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.

Poems from Bibliotekshaven 2021

Press photos of the authors Shadi Angelina Bazeghi, Claus Høxbroe and Naiha Khiljee are inserted into a picture of the Library Garden.

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.

Behind the scenes at The Black Diamond

Anders Toftgaard flips through books in Det Kgl. Bibliotek's Danish Hall. Still from the movie A Word for Human

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.

Rødstrømper – sisterhood and revolution

A group of half-naked people stand with their backs to the camera with arms either around each other or in the air

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.

Karen Blixen

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.

The creative library - at home

Get inspired by the library's treasures to make creative works of art at home. You only have to use things and materials that you likely already have in the house or you can buy in grocery stores.