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Current exhibitions
Hammershøi and Europe
Exhibition period: 4 February – 20 May 2012
The great spring exhibition of 2012 serves a dual purpose:
The exhibition presents the Danish artist Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916) and his art as a phenomenon in itself. In addition to this the exhibition takes a new – and investigative – approach to Hammershøi by having his art enter into a dialogue with fellow European artists of his day.
German World Images 1890-1930 – from Kollwitz to Nolde
20 April 2012 – 12 August 2012. The Royal Collection of Graphic Arts
What is true art? What does art look like? What is art about? These were the questions that the European avant-garde sought to answer. In Germany the questions became intermeshed with attempts at determining a national identity.
Follow the hunt for answers and see how artists sought to reinvent art.
Illuminated – tracing Bosch and Bruegel
4 May 2012 - 21 October 2012
It looks like a set-up for forensic detective work, but in fact it is an exhibition about four Dutch paintings from the 16th century. The paintings look almost exactly alike – and yet they are different. How are they connected? If, indeed, there is any connection between them at all?
Over the course of two years an international team of experts have examined the four paintings. The exhibition reveals the surprising results of their studies.
Emily Wardill in the x-room
11 May 2012 – 16 September 2012. The x-room
The museum has invited Emily Wardill to make a videoproject in the x-room. The result is a fascinating love story, that unfolds into a tale about the relationship between body and consciousness.
The film tells the story about the neurologist Eitinne, who has lost his wife. For many years he has immersed himself in his work and neglected his love life, but then he takes up internet dating.
Life and Death
Exhibition for children from 19 November 2011
Thoughts about life and death have occupied many artists through the ages. Children also entertain a great many thoughts about the subject. With this exhibition we wish to create a safe, positive framework for conversations about life and death. Not as polar opposites, but as preconditions for each other.
Danish and International Art after 1900
From 30 March 2012. New display of the permanent collection
Modern art from the 20th century and the very latest contemporary art now fills the exhibition rooms of the Gallery’s white building, offering a wide-ranging display of the main movements within Danish art. The display includes rooms focusing on major individual figures, on collective movements, and on important works and trends from the international art scene of the period.
European Art 1300-1800
From 26 November 2011. New Display of the permanent collection.
A unique opportunity for gaining insights into 500 years of art from all of Europe.
With the new display of European Art 1300-1800 the Gallery opens up a treasure trove featuring works by some of the greatest figures from art history, including Mantegna, Cranach, Titian, Rubens, Rembrandt and many more.
Danish and Nordic Art 1750-1900
From 28 May 2011. New display of the permanent collection
From the birth of Danish painting through the famous Golden Age of Danish art to the dawn of Modernism.
The major features of Danish and Nordic art over 150 years are unfolded in a display that features both an historic overview and special themes of immediate relevance to contempoary life, while also focusing on artists of particular importance. At the same time, this display casts light on some of the more overlooked chapters in the history of Danish art.
French Art 1900-30
From 28 May 2011. New display of the permanent collection
In the new display of the French collection, you can experience some of the museum's most famous works by artists such as Picasso, Braque, Derain and Matisse. The starting point for the display is Paris, the most important art metropolis in the early 1900s.
Coming exhibitions
We the People (Detail)
Expected exhibition period
1 June 2012 – 1 July 2013
