Welcome back!
21 Apr 2021
We look forward to welcoming you back to Kunsthal Charlottenborg with two new exhibitions. Please read the guidelines prior to your visit - you don't need to book a time slot for your visit at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
Laure Prouvost creates an escapist universe at Kunsthal Charlottenborg where we can dream of embracing each other again
7 Apr 2021
This spring, Kunsthal Charlottenborg is proud to reopen April 21 with the first solo exhibition in Scandinavia with Turner Prize winning artist Laure Prouvost who represented France at the 58th International Art Biennial in Venice. The exhibition 'Our elastic arm hold in tight through the claouds' presents a new film work and coincides with this year’s programme at CPH:DOX.
Kunsthal Charlottenborg reopens April 21
23 Mar 2021
On Wednesday April 21, Kunsthal Charlottenborg opens the doors to the opening of two completely new exhibitions with the Turner Prize winning artist Laure Prouvost and this year's graduation exhibition from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts' School of Fine Arts.
‘DO IT’: CREATE ART AT HOME DURING THE PANDEMIC
25 Jan 2021
55 international artists have created instructions for works of art that you can make yourself at home. Kunsthal Charlottenborg is now launching the concept 'Do it (home)' in Denmark, working in collaboration with Independent Curators International (ICI) in New York and the world-renowned curator Hans Ulrich Obrist.
Kunsthal Charlottenborg is temporarily closed
8 Dec 2020
Due to the new Covid-19 restrictions in Denmark, Kunsthal Charlottenborg will be closed until 28 February 2021.
Charlottenborg Art Cinema presents Chris Kraus
10 Jun 2020
You can now experience Chris Kraus' complete film production, created between 1982 and 1995 at Charlottenborg Art Cinema.
CPH:DOX presents new online festival
16 Mar 2020
CPH:DOX 2020 at Kunsthal Charlottenborg is unfortunately canceled. Instead, the documentary film festival now offers a virtual cinema that audience can attend from home. Choose from 40 films from this year's festival and experience live debates and talks 18 - 29 March.
Kunsthal Charlotteborg reopens Friday on May 29
12 Mar 2020
Kunsthal Charlotteborg reopens Friday on May 29 with DIS: 'What Do People Do All Day" and June 12 with “Community of Parting” by Jane Jin Kaysen.
CPH:DOX at Kunsthal Charlottenborg
6 Mar 2020
From Wednesday 18 March through Sunday 29 March, Kunsthal Charlottenborg transforms into the head quarter for the documentary film festival CPH:DOX. During the festival, you can experience film screenings, concerts, talks, and the exhibition 'DIS presents: What Do People Do All Day?’ opening 19 March.
Ticket sale now opens for Charlottenborg Live this spring
20 Feb 2020
After a fully sold out start for Charlottenborg Live in the beginning of the year, the presale now opens for a new series of live talks, performances, guided tours, author meetings and long table dinners during spring 2020.
Exhibition programme for spring/summer 2020
22 Jan 2020
During the first half of 2020, Kunsthal Charlottenborg will present a group exhibition curated by the New York-based artists’ collective DIS, a solo show featuring internationally acclaimed artist Jane Jin Kaisen, focusing on her overwhelming film work from the Venice Biennale, and exhibitions featuring up-and-coming artists from all over the world.
The Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition 2020 announces OPEN CALL, JURY and a new TALENT AWARD
30 Oct 2019
The Charlottenborg Foundation invites artists to submit works for the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition 2020 from November 28 - December 19 2019. This year’s jury will be selecting the works for the exhibition, and as something new, the participating artists will have the opportunity to receive the new Talent Award, which purpose is to support and promote the emerging contemporary art scene.
Kunsthal Charlottenborg initiates collaboration with Gyldendal and Apollo Bar
20 Oct 2019
In collaboration with Gyldendal and Apollo Bar, Kunsthal Charlottenborg invites you for eight evenings with live talks, performances, guided tours of the current exhibitions, author meetings and long table dinners. Charlottenborg Live takes place every Wednesday from October 23 - December 11, 2019.
Free admission to everyone born in 1989
16 Sep 2019
On the occasion of the Golden Days Festival everyone born in 1989 can get free admission to Kunsthal Charlottenborg on 21-22 September, when we open again after the double opening of the exhibitions with Eva Koťátková and Irena Haiduk.
Kunsthal Charlottenborg opens the doors to Art & Porn in Copenhagen
15 Sep 2019
Art & Porn marks the fiftieth anniversary of the legalisation of visual pornography and shows how the relationship between pornography and art has developed over the past five decades. What are the implications of changing the boundaries of what citizens may experience in public space? The comprehensive group exhibition is produced in collaboration with ARoS and presents a number of new incorporated works, when the exhibition opens 4 October 2019 at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
Double opening for the first solo exhibitions in Scandinavia by Eva Kot’átková and Irena Haiduk
13 Sep 2019
On Friday 20 September 5-8pm the exhibitions 'Confessions of the Piping System’ and 'Seductive Exacting Realism' will open at Kunsthal Charlottenborg. The solo exhibitions with the Czech artist Eva Koťátková and the Serbian artist Irena Haiduk will be celebrated with free admission and bubbles for the first arriving at the opening.
CHART 2019 at Kunsthal Charlottenborg
13 Aug 2019
30 August – 1 September CHART takes over Kunsthal Charlottenborg. In addition to the art fair, which brings together the entire Nordic art scene, CHART offers an extensive free live programme. read more about opening hours and admission during CHART.
Kunsthal Charlottenborg launches new app
19 Jun 2019
Kunsthal Charlottenborg's visitors can now explore exhibitions with a new app, offering plenty of information in an intuitive format, right at your fingertips. In a wealth of images, texts and audio content, artists and curators share their reflections, offering many ways of approaching the art.
Festive opening for this summer’s big exhibition at Kunsthal Charlottenborg
7 Jun 2019
14 June, Kunsthal Charlottenborg opens its doors to this summer’s big exhibition 'Servitudes'. The solo exhibition with Jesper Just is celebrated with a talk, official opening and party.
Art Week 2019 at Kunsthal Charlottenborg
8 May 2019
May 23, Art Week Copenhagen begins, and Kunsthal Charlottenborg has created an interesting programme about, among other things, Europe and the upcoming elections.
Heartland Festival and Kunsthal Charlottenborg present nation-wide exhibition during the spring elections
12 Apr 2019
Some of the world’s most acknowledged artists, including Olafur Eliasson, participate in the exhibition ‘It’s Urgent!’, which is displayed on billboards throughout Denmark during the spring elections for the EU Parliament and the Danish Parliament. The exhibition is curated by star curator Hans Ulrich Obrist.
CPH:DOX transforms Kunsthal Charlottenborg into festival mansion
12 Mar 2019
From Wednesday 20 March through Sunday 31 March, Kunsthal Charlottenborg transforms into the head quarter for the documentary film festival CPH:DOX. During the festival, you can experience film screenings, concerts, talks, VR experiences, an interactive exhibition and the exhibition 'Europa Endlos'.
Volkswagen in Demark is being sued for misuse of Ai Weiwei’s artwork on Kunsthal Charlottenborg’s facade
11 Mar 2019
In 2017 Ai Weiwei's artwork on Kunsthal Charlottenborg's facade was used for an advertisement for Volkswagen without authorization. Now the artist is suing the German car company, who will be brought to trial in Denmark. The judicial proceedings will be of great significance for all artists who work in Denmark as an issue of principle.
International group exhibition puts Europe and the EU on the agenda this spring at Kunsthal Charlottenborg
4 Mar 2019
In the group exhibition 'Europa Endlos' a number of today’s most prominent artists such as Monica Bonvicini, Jeremy Deller, Olafur Eliasson, Fischli Weiss, Bouchra Khalili and Wolfgang Tillmans are occupied with themes such as identity, borders, community and migration. The exhibition is curated by Henriette Bretton-Meyer and opens on Thursday 21 March at Kunsthal Charlottenborg in collaboration with the documentary film festival CPH:DOX.
New exhibition with Danish winner of the “world championship in comic art”
6 Feb 2019
In January 2019 Halfdan Pisket won the award for best comic in Festival International de la Bande Dessinée. Now, the award-winning comic 'Dansker-Triologien' can be experienced at Kunsthal Charlottenborg. The opening takes place Thursday 7 February at 5-7pm.
Exhibition Programme spring/summer 2019
23 Jan 2019
In 2019 Kunsthal Charlottenborg presents artistic talents, established artists as well as international exhibitions portraying contemporary societal challenges in art and politics. Read more about the programme for spring/summer 2019.
Talk with Alicja Kwade & Minik Rosing followed by book launch
16 Jan 2019
Kunsthal Charlottenborg invites to Charlottenborg Art Talk with Alicja Kwade & Minik Rosing followed by the launch of the book 'In Aporie'. The admission is free and everyone is invited Wednesday 30 January at 5pm.
Lars von Trier cavalcade between Christmas and New Year
17 Dec 2018
In connection with the 'Big Art' exhibition, Kunsthal Charlottenborg presents a cavalcade of Lars von Trier's award winning films 26-30 December.
Kunsthal Charlottenborg presents central art work from documenta highlighting the current refugee– and debt crisis in Europe
5 Nov 2018
The European humanitarian crisis is the central narrative in the German born artist Angela Melitopoulos’ comprehensive video- and sound installation ’Crossings’, which is presented for the first time in Scandinavia from 22 November 2018 at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
Five meter tall golden egg with a sauna inside opens at Copenhagen’s Culture Night
26 Sep 2018
At one of Copenhagen's most well-attended cultural events, Kulturnatten 12 October, a five meter tall golden egg with a sauna inside lands in the middle of Kunsthal Charlottenborg’s courtyard. The prize-winning golden egg titled ‘Solar Egg’ is a social sculpture created by the Swedish art duo Bigert & Bergström for Riksbyggen. Visitors will be able to book sauna appointments three days a week during the exhibition period until 13 January 2019.