CPH:DOX 2024 at Kunsthal Charlottenborg
29 Feb 2024
Kunsthal Charlottenborg forms the headquarters for Copenhagen's international documentary film festival CPH:DOX taking place 13 – 24 March 2024.
Fourteen contemporary artists create works inspired by Charlottenborg’s history
20 Sep 2023
Kunsthal Charlottenborg celebrates its 140th anniversary in 2023. The occasion is marked by this autumn’s major exhibition Full of Days opening Friday 29 September at 17.00-22.00.
Kunsthal Charlottenborg hires Technical Manager from Tate
5 Sep 2023
In November 2023, Tom Ketteringham will start as new Technical Exhibition Coordinator at Kunsthal Charlottenborg. He comes from a position as Technical Manager at Tate St Ives, which is part of the Tate museums in England, one of the world’s largest and most professional art institutions.
Easter at Kunsthal Charlottenborg
22 Mar 2023
Enjoy the Easter days at Kongens Nytorv with art, market, good food and spring vibes in the city. Remember, we are open on Easter Monday.
International group exhibition addresses the nature of production, consumption and wealth in the 21st century
24 Aug 2022
Kunsthal Charlottenborg is proud to present this autumn’s major exhibition Post-Capital. The exhibition takes its starting point at the inherent paradox within a capitalist system that is both dependent upon and threatened by technological progress. The official opening takes place on 16 September 2022.
Kunsthal Charlottenborg is closed until CHART 2022
8 Aug 2022
Kunsthal Charlottenborg is temporarily closed until CHART 2022, which this year will be held on 26-28 August.
Kunsthal Charlottenborg is closed until CPH:DOX
13 Mar 2022
Kunsthal Charlottenborg is closed 14 – 22 March during the installation of CPH:DOX 2022 that begins 23 March.
Art in a Day: Six Copenhagen art institutions launch a 24-hour performance art festival
23 Feb 2022
Six contemporary art institutions in Copenhagen have joined forces to create the 24-hour performance art festival, Art in a Day. On June 24 the Danish capital will be transformed into a cornucopia of performance art with original showings by prominent artists like Arvida Byström, Henrik Vibskov, Monster Chetwynd, and Tosh Basco (formerly known as boychild).
Welcome back!
18 Jan 2022
Kunsthal Charlottenborg follows all instructions from the authorities to secure you a safe visit. We look forward to seeing you all again at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
How would you curate the history of Kunsthal Charlottenborg?
17 Jan 2022
OPEN CALL: In 2023, Kunsthal Charlottenborg will celebrate its 140th anniversary. To mark the occasion, Kunsthal Charlottenborg now launch a competition to find the right curator(s) to arrange an upcoming exhibition that will tell the story and history of the exhibition building.
Exhibitions 2022: Colonialism, socially engaging art and the digital age
17 Jan 2022
In 2022, visitors at Kunsthal Charlottenborg can look forward to exhibitions with New Red Order, Jeannette Ehlers and Cao Fei.
Open call to Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition 2022
9 Nov 2021
From 29 November – 19 December 2021, the Charlottenborg Foundation is accepting submissions for the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition 2022 for the 165. time.
Announcing the names of Kunsthal Charlottenborg Biennale and the opening event with talks and readings
8 Nov 2021
Beginning next week, Kunsthal Charlottenborg’s first biennale Poet Slash Artist will be presented in streets, train stations and bus stops throughout Denmark. In these outdoor locations, works by 36 visual artists and poets will bring different cultures, continents, languages and generations together, forming a new sense of community. To celebrate the opening of the exhibition, Kunsthal Charlottenborg presents talks and readings on Saturday 20 November at 2pm – 5pm in the Festival Hall at Charlottenborg.
Kunsthal Charlottenborg’s first biennale focuses on poetry all over Denmark
18 Oct 2021
In close collaboration with Manchester International Festival and the curators Hans Ulrich Obrist & Lemn Sissay, Kunsthal Charlottenborg launches its first biennale titled Poet Slash Artist. The international art exhibition is shown in the streets, train stations and bus stops all over Denmark.
Connect your body with the world on Culture Night at Kunsthal Charlottenborg
1 Oct 2021
Does your body know what time it is? Are you affected by what you grandparents ate? How is your bacteria today? Hvad will you wear, when you go on your first spacetrip? Kunsthal Charlottenborg and Medical Museion put full spotlight on our major exhibition this fall 'The World is in You' for the whole family on Culture Night Friday 15. October from 6 pm - 12 am.
Fall exhibitions at Kunsthal Charlottenborg
31 Aug 2021
Kunsthal Charlottenborg is proud to present this fall's exhibitions: Christiania's 50th anniversary is marked with a poster exhibition in the foyer of Kunsthal Charlottenborg, a new exhibition in collaboration with Medical Museion investigates what the changes of world do to the human body and Mohammed Bourouissa narrates with his work about the heritage of colonialism and the derived racial and socio-economical inequality.
Mohamed Bourouissa at Kunsthal Charlottenborg
19 Aug 2021
Kunsthal Charlottenborg is proud to announce the first solo exhibition in Scandinavia with the French-Algerian artist Mohamed Bourouissa. The charged legacies of colonialism, and contemporary realities of racial and socioeconomic inequality, are present throughout Bourouissa’s work.
Experience art throughout Denmark with Bike Art
6 Jul 2021
In collaboration with art institutions from all over the country, Kunsthal Charlottenborg has launched bicycle routes for art experiences. The cycle routes have been created in collaboration with Art Museum Brandts, Esbj
Explore additional facets of Laure Prouvost’s captivating film work
27 May 2021
Laure Prouvost has taken audiences and critics by storm after the opening of the exhibition 'Our elastic arm hold in tight through the claouds' – a total installation incorporating a new major film work. On the occasion of the exhibition, Kunsthal Charlottenborg now presents a very special film programme presenting a selection of the artist’s works, on from 1 June – 4 July 2021 at Kunsthal Charlottenborg’ cinema.
All is vibrations: Lea Porsager opens major exhibition at Kunsthal Charlottenborg
19 May 2021
Wind-turbine blades cut into slices, magnetic prayer wheels and sexualised icon paintings are some of the elements featured in Lea Porsager’s solo show STRIPPED, opening June 11 and is on throughout the summer at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
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.
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 Charlottenborg launches streaming platform DIS.ART in Denmark
13 Mar 2020
In collaboration with DIS, Tranen and CPH:DOX, Kunsthal Charlottenborg will make all films and series on the streaming platform DIS.ART available free of charge for all people in Denmark until September 1, 2020.
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.
Groundbreaking New York-based artists’ collective opens video exhibition during CPH: DOX
20 Feb 2020
The internationally renowned artists’ collective DIS, who curated the 9th Berlin Biennale, are now coming to Copenhagen. The exhibition DIS presents: What Do People Do All Day? shows a selection of spectacular video works from the newly developed video platform dis.art as well as cinematic settings and installations that question the future of society – and what we humans do in our everyday lives to influence that future. The exhibition is created by Kunsthal Charlottenborg in collaboration with Tranen – Space for Contemporary Art and opens on Thursday, 19 March 2020 5-10pm as part of CPH: DOX.
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.