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.

Opening of Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition 2019

31 Jan 2019

Friday 1 February the Charlottenborg Foundation and Kunsthal Charlottenborg open the doors to the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition 2019. The opening will take place from 7pm, the admission is free and everyone is welcome.

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.

New durational work by the acclaimed duo two-women-machine-show and Jonathan Bonnici

6 Sep 2018

In collaboration with two-women-machine-show (DK) and Jonathan Bonnici (DK/UK), Dansehallerne and Kunsthal Charlottenborg present the work ALITY. The premiere is 24 September and the work can be experienced until 30 September at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.

Rising star Alicja Kwade ready with her first Danish solo exhibition

3 Sep 2018

Kunsthal Charlottenborg is proud to present the first major solo exhibition in Denmark with the emerging contemporary artist Alicja Kwade. ’Out of Ousia’ is the title of the international acclaimed artist’s poetic sculptural universe, which is presented at Kunsthal Charlottenborg from 20 September.

CHART 2018 takes over Kunsthal Charlottenborg

28 Aug 2018

This weekend, CHART ART FAIR 2018 takes over Kunsthal Charlottenborg with art fair, performances, talks, concerts, architectural installations etc. Read more about the program for this years’ edition of CHART.

Giant artworks from BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group’s architecture set to wow visitors at Kunsthal Charlottenborg

16 Aug 2018

Kunsthal Charlottenborg kicks off the autumn season with it's most comprehensive exhibition of large-scale contemporary art to date: 'Big Art'. Art works by some of the most acclaimed artists in the world, including Ai Weiwei, Douglas Coupland, Jeppe Hein, Julie Edel Hardenberg, SUPERFLEX and Lars von Trier, are exhibited at 1:1 scale – the original size of the art envisioned for BIG’s buildings and urban projects globally. The exhibition is presented from 21 September 2018 - 13 January 2019.

Joint tour of Copenhagen Art Centres

17 Apr 2018

On May 9, five Copenhagen art centres invites you to Tonight is Art – a magnificent event programme with performances, sound, food and art.

Ai Weiwei creates a captivating work across the facade of Kunsthal Charlottenborg

12 Jun 2017

With more than 3500 life jackets from refugees collected at the Greek island of Lesbos, the world-renowned artist Ai Weiwei creates an installation on the facade of Kunsthal Charlottenborg.

Largest exhibition by John Kørner to date exhibited over the summer

8 May 2017

The exhibition ’Always many problems’ is an unprecedented chance to experience several of John Kørner’s main pieces gathered at one exhibition along with new paintings and spatial total installations.

Joint tour of Copenhagen Art Centres

26 Apr 2017

On April 28, five Copenhagen art centres invites you to Tonight is Art – a magnificent event programme with performances, theater, dance, sound, food and of course art.

Funding of Kunsthal Charlottenborg in millions

6 Mar 2017

Several private foundations and Danish Arts Foundation provides significant financial support of close to 4,5 mio. DKK, for the 2017 exhibition programme and other activities at Kunsthal Charlottenborg after year of progress.