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Past Exhibitions

Press Photo of The Year 2018 by Bax Lindhardt
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Circle Breaker

Sculptor/photographer Sophia Kalkau and author Ursula Andkjær Olsen

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Finding Beauty

The pioneer of Danish Art Photography, Keld Helmer-Petersen

Press Photo of The Year 2018 by Bax Lindhardt
Photo Exhibition

Danish Press Photo of The Year 2018

For the 10th year in a row, The Royal Danish Library will be hosting the display of the most formidable snapshot of the year.

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Gaza Works

Daily life in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of last decade

Abramović Method for Treasures is a new work created especially for the exhibition of treasures in The Black Diamond. Photo: Laura Stamer
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Abramović Method for Treasures

A new work created especially for the exhibition of treasures from the library in The Black Diamond.

The cartoonist behind this year's winning submission, entitled 'Overload', is Pieter de Jaeger from Belgium
Cartoon Art Exhibition

International Cartoon Award: Communication

A selection of the cartoons submitted in this year's Niels Bugge Cartoon Award

Early photograph (daguerreotype) of the Danish girl Louisa Bauditz and her wet nurse Charlotte Hodge, c. 1847.
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Blind spots. Images of the Danish West Indies colony

A large exhibition about the visual cultural history of the three islands

By Ditte Knus Tønnesen
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In Circular Tangle

A new work of art, specially made for the Octagonal Showcase

By: Zven Balslev
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Zven Balslev

In connection to the exhibition OPSLAG NEDSLAG - Danish Artists' Books a satellite exhibition by artist Zven Balslev will be shown in the Oktogon showcase in front of the old reading room.

Work by Bjørn Nørgaard.
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OPSLAG NEDSLAG - Danish Artists' Books

See the artists' books and other works by Per Kirkeby, Asger Jorn and Tal R among others.

Stein Bagger by Claus Seidel
Cartoon Art Exhibition

TANKESTREGER

Claus Seidel: 50 years of illustrations

Cartoon Art Exhibition

Utopia

The best of the international Niels Bugge Cartoon Award.

Udstillingskataloget er gratis
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The Year’s Best Bookwork 2016

The Year's Best Bookwork 2016 displays what is most excellent and innovative on offer within contemporary Danish book design

Udstillingskataloget er gratis
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The Year’s Best Bookwork 2018

FREE ADMISSION - Excellent and innovative examples of contemporary Danish book design

Photo Exhibition

Julie Boserup and Søren Lose: We built a house

New works by two outstanding contemporary artists – a critical and playful exploration of photography of architecture and buildings, using photographs from the collection of The Royal Library.

The winner photograph of the year by Jacob Ehrbahn
Photo Exhibition

Press Photo of the Year 2015

Each year Denmark's best press- and photographers get elected in the contest Press Photo of the Year and for the fifth time in a row The Royal Library will frame an exhibition of this year's most brillant shots.

From the project 'Home Works'
Photo Exhibition

Joakim Eskildsen: A world I can believe in

Classic documentary photograhpy and seven photographic book projects

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Cooper & Gorfer: The Weather Diaries

Photographs by the American/Austrian artist duo Cooper & Gorfer

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Lay Down Your Arms

The Royal Library marks the centenary of the outbreak of World War I with the exhibition Lay Down Your Arms. The exhibition centres on neutrality and resistance to the war in Denmark.

Excerpt of Rasmus Halling Nielsen's contribution
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101 Danish Poets - a Flight in Pen and Inkpot

Exhibition: 101 Danish poets have been set the same task: write by hand and in black ink on white paper a new text and enclose a black-and-white portrait of your own choice. A unique overview of the many expressions on the Danish literary scene right now.

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Barbara Probst

Den tyske fotograf Barbara Probst udfordrer fotografiets status som sandhedsvidne. Hendes fotokunst er inde og røre ved det meste fundamentale ved fotografiet som medie.

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Book Art & Art on Books

A double tribute to the beautiful book and the exquisite craftsmanship behind its making

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The Original Kierkegaard

From his birth certificate to the last words from the philosopher's hand. The Royal Library's anniversary exhibition brings you at an intimate distance to the moment of creation

Edward Steichen: Pola Negri, 1925 (excerpt)
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Edward Steichen

A multi-facetted portrait of one of photography’s early front runners – the famous and controversial photographer Edward Steichen

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UNBELIEVABLE

Scientific fraud and forgeries. Lies, manipulation and desire are not reserved for politics and love - some scientists, authors and journalists will do anything to promote their cause. 19 stories of experts who fooled colleagues, competitors and sometimes the world

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Mirror Mirror

In photography, video and clothing created by artist Eva Tind, artist Sidse Carstens and dress designer Kristina Søndergaard the exhibition manifests a visual liberation of Marilyn Monroe

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Treasures in The Royal Library

Exhibition: Gutenberg’s bible, the notes of philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, the diaries of fairy tale author Hans Christian Andersen and a wide range of other invaluable cultural treasures are immersed in pop art jungle by Russian artist Andrey Bartenev. A new exhibition of the greatest works from the Royal Library's collections.

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Nuevas Historias

Spanish contemporary photography and video art. A barrage of artistic expressions, many shown for the first time in Denmark