Exhibition8 June 2020 - 7 August 2021Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave ExhibitionA journey into the creative and complex world of musician, storyteller and cultural icon Nick Cave
Photo Exhibition7 March 2020 - 18 September 2020Danish Press Photo of The Year 2019For the 11th year in a row, The Royal Danish Library will be hosting the display of the most formidable snapshot of the year.
Exhibition20 September 2019 - 18 January 2020Circle BreakerSculptor/photographer Sophia Kalkau and author Ursula Andkjær Olsen
Exhibition14 June 2019 - 11 January 2020Finding Beauty The pioneer of Danish Art Photography, Keld Helmer-Petersen
Photo Exhibition10 June 2019 - 14 December 2019Trine Søndergaard: WORKSFUTURE EXHIBITION: Landscapes and mirrors of recollection, hushed internal spaces, and women’s tasks and roles through history. The photographs in Trine Søndergaard’s exhibition WORKS allow us to see the invisible.
Photo Exhibition2 March 2019 - 17 August 2019Danish Press Photo of The Year 2018For the 10th year in a row, The Royal Danish Library will be hosting the display of the most formidable snapshot of the year.
Exhibition14 April 2018 - 2 February 2019Gaza WorksDaily life in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of last decade
Cartoon Art Exhibition30 May 2017 - 29 September 2017International Cartoon Award: CommunicationA selection of the cartoons submitted in this year's Niels Bugge Cartoon Award
Exhibition19 May 2017 - 3 February 2018Blind spots. Images of the Danish West Indies colonyA large exhibition about the visual cultural history of the three islands
Exhibition25 November 2016 - 13 January 2017In Circular TangleA new work of art, specially made for the Octagonal Showcase
Exhibition4 November 2016 - 19 November 2016Zven 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.
Exhibition30 September 2016 - 11 March 2017OPSLAG NEDSLAG - Danish Artists' BooksSee the artists' books and other works by Per Kirkeby, Asger Jorn and Tal R among others.
Cartoon Art Exhibition26 August 2016 - 19 November 2016TANKESTREGERClaus Seidel: 50 years of illustrations
Cartoon Art Exhibition20 June 2016 - 13 August 2016UtopiaThe best of the international Niels Bugge Cartoon Award.
Exhibition16 June 2016 - 15 August 2015The Year’s Best Bookwork 2016The Year's Best Bookwork 2016 displays what is most excellent and innovative on offer within contemporary Danish book design
Exhibition16 June 2016 - 15 August 2015The Year’s Best Bookwork 2018FREE ADMISSION - Excellent and innovative examples of contemporary Danish book design
Photo Exhibition30 April 2016 - 31 January 2017Julie Boserup and Søren Lose: We built a houseNew 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.
Photo Exhibition5 March 2016 - 16 April 2016Press Photo of the Year 2015Each 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.
Photo Exhibition22 May 2015 - 31 January 2016Joakim Eskildsen: A world I can believe inClassic documentary photograhpy and seven photographic book projects
??? arrangementtype. ???Saturday 1 November 2014 at 10:00Cooper & Gorfer: The Weather DiariesPhotographs by the American/Austrian artist duo Cooper & Gorfer
Exhibition4 September 2014 - 31 January 2015Lay Down Your ArmsThe 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.
Exhibition3 May 2014 - 26 July 2014101 Danish Poets - a Flight in Pen and InkpotExhibition: 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.
??? arrangementtype. ???Friday 4 October 2013 at 10:01Barbara ProbstDen tyske fotograf Barbara Probst udfordrer fotografiets status som sandhedsvidne. Hendes fotokunst er inde og røre ved det meste fundamentale ved fotografiet som medie.
Exhibition13 June 2013 - 7 September 2013Book Art & Art on BooksA double tribute to the beautiful book and the exquisite craftsmanship behind its making
Exhibition23 April 2013 - 19 October 2013The Original KierkegaardFrom 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
Exhibition12 October 2012 - 9 February 2013Edward Steichen A multi-facetted portrait of one of photography’s early front runners – the famous and controversial photographer Edward Steichen
Exhibition6 October 2012 - 16 March 2013UNBELIEVABLEScientific 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
Exhibition10 August 2012 - 20 October 2012Mirror 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
Exhibition9 May 2012 - 28 November 2015Treasures in The Royal LibraryExhibition: 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.
Exhibition8 October 2010 - 22 January 2011Nuevas HistoriasSpanish contemporary photography and video art. A barrage of artistic expressions, many shown for the first time in Denmark
