
Basquiat - Headstrong
Until May 17
Major Basquiat show focused on his rare head drawings on paper.
6 museums · 14 exhibitions on now · 8 coming soon
Copenhagen is a small capital that consistently outperforms its size as an art city, with a museum infrastructure shaped by a Nordic sensibility that takes design and aesthetics seriously.

Until May 17
Major Basquiat show focused on his rare head drawings on paper.

Until Nov 29
Technical research reveals hidden layers in a key Degas ballet painting.

Until Dec 6
Gauguin’s collection meets Yuki Kihara’s critical contemporary response.
Ending SoonUntil Apr 19
Group show on art, AI, and emotional life in technological futures.

Until Apr 26
Large-scale knitted, ceramic, and print works on norm and belonging.

Until May 17
Architecture exhibition linking memory, landscape, and future design.

Until May 31
Alia Farid links Gulf histories, extraction, and protective forms.

Until Jul 26
Alia Farid links Gulf ecologies, oil economies, and spiritual histories.

Until Aug 16
Monumental textile collages foreground Roma women, memory, and community.

Until Aug 16
Major SMK survey of Anna Thommesen’s abstract woven tapestries.

Until Aug 30
Nordic contemporary collection show on identity, climate, and geopolitics.

Until Sep 6
A major Sophie Calle survey of text-image works and new series.

Until Feb 21, 2027
Immersive architecture installation inspired by forest shelter and play.

Until Jun 1, 2030
Outdoor sculpture trail around ARKEN’s coastal landscape.
Coming SoonStarting Apr 11
Open-call survey of emerging contemporary practices across disciplines.
Coming SoonStarting May 29
MFA degree show presenting the next generation of artists.
Coming SoonStarting Jun 26
Nordic fashion-art exhibition on ritual, identity, and transformation.
Coming SoonStarting Jun 11
Summer exhibition on Freud’s drawing-to-painting process and portraits.
Coming SoonStarting May 24
Thomas Dambo’s recycled monumental works invite play and activism.
Coming SoonStarting Jun 5
Largest Scandinavian survey of Camille Henrot across media.
Coming SoonStarting Sep 11
Group show on belonging, Kalaallit Nunaat, and self-determined narratives.
Coming SoonStarting May 7
SUPERFLEX turns ARKEN into a submerged ark for all species.

Until May 17
Major Basquiat show focused on his rare head drawings on paper.

Until Nov 29
Technical research reveals hidden layers in a key Degas ballet painting.

Until Dec 6
Gauguin’s collection meets Yuki Kihara’s critical contemporary response.
Coming SoonStarting Jun 11
Summer exhibition on Freud’s drawing-to-painting process and portraits.
ARKEN Museum of Modern Art
Ishøj near Copenhagen
Copenhagen Contemporary
Refshaleøen, Copenhagen
Kunsthal Charlottenborg
Nyhavn, Copenhagen
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Humlebæk near Copenhagen
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
City Center, Copenhagen
SMK – Statens Museum for Kunst
Indre By, Copenhagen