Swap heavy Christmas meals and long days on the sofa for inspiring experiences at Nikolaj Kunsthal We’re open on most days throughout the Christmas and New Year period, with the following exceptions: 24, 25 and 31 December, and 1 January.
Current, upcoming and previous exhibitions We ongoing present exhibitions of contemporary art across media and formats Photographer Mads Holm Københavns Kommunes logo Current Exhibitions Photographer Mads Holm 28 November 2025 - 11 January 2026 Platform * Ditte Krøyer x Klara Li Scheutz Ditte Krøyer’s exhibition has been made of a landscape – a landscape that it comes from, destroys and creates again 28 August 2025 – 11 January 2026 Cph-Berlin: The Gateway to the World This group show explores Berlin's artistic heyday from the 2000s to today. The exhibition spotlights Copenhagen-based artists who were captivated by Berlin's international scene and the global connections it offered 28 August 2025 – 11 January 2026 Evren Tekinoktay: BOOGIE This autumn, Nikolaj Kunsthal's Upper Gallery will be transformed by visual artist Evren Tekinoktay. His work, deeply rooted in the specific location, is shaped by the tensions and complexities of his multifaceted cultural heritage Upcoming Exhibitions 6 February - 6 April 2026 Copenhagen Pieces II: the Council for Visual Arts 2022-2025 More than 230 works together form a shortcut to contemporary art, acquired over the past four years, including works by Jens Haaning, Apolonia Sokol, Noah Umur Kanber, Tine Bek, and Inuuteq Storch Shoemaker’s Assistant, 1976, performance at De Appel, Amsterdam. Courtesy of Alison Knowles. Photographer Nan Hoover 25 April - 26 July 2026 Alison Knowles: Retrospektiv 1960-2022 The recently deceased US artist Alison Knowles is featured at Nikolaj Kunsthal, where she helped found the Fluxus movement in the early 1960s. The retrospective spans her career from 1960 to 2022 and includes re-enactments of key performances See all previous exhibitions
Shoemaker’s Assistant, 1976, performance at De Appel, Amsterdam. Courtesy of Alison Knowles. Photographer Nan Hoover
