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There is always something fun to do for children and their families. The workshop is open throughout the museum's opening hours. Here you can examine the themes of the current exhibitions and unfold your shared experiences. There are also many fun activities that open up new ways of experiencing the art for the whole family. Children enter the museum for free.
Unleash your inner rainbow maker! Everyone is welcome in the museum's workshop, where young and old alike can become rainbow makers inspired by the great rainbow work Where do we go from here? by artist Ugo Rondinone. Together you can design your very own rainbow room with a variety of materials. You can put mirrors on the walls of the room to mirror the room design and create a unique experience. The rainbow rooms can be taken home or become part of the shared exhibition in the workshop.
The workshop is open every day and is free to attend with admission to the museum. On Saturday and Sunday, an art host will be present from 11:00-16:00 to help with the creations. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
If you need a break from art, take a sensory bath in Pool, which is a different and fun way into art for children and the young at heart. Take off your shoes and throw yourself into the balls in the colourful universe. You might lose your bearings for a while but give in and discover the world from new angles.
Frederik Næblerød has moved his studio into the museum - with art materials, sofas, music and plants. Here you are invited to work in the studio at the audience tables and the audience wall, where there is paper and materials. Take a walk through Næblerød's exhibition All Walks of Life and find inspiration to try out artistic processes and techniques in the studio afterwards.
Pssst, Frederik Næblerød will be working occasionally in the studio, so you might be lucky enough to experience and feel the energy, with which he creates his works.
Digging holes and building mountains is an ancient game that is eternally fascinating - sand can be reused endlessly! ARKEN invites everyone to participate in the HOLE & MOUNTAIN Beach Lab in Ishøj Strandpark. In the Beach Lab we will experiment with new landscapes and places. You'll be given the name of a place that you'll create by digging deep, building high and shaping & sensing everything in between. Your most important tools are shovels, buckets, hands, feet, eyes, ears, ideas and community. Together we will create a huge exhibition of amazing landscapes. Bring your shovels and buckets! HUL & BJERG is a collaboration with artist Rune Fjord.
Find Strandlaboratoriet in Ishøj Strandpark at ARKEN on Saturday and Sunday 14-15 June 2025 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It's free to participate and everyone is welcome!
Take the family on an ARTstronaut tour in the Sculpture Park. We'll pretend that ARKEN is our spaceship that has landed on ‘The Mysterious Art Planet’, where you can explore all the mysterious sculptures with all your senses.
You can borrow a free ARTstronaut kit in the museum shop. The tour takes about half an hour and must be accompanied by an adult. At the end of the tour, return the kit and get your own ARTstronaut sticker.
Combine your visit to the museum with a walk in the fresh air in the Sculpture Park around the museum or down to the beach. Can you find the rocking horse, the prehistoric dagger tails or the house with the floating floor? Some sculptures might make you look at your surroundings with new eyes, others invite you to play. There are sculptures that you can crawl on or rest on, move into or reflect in.
You can borrow a trolley from the shop so that the little ones can come along too.
Take a family swing ride and fly high into the sky on SUPERFLEX' One, Two, Three, Swing!. Feel how the swings transform into a human pendulum where the energy is exchanged into a shared movement. Swings are usually designed for one person, but here you can sit three people and swing up and down together.
The installation with the large connected swings was first shown in the large turbine hall at Tate Modern in 2017.
Children of all ages are welcome everywhere at ARKEN, including in the café of course, where we offer healthy, classic children's favourites.
ARKEN has free parking. It is also free to bring bicycles on the S-train, and the bike ride from Ishøj Station (2.6 km) to the museum is an experience in itself — the red, dancing lampposts by Jeppe Hein light the way to the museum.
Come and see the football jersey from back when dad was a boy – and experience firsthand how the football jersey has evolved as a reflection of its time. A football jersey is much more than a player’s uniform – it is a symbol of community and club identity.
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On Wednesday, May 7 at 6:30 PM, you can experience the second leg of the Danish Cup semi-final between Silkeborg IF and Brøndby IF in unique surroundings at ARKEN Museum of Contemporary Art.
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Take part in a unique sculpture workshop with artist Frederik Næblerød, where you will learn how to make sculptures out of clay. Under Frederik Næblerød's personal guidance, you will learn his techniques and methods while exploring your own creative side.
+ Find out moreTake part in a unique sculpture workshop with artist Frederik Næblerød, where you will learn how to make sculptures out of clay. Frederik Næblerød will personally guide you through the process and share his techniques, methods and materials. The workshop also includes a glass of wine.
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The third exhibition in ARKEN's trilogy NATURE FUTURE will be an exhibition with the French artist Marguerite Humeau (b.1986) in collaboration with the Helsinki Art Museum. It marks Marguerite Humeau's first solo exhibition in Scandinavia, and will feature both recent and older organic and sculptural works brought to life through light and sound.
+ Find out moreAt grave huller og bygge bjerge er en urgammel leg, som er evigtfascinerende – sand kan genbruges uendeligt! ARKEN inviterer børnefamilier tilat deltage i Strandlaboratoriet HUL & BJERG i Ishøj Strandpark.
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Experience JADA on ARKEN, where music, art and gastronomy merge into an unforgettable evening with a delicious 3-course menu. With its big pop ballads and soulful R&B in a short time, JADA has established herself as one of the biggest pop stars on the Danish music scene.
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Experience Jens Jacob Tychsen in the artistic universe of ARKEN with lunch plate and cake. With the prospect of the 10th and final season of the TV2 series Badehotellet, you now have the opportunity to experience an amazing afternoon in the company of Jens Jacob Tychsen, also known as Mr. Weyse.
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We welcome you to ARKEN for an unforgettable evening with Tim Christensen and an exquisite 3-course menu. Tim Christensen is one of the most prominent figures in recent Danish rock history - first as the frontman of one of the biggest bands of the 1990s in Denmark, Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, and then as a successful solo artist.
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Take part in a unique drawing workshop with artist Frederik Næblerød, where you will learn how to draw your own self-portrait with charcoal. Frederik Næblerød will personally guide you through the process and share his techniques, methods and materials as you explore your creative side.
+ Find out moreTake part in a unique drawing workshop with artist Frederik Næblerød, where you will learn how to draw your own self-portrait with charcoal. Frederik Næblerød will personally guide you through the process and share his techniques, methods and materials as you explore your creative side. The workshop also includes a glass of wine.
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Experience the two amazing singers, Dorthe Gerlach and Pernille Rosendahl, on a magical evening where stories must be told, songs must be interpreted and new music will emerge.
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Kenneth Rasmussen (b.1972) is a self-taught artist known to many Danes from DR's documentary series 'The Originals'. He lives and works in Randers and is affiliated with Bifrost, an artist workshop for artists with special needs. Kenneth Rasmussen has previously had a solo exhibition at Randers Kunstmuseum (2022) as well as exhibited in numerous museums and exhibition venues in Sweden, France, Australia, New York, Japan and Germany, among others.
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Soirée Musique aux Chandelles is a magical and unique experience! An experience in enchanting settings with thousands of candles, all while the string trio performs great classical compositions and works.
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Anders Blichfeldt is not only the lead singer and guitarist for the cult band Big Fat Snake and composer for several of the group's tracks. Discover tracks like “Bonsoir Madam”, “No Peace Like In Heaven” and maybe we'll get an interpretation or two from Top of the Poppen.
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In May 2025, ARKEN will present an ambitious exhibition with the French artist Marguerite Humeau (b. 1986). The exhibition invites visitors into an immersive, resonant world where Humeau’s organic, sculptural works are brought to life through light and sound. Like a giant musical instrument, the works in the exhibition resonate and connect across times and places, vibrating with the rhythms of different worlds.
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Discover Denmark's rock mama, Sanne Salomonsen, and her amazing tracks like, “Love Calls”, “Voodo” and “Den små lygn”.
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