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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.
Every weekend from 02.11.24 - 25.11.24 you can experience LIVE ART FOR CHILDREN 2024 – an international performance festival for all ages. The theme is digital media and the creative freedom to create new identities. Twelve international artists present their works and workshops live: Build your own social avatar, get big muscles and be a wrestler, give a famous doll a cosmetic operation, solve a murder mystery, watch the world's most boring show – and much more. See the full program here and the dates in our calendar here.
The artists are: Tim Spooner (UK), Marsian DeLellis (US), Cade and MacAskill (UK), Isaac Nissen (DK), Jörn Burmester (DE/DK), Louise Orwin (UK), Stine Marie Jacobsen (UK/DK), Rosie Gibbens (UK), Boaz Barkan (DK), and Live Art Denmark (DK).
The Christmas atmosphere will fill the workshop throughout December. Here you can design your very own super cool and unique Christmas decorations inspired by the artworks in the museum. Make glittering garlands, braided rainbows, hypno-effect Christmas balls, exploding stars, moss-grown forest lanterns and loving shophouses just to take home or hang on the large, soaring Christmas tree foyer. Between Christmas and New Year, there is a hat workshop where you can design artsy New Year hats and noisy party ornaments. The workshop is open every day during the museum's opening hours.
The sensory room Pool offers a different and fun way into the arts for children and childlike souls. This space is a sensory bath, where it's more about how it feels than what it's all supposed to mean. Pull the curtain aside and step into a colorful universe. Take off your shoes, feel your feet on the floor, swoop into the light and throw yourself into the balls. You may lose your orientation for a while, but go and discover the world from new angles. In Pool you can take an art break and have fun with each other.
Unleash your inner rainbowmaker! Everyone is welcome in the museum's workshop, where big and small can become rainbow makers inspired by ARKEN's fantastic rainbow, which is called Where do we go from here?, created by artist Ugo Rondinone. Together you can design your very special rainbow room with a lot of different materials. The rainbow rooms can become part of the joint exhibition in the workshop or you can bring them home with you. The workshop is open every day and it is free to attend with admission to the museum. On Saturday and Sunday there is an art presenter present from 11:00 — 16:00, who can help with the creations. Children must be in the company of an adult.
ARTstronaut – Rumrejse til den mystiske kunstplanet. ARTstronauterne er en sjov udendørs aktivitet for hele familien. Her leger vi, at ARKEN er vores rumskib, som er landet på ‘’Den mystiske kunstplanet’’, hvor man kan gå på opdagelse blandt museets udendørs værker. Hele vejen rundt om museet ligger der forskellige skulpturer, som skal udforskes med alle sanserne. Gratis udlevering af ARTstronaut-sæt findes i butikken. Her findes forskellige opgaver, som lader børnene opleve værkerne på forskellige kreative måder. Turen tager ca. en halv time og skal foregå i selskab med en voksen. Når turen er slut, afleverer man sættet tilbage i butikken, hvor man modtager sine ARTstronautklistermærker, og herefter kan legen fortsætte i familieværkstedet.
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.
The last weekend of LIVE ART FOR CHILDREN at ARKEN features performances and workshops that focus on beauty ideals and social media. Experience Marsian DeLillis' “Real Doll,” where a media doll gets cosmetic surgery, or join Louise Orwin's workshop where you can build your own social media avatar.
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The last weekend of LIVE ART FOR CHILDREN at ARKEN features performances and workshops that focus on beauty ideals and social media. Experience Marsian DeLillis' “Real Doll,” where a media doll gets cosmetic surgery, or join Louise Orwin's international hit "FAME HUNGRY" – a performance where you battle for likes and fame.
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Join us for the opening of the exhibition Solarstalgia, Julian Charrière's first solo exhibition in Scandinavia. The music program for the evening is curated by Unearth and will feature performances by Elusin (live), Kamixlo and Sgabe. The bar opens at 6:30 p.m., and admission is free throughout the evening.
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Step into the inspiring universe of ARKEN and experience Malte Ebert and an exquisite 3-course menu. Get close to Malte Ebert, whose career is characterized by unpredictability, self-irony and grandiosity.
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Discover Lis Sørensen in the artistic universe of ARKEN with a wonderful 3-course menu. Lis Sørensen's impressive repertoire offers a string of hits from 4 decades as well as exciting new tracks.
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Experience Marie Key in ARKEN's artistic universe with a wonderful 3-course menu. We are proud to present you with Marie Key's acoustic, intimate concert. Marie Keys' sensitive and fragile voice leads us through a cavalcade of musical genres, as well as new and older tracks.
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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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