In addition to the museum's mission to exhibit contemporary art, ARKEN is also committed to placing contemporary art in an art-historical framework and approaching the classical material from a new perspective.
The museum shows exhibitions with the greatest, Modernist artists alongside exhibitions of contemporary art - from the new, young talents to household names. The exhibitions are of international standard and are often subject to research. ARKEN collaborates on a continuous basis with a number of foreign museums.
ARKEN has presented exhibitions such as Duane Hanson - Sculptures of the American Dream (2007), Chagall's World of Love (2005-06), Picasso - For all Times (2004), John Bock - Klynken i knæk (2003), Asger Jorn (2002-03), Echoes of the Scream (Edvard Munch and followers) (2001), Man - Body in Art from 1950-2000 (2000), Robert Smithson (1999-2000), Christian Boltanski - Disappearance (1998-99) and COBRA 50 Years (1998). Read more about past exhibitions on ARKEN here