Photo: ARKEN
The museum's activities open up new and different paths into art at child height and guarantee community and togetherness for the whole family. You can read more about the various offers here.
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.
Imagine that ARKEN is underwater and that fish, prawns, sea lice and other sea creatures could also visit the museum. How would they experience the place? In ARKEN’s workshop, you can make your own mask depicting a sea creature. Wearing the mask, you can explore SUPERFLEX’s exhibition Come Hell or High Water and experience an underwater world – seen through your sea creature’s perspective. Where is a good place to live? Where can you hide? You might even meet other sea creatures along the way.
The workshop is open during the museum’s opening hours, and everyone is welcome.
.jpg)
The exhibition 55.6° North – Arken's Collection is full of cracks and openings that allow you to enter and exit ‘the Nordic’ and in ARKEN’s new public workshop studio, you can give shape to your thoughts and experiences. What does the Nordic region mean to you? Your own perspective is the focal point when you experience the art and let it spark your thoughts. Your everyday life and reality – regardless of latitude.
55.6° North Studio is open to everyone during the museum's opening hours. Participation is free with admission to the museum.
Art is fun – even for children! That’s why ARKEN is opening its doors to early risers as early as 9 am. Have lots of fun with art as ARKEN Kids takes over the museum on the children’s terms. Get the adults to look after your shoes whilst you jump around in the giant bouncy castles Bright Future I + II created by artist Esben Weile Kjær or take a ‘swim’ in POOL. They can also help carry the equipment case on the ARTstronaut expedition in the sculpture park. Take them to the exhibitions, where you can explore a sunken ship underwater and make your very own sea creature mask, so you can have a chat with the fish about what it’s like to live beneath the sea’s surface.
ARKEN Kids runs every weekend and during all school holidays from 9am to 12pm. During the summer holidays, it runs every weekend. Please note: from 30 May 2026, ARKEN Kids’ opening hours will change to 10 am–1 pm.
Children can now get their own ARKEN KIDS annual pass. With this annual pass, the child can bring an adult of their choice for free for a whole year. Among other things, you can experience ARKEN Kids – the children's takeover of the museum – every weekend from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and during all school holidays. An ARKEN Kids card costs DKK 395 and gives free admission for one adult per visit with the cardholder in tow. Membership can only be purchased at the museum.
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.
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.
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 for 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.
THIRD SPACE is ARKEN's new meeting place and cultural community for and by young people, where they can meet, create and participate in activities such as concerts, workshops and performances - or hang out and find new communities. THIRD SPACE is created by artist Henrik Plenge Jakobsen in collaboration with local young people. Take a trip to the sculpture park and experience the work - feel the raw concrete under your feet, crawl into the large pipes or imagine the work as a large stage you can perform on.
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.
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.
Experience Denmark’s rock mama, Sanne Salomonsen, and some of her iconic songs, including “Kærligheden kalder,” “Voodoo,” and “Den lille løgn.”
+ Find out more
Bring your friends along and try a handful of fun activities at Third Space City. There’s painting, graffiti, and henna for those who love colorful experiences. There’s a lyric workshop for the musical ones and panna for the football enthusiasts.
+ Find out more
ARKEN is opening a new, imaginative exhibition universe created by the world-renowned Danish artist Thomas Dambo.
+ Find out more
Young talents exhibit at ARKEN on the occasion of Kørner’s Art Competition. The exhibition presents selected works by talented visual arts and design students from upper secondary schools across the country.
+ Find out more.jpg)
Anders Matthesen is currently developing new stand-up material – and new jokes are constantly being added. Now you get a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes as Anders Matthesen takes the stage at Arken, playing with ideas, testing new punchlines, and improvising with the audience as his honest barometer of laughter.
+ Find out moreAnders Matthesen is currently developing new stand-up material – and new jokes are constantly being added. Now you get a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes as Anders Matthesen takes the stage at Arken, playing with ideas, testing new punchlines, and improvising with the audience as his honest barometer of laughter.
+ Find out moreUnge talenter udstiller på ARKEN i anledning af Kørners Kunstkonkurrence. Udstillingen viser udvalgte værker af talentfulde billedkunst- og designelever fra ungdomsuddannelser over hele landet.
+ Find out moreAnders Matthesen is currently developing new stand-up material – and new jokes are constantly being added. Now you get a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes as Anders Matthesen takes the stage at Arken, playing with ideas, testing new punchlines, and improvising with the audience as his honest barometer of laughter.
+ Find out more.jpg)
Grab your friends and join a unique drawing workshop with the artist Frederik Næblerød, where you’ll create your own works on paper using crayons, oil pastels, and colored pencils. It will be a large-scale workshop where you and your friends can create together with others – while enjoying the atmosphere in “The Botanical Garden” (Detlefs Hall), which Frederik Næblerød has decorated from floor to ceiling.
+ Find out more
Look forward to an evening where the boundaries of reality are challenged and magic is given free rein throughout the museum.
+ Find out more
Jung ignited a flash in Danish music — a light that continues to grow. From “Blitz, Baby” and “Jeg Skal Nok Vente” to “Forfra Forbundet,” their songs weave emotion into powerful sing-alongs.
+ Find out more
Arken invites children and adults to take part in the Beach Laboratory at Ishøj Beach Park. This year’s theme is: Long Table Feast – Set the Table!
+ Find out moreArken inviterer børn og voksne til at deltage i Strandlaboratoriet ved Ishøj Strandpark: Kom og vær med til at skabe en langbordsmiddag med naturens materialer og genstande til ære for alle arter som middagsgæster.
+ Find out moreAnders Matthesen is currently developing new stand-up material – and new jokes are constantly being added. Now you get a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes as Anders Matthesen takes the stage at Arken, playing with ideas, testing new punchlines, and improvising with the audience as his honest barometer of laughter.
+ Find out moreAnders Matthesen is currently developing new stand-up material – and new jokes are constantly being added. Now you get a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes as Anders Matthesen takes the stage at Arken, playing with ideas, testing new punchlines, and improvising with the audience as his honest barometer of laughter.
+ Find out more
Sebastian er en af Danmarks mest folkekære kunstnere, og hans sange har fulgt os gennem generationer. Med klassikere som “Når lyset bryder frem”, “Måske ku’ vi” og “Du er ikke alene” rammer hans stærke fortællinger lige i hjertet. Oplev en særlig aften og glædeligt genhør med Sebastian live på ARKEN.
+ Find out moreAnders Matthesen is currently developing new stand-up material – and new jokes are constantly being added. Now you get a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes as Anders Matthesen takes the stage at Arken, playing with ideas, testing new punchlines, and improvising with the audience as his honest barometer of laughter.
+ Find out moreAnders Matthesen is currently developing new stand-up material – and new jokes are constantly being added. Now you get a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes as Anders Matthesen takes the stage at Arken, playing with ideas, testing new punchlines, and improvising with the audience as his honest barometer of laughter.
+ Find out moreAnders Matthesen is currently developing new stand-up material – and new jokes are constantly being added. Now you get a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes as Anders Matthesen takes the stage at Arken, playing with ideas, testing new punchlines, and improvising with the audience as his honest barometer of laughter.
+ Find out more
Experience Dorthe Gerlach and Pernille Rosendahl in wonderful harmony at an intimate acoustic concert at ARKEN. A magical evening where they share stories, interpret their own songs, and create new music together.
+ Find out more.jpg)
Lis Sørensen has long been one of Denmark’s most beloved voices. Following great success on Toppen af Poppen and a summer tour with AnneSanneLis, she is now back on stage with her own orchestra. Experience a nostalgic return to classics such as “Fuld af Nattens Stjerner”, “Tæt på Ækvator” and “Mine Øjne De Skal Se” and an evening where both new and old memories are sure to fill the room.
+ Find out more
ARKEN presents the first grand solo exhibition in Denmark by the Norwegian born Danish artist Ann Lislegaard
+ Find out moreAnders Matthesen is currently developing new stand-up material – and new jokes are constantly being added. Now you get a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes as Anders Matthesen takes the stage at Arken, playing with ideas, testing new punchlines, and improvising with the audience as his honest barometer of laughter.
+ Find out moreAnders Matthesen is currently developing new stand-up material – and new jokes are constantly being added. Now you get a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes as Anders Matthesen takes the stage at Arken, playing with ideas, testing new punchlines, and improvising with the audience as his honest barometer of laughter.
+ Find out more
Burhan G is one of Denmark’s most popular pop and R&B artists and has, over the years, delivered a long line of hits that many Danes can sing along to. With songs such as “Jeg’ i live,” “Karma,” “Kalder mig hjem,” and “Din for evigt,” he is known for his powerful voice, strong stage presence, and catchy melodies. Look forward to a special evening with Burhan G live at ARKEN.
+ Find out more
In a personal and honest concert, Jada takes to the stage at ARKEN in an acoustic format. In short time Jada has established herself as one of the biggest pop stars on the Danish music industry, touching the hearts of many Danes and earning praise from both Danish and international critics.
+ Find out more
Alberte Winding’s unique voice as a singer and songwriter has always been marked by intimacy and humanity.
+ Find out more