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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.
ARTstronaut – Space journey to the mysterious art planet. The ARTstronauts is a fun outdoor activity for the whole family. We pretend that ARKEN is our spaceship, that has landed on ''The Mysterious Art Planet'', where you can explore the museum's outdoor art works. All around the museum there are various sculptures that can be explored with all the senses. You will be given an ARTstronaut kit in the shop. There are different tasks that allow the children to experience the works in creative ways. The trip takes about half an hour and must be accompanied by an adult. When the trip is over, you return the kit to the shop, where you receive your ARTstronaut stickers, and then the playing can continue in the family workshop.
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.
Everyone is welcome in the museum's workshop - a space inspired by the exhibition Anish Kapoor — Unseen. Here, young and old can add shapes and colors to their impressions from the exhibition and create sculptures in red and black materials. The sculptures can be brought home or become part of the community works that will grow during the exhibition. The workshop is open every day. The workshop is staffed on Saturday and Sunday from 11am - 4pm to help children and adults with the creations. Children must be in the company of an adult.
Experience the magic of film with ARKEN x BUSTER! Once again ARKEN and the children's film festival BUSTER present an exciting film program where art and film merge. After the film you can visit our creative workshop, inspired by Anish Kapoor — Unseen, and create sculptures in red and black materials. Read more about the films and buy tickets to Linda and the big chicken hunt 28.09.24 and Dounia in the High North 29.09.24 via ARKEN's calendar here on the website. Welcome to a day filled with movies and creativity!
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.
Who is Anish Kapoor and what will he tell us through his works? Come to an inspector's lecture about the artist, who has had a 40-year career, from which ARKEN shows selections. Hear about how the exhibition takes the form of a total intervention in architecture, which challenges and changes the habitual way around the house — and which paves the way for new ways to see and experience the works and spaces.
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Family trip in Strandparken filled with natural magic, fun art experiences, high sky and delicious long table lunch at ARKEN.
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Discover Ursula Reuter Christiansen in conversation with senior curator Dorthe Juul Rugaard. For six decades, Reuter Christiansen has been one of the most significant artists on the Danish art scene, and today she stands on the threshold of an international breakthrough. In a solo exhibition at ARKEN, she presents 7 large installations that bring together early and completely new works — ranging from painting to sculpture and film.
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Experience ARKEN's exhibitions and selected works in a new way through drawing exercises where everyone can participate. We will draw on different types of paper with pencil, crayon, graphite - depending on what suits the subject. The workshop provides a good entrance to understand and sense the art in the galleries.
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Oplev filmens magi med ARKEN x BUSTER! Igen i år præsenterer ARKEN og børnefilmfestivalen BUSTER et spændende filmprogram, hvor kunst og film smelter sammen.
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From Canon to Community, building Tate Modern's Global Collection with former Director of Collections and Director of Tate Modern, Frances Morris, who led the work to create a global and interdisciplinary collection for 21st century audiences in London.
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