Culture Night at the National Gallery of Denmark
Mysteries, hidden stories, and 700 years of art. Go behind the scenes when we invite you to Culture Night at SMK – The National Gallery of Denmark. Step into SMK after regular closing hours and explore the many mysteries and stories that lie beneath the surface. Join a guided tour around the building’s secret corridors with one of the museum’s guards, who shares incredible stories from World War II. Or join when one of the museum's art guides puts the art collection under a magnifying glass and hunts for traces of historical fires. You can also take a family guide and explore the art collection’s hidden stories on your own. Or immerse yourself in the creative workshop, where we conjure up colorful motifs from a hidden painting.
Associated events
Guided tour: Coded Language and Soundproof Rooms
Join museum guard Bent Ring-Madsen on a very special tour through SMK’s hidden corridors, filled with incredible stories from World War II. Listen as he reveals how the museum guards at SMK collaborated with the resistance movement, using coded language and soundproof basement rooms. Pick up your ticket at the SMK Shop on the day. (DANISH)
Guided tour: Art in Flames (Danish)
Take a tour through the museum’s large art collection as SMK’s art educator Mads Lerche Laursen zooms in on traces of past historical fires and heroic rescue missions. (In Danish)
Guided tour: Art in Flames (English)
Take a tour through the museum’s large art collection as SMK’s art educator Mads Lerche Laursen zooms in on traces of past historical fires and heroic rescue missions. (In English)
Family tour: Does Art Have Secrets? (Danish)
Join SMK’s art guide as we hunt for the hidden stories within the museum’s art collection – from a child’s perspective. Come along as we focus on stories in the art that can’t be spotted with the naked eye. The tour begins with a brief introduction to the National Gallery's history. (In Danish)
Family tour: Does Art Have Secrets? (English)
Join SMK’s art guide as we hunt for the hidden stories within the museum’s art collection – from a child’s perspective. Come along as we focus on stories in the art that can’t be spotted with the naked eye. The tour begins with a brief introduction to the National Gallery's history. (In English)
Guided tour: Does Art Have Secrets? (Danish)
Join SMK’s art guide as we hunt for the hidden stories within the museum’s art collection and focus on stories in the art that can’t be spotted with the naked eye. The guided tour begins with a brief introduction to the National Gallery's history. (In Danish)
Guided tour: Does Art Have Secrets? (English)
Join SMK’s art guide as we hunt for the hidden stories within the museum’s art collection and focus on stories in the art that can’t be spotted with the naked eye. The guided tour begins with a brief introduction to the National Gallery's history. (In English)
Family Guide: Does Art Have Secrets?
Grab a family guide and explore hidden stories in the museum's art collection on your own. Channel your inner detective and discover stories in the art that you can't spot with the naked eye. (Find the family guides at the main entrance in the Lobby)
Creative Workshop: Hidden Motifs
Let your imagination run wild in tonight’s workshop, as we scrape colorful motifs from a hidden painting. Together with SMK’s workshop artists, we scratch away at the paint and explore the colors and motifs that emerge from beneath the surface.
Tonight’s Soundtrack: Sofie Birch
All evening, immerse yourself in a dreamy and enchanting soundscape of ambient tones selected by sound artist Sofie Birch, who has tailored a mix of vinyl records and her own sound recordings especially for Culture Night at SMK.
Film Screening: Crash Course in SMK
Sit back in the cinema seat and learn the story of Denmark's National Gallery – from the kings' collection to the people's narrative.