Art & Culture

  • The international who shaped Copenhagen

    The international who shaped Copenhagen

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    Anna Maria Indrio is one of the most important architects in Denmark, having contributed to shaping Copenhagen into what it is today. Among her best-known projects are the extension of SMK and Arken, as well as the Natural History Museum and the Darwin Centre in London. She moved here 60 years ago, when “Copenhagen was gray and dormant. Predictions suggested it would become depopulated. But putting people at the center changed everything,” she said

  • New exhibition at Danish Architecture Center focuses on recycling and reuse in architecture

    New exhibition at Danish Architecture Center focuses on recycling and reuse in architecture

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    The successful exhibition Water is Coming closed a few weeks ago, and a new one is taking its place. The upcoming exhibition will showcase how architecture can look to the future, in the very traditional Danish way of envisioning it: not just beautiful, but also functional. The permanent exhibition So Danes! will remain in place.

  • Design That Endures: 10 Scandinavian Icons Who Shaped the Way We Live

    Design That Endures: 10 Scandinavian Icons Who Shaped the Way We Live

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  • Who said reading has to be a lonely activity? The Social Reading Club in Aarhus

    Who said reading has to be a lonely activity? The Social Reading Club in Aarhus

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    Roberta Cojocaru

    The Social Reading Club in Aarhus is an event where people come together to read their own books. It’s not a regular book club – you don’t need to read the same book or talk about it. It’s “just” about reading in a cozy, social space

  • Dancing with words

    Dancing with words

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    Dave Wood

    The Copenhagen Post speaks to Arina Trostyanetskaya, a trained Russian dancer who has found a new artistic outlet- hosting a popular Copenhagen poetry open mic

  • Season openings tomorrow at Tivoli Gardens and next Thursday at Bakken

    Season openings tomorrow at Tivoli Gardens and next Thursday at Bakken

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    Seljan Zeynalli

    Denmark’s two amusement parks, Tivoli Gardens and Bakken, reopen their gates for the 2025 season with attractions, live concerts, and family-friendly ticket options. Tivoli introduces shows, while Bakken continues to offer free entry and ride packages for all ages

  • Michelangelo & the legacy of perfection and imperfection

    Michelangelo & the legacy of perfection and imperfection

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    Dave Wood

    Utilising both old and new technologies, SMK brings together the most comprehensive display of Michelangelo Buonarotti’s sculptural work seen in 150 years

  • The Lynch Interviews: Dina Rosenmeier

    The Lynch Interviews: Dina Rosenmeier

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    Stuart Lynch

    Stuart Lynch is a writer, theatre director, and Butoh Dancer and, since the late 90s, a prominent figure in Danish dance, theatre, and performance. For The Copenhagen Post, he writes The Lynch Interviews. In this one, he sits down with actor Dina Rosenmeier, currently the lead in the production ‘Grounded’ at Literaturhaus, Copenhagen.

  • New Danish-led report warns of possible climate catastrophe within the century

    New Danish-led report warns of possible climate catastrophe within the century

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    Christoffer Friis Christensen

    A new report released last week by a research group consisting of numerous top climatologists paints a frightful picture of the possible future of the world’s water levels. The report furthermore criticises the UN climate panel IPCC’s reports of the climate risks the earth is facing

  • Danish and International stars ready to rock Tivoli on Friday nights

    Danish and International stars ready to rock Tivoli on Friday nights

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    The Copenhagen Post

  • International bookstore turned to community hub

    International bookstore turned to community hub

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    Christoffer Friis Christensen

    Books and Company has been in Hellerup for 16 years. It was opened by Isabella, who returned to Denmark after a long time abroad, being an international herself. “This is where I learned that many internationals in Denmark were interested in a sort of sanctuary, a place where they didn’t feel like outsiders—as non-Danes can often feel in Copenhagen.”

  • Documentary reveals drug culture of the Royal Life Guards

    Documentary reveals drug culture of the Royal Life Guards

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    Benedicte Vagner

    The Royal Life Guards have faced criticism after the release of a new TV2 documentary, revealing the strong drug and party culture that goes on behind the scenes.