Culture

  • The Lynch Interviews: Fergal O’Byrne

    The Lynch Interviews: Fergal O’Byrne

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    Stuart Lynch

    English-Australian writer and theatre director Stuart Lynch contributes a monthly column titled “The Lynch Interviews”. In this series, he engages with prominent internationals residing in Denmark or Danish individuals with a global perspective. For April, he interviews Irish playwright and writer Fergal O’Byrne, fresh from an acclaimed season of a new English-language play in Copenhagen.

  • Beloved culture house saved from closure

    Beloved culture house saved from closure

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    Christoffer Friis Christensen

    At the beginning of April, it was reported that Kapelvej 44, a popular community house situated in Nørrebro, was at risk of closing due to a loss of municipality funding

  • Danish bravery in the Nanjing Massacre

    Danish bravery in the Nanjing Massacre

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    Christoffer Friis Christensen

    Bernhard Sindberg was a Dane who saved thousands of Chinese during the Nanjing Massacre, one of the darkest episodes of the 20th century. He is often compared to Oskar Schindler. A book has told his story, and a statue in Aarhus commemorates him—yet few people know about his remarkable actions. The Copenhagen Post spoke with Sindberg’s niece, who still remembers her uncle well, to shed light on this seldom-told and incredible story

  • From Nazi occupation to freedom: Denmark marks 80 years of liberation

    From Nazi occupation to freedom: Denmark marks 80 years of liberation

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    Christina Kronback

    The 4th and 5th of May are about more than remembering the past. The candles in the windows, the ceremonies, and the quiet moments of reflection remind the Danes of the values that helped them through the war: solidarity, courage, and hope

  • How a Chinese movie changed animation history: the phenomenon of Ne Zha 2, explained

    How a Chinese movie changed animation history: the phenomenon of Ne Zha 2, explained

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    The animated film was released in January 2025 in China and has already become the highest-grossing animated movie in history, as well as the fifth highest-grossing film of all time. It is in Danish cinemas these very days

  • Jazz meets the plate: A new venue opens in Copenhagen’s city center

    Jazz meets the plate: A new venue opens in Copenhagen’s city center

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    Seljan Zeynalli

    A new Copenhagen venue, Epicurus, brings back long-lost jazz residencies—this time with Michelin-level dining and Gatsby-style elegance

  • Tunø: An island running out of time

    Tunø: An island running out of time

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    Ida Ovesson, Ross Billison, and Aishwarya Jagani

    The island of Tunø harbors a community of 74 adults and one child. There are no cars and only one connection to the rest of the world. Now, climate change threatens it

  • Volunteer Night 2025: when volunteering rhymes with integrating

    Volunteer Night 2025: when volunteering rhymes with integrating

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    Julie Llopes

    On Wednesday, April 30, from 17:00 to 20:00, Studenterhuset will host Volunteer Night 2025, a free event organized by the organization International House Copenhagen, which goal is to ease the relocation process for newcomers in Denmark

  • 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 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.”