News from the museum

MUSEUM DIRECTOR ANNE-LOUISE SOMMER SERVES AS JUROR AT LE FRENCH DESIGN 100 AWARDS IN PARIS

April 17, 2026

The Director of Designmuseum Danmark, Anne-Louise Sommer, has recently served as a juror at the Le French Design 100 Awards in Paris, an international recognition of the most visionary forces in contemporary design.

MASTERWORKS FROM THE COLLECTION ON LOAN

April 16, 2026

Several woven works from Designmuseum Denmark’s collection are currently on loan to two Danish museums, where related yet distinct exhibitions focus on tapestry and weaving. Here, visitors can encounter the works, their histories and their continued relevance.

100 years of Verner Panton

February 26, 2026 

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Verner Panton’s birth, Designmuseum Danmark celebrates one of the most uncompromising figures in Danish design history. Throughout 2026, visitors are invited into Panton’s colorful universe, where the boundaries between art, furniture, and architecture are blurred.

Reduced admission in January

December 15, 2025

Between January 2 and 15, 2026, Designmuseum Danmark can be visited at a reduced admission price, as the museum is in the process of installing new exhibitions.

TRYKKRAFT AWARDED BY THE DANISH ARTS FOUNDATION’S COMMITTEE

December 5, 2025

Designmuseum Danmark’s exhibition The Power of Print has been awarded by Statens Kunstfonds Legatudvalg for Kunsthåndværk og Design (the Danish Arts Foundation’s Committee for Crafts and Design), which each year selects works of particular artistic relevance to contemporary society. The award draws attention to a craft that has long stood in the shadow of more canonised design traditions, yet has left a lasting imprint on Danish design history.

Veronica Hodges’ artwork ‘The Golden Sky’ has taken new shape

November 13, 2025

Artist Veronica Hodges has created ‘The Golden Sky’ in collaboration with Designmuseum Danmark and its visitors. The collective artwork has taken new shape and forms part of the museum’s future program, Planet A.

FREE ENTRANCE FOR YOUNG VISITORS ALL THURSDAYS THIS WINTER

November 3, 2025

Starting November 6, Designmuseum Danmark will offer free admission every Thursday to students and visitors under 27 – running all the way through February 2026.

YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 15-24 CAN NOW VISIT DESIGNMUSEUM DENMARK FOR FREE WITH A CULTURE PASS

October 15, 2025

Designmuseum Denmark is a part of the Culture Pass scheme, which provides young people aged 15-24, who are not currently employed or studying, the opportunity to experience the communities of Denmark’s cultural, sports, and association life.

NEW POP-UP EXHIBITION: ON CLIMATE-CHANGES

October 15, 2025

The future of our planet depends directly on the decisions and actions of human beings, which The Climate Expedition aims to push forward in this new pop-up exhibition.

EXTRAORDINARY CLOSURE 5 OCTOBER

September 17, 2025

After a busy summer season with the museum open every day of the week, Designmuseum Denmark will be exceptionally closed on Sunday 5 October 2025 due to an internal staff event.

Designmuseum Danmark Is Open Every Day Throughout the Summer

June 26, 2025

In 2024, Designmuseum Danmark set a new attendance record with more than 350,000 exhibition visitors. The high number of guests—many of whom visited during the summer months—has now led the museum to add an extra weekly opening day in July, August, and September.

DESIGNMUSEUM DANMARK JOINS COPENPAY

June 27, 2025

Designmuseum Danmark is participating in CopenPay with a special offer: a free filter coffee for visitors who bring a reusable cup.

NEW ’DREAM BENCHES’ IN THE MUSEUM GARDEN

POP-UP EXHIBITION: NEW ADDITIONS TO THE COLLECTION

May 12, 2025

From furniture, fashion, and ceramics to graphic design and contemporary craft, the museum acquires several hundred works annually spanning the historic and the contemporary, the unique and the mass-produced. Several of these newly acquired pieces are already on display, including a curated selection located at the entrance to Café Format, showcasing some of the year’s most notable acquisitions.

RESEARCH PAVILION IN THE MUSEUM GARDEN

April 8, 2025

How can architecture be imagined as something alive, temporary, and constantly changing? A new research pavilion can be experienced and explored in the museum’s green garden during the upcoming spring months.

DESIGNMUSEUM DENMARK'S DIRECTOR JOINS THE BOARD OF NEW CARLSBERG FOUNDATION

March 19, 2025

Museum Director Anne-Louise Sommer has recently joined the board of New Carlsberg Foundation. As a board member, she will contribute to the foundation’s work in strengthening the role of art in society and ensuring the foundation’s continued development in the years to come.

NEW WORK BY LISE VESTER LIGHTS UP THE MUSEUM

March 14, 2025

The Danish designer Lise Vester has created a sculptural chandelier inspired by the lighthouse, which, with its distinctive light, sparks curiosity and invites reflection. In the coming period, museum visitors can experience the artwork Lighthouse and its magical, playful light in the museum’s library lounge, which is free to visit.

VERONICA HODGES CREATES ARTWORK WITH THE MUSEUM’S VISITORS

March 4, 2025

The artist Veronica Hodges is known for her installation works, inspired by nature and its inherent ever-changing nature. At present, she is working on a new collective piece at the Designmuseum, focused on societal transformation – created in collaboration with the museum’s visitors.

THE DESIGN MUSEUM PARTICIPATES IN PRESTIGIOUS EXHIBITION COLLABORATION

February 26, 2025

Parts of Designmuseum Danmark’s rich collections can be experienced right now at the Dutch design museum Den Bosch’s new, large exhibition Trans Europa Design Express – a journey through five design collections. The design museum is among five leading European museums that have been selected and invited to show highlights from their respective collections in the exhibition.

NEW POP-UP EXHIBITION ABOUT FUTURE DREAMS

February 5, 2025

How should the fashion industry, designers and consumers act to meet the planet? And how can we enhance our imagination to promote a future where fashion and responsibility go hand in hand? A new pop-up exhibition under the title ‘Fashion Dreaming’ examines how we can design with respect for both the planet and future generations.