ARTISTS
2025
On October 2 2025, the Glyptotek and Copenhagen Contemporary will open A Sounding of the Earth, the first exhibition in Denmark by Kuwaiti-Puerto Rican artist Alia Farid (b. 1985).
The Glyptotek has added a rare and significant work to its collection: Florentine Standing before a Mirror by Salomon (Sally) Ruben Henriques.
Throughout his career, Gauguin pursued the ideal conditions for life as an artist. Yet wherever he went, reality seldom lived up to his expectations.
On 8 May, the Glyptotek opens a new exhibition centred on Edgar Degas鈥� enigmatic painting Dancers Practising in the Foyer and the research that has recently led to a proposed revised dating of the work.
2024
In 2025, the Glyptotek invites guests to enjoy an exciting series of exhibitions of works ranging from contemporary art to French masterpieces 鈥� ...
A portrait of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus is about to embark on a long journey. The Glyptotek has decided in favour of T眉rkiye鈥檚 request to return the ancient bronze portrait.
In May 2023, the Turkish ambassador contacted the Glyptotek with a request for the return of an ancient bronze portrait of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus.
With their thought-provoking and visually striking works, Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme fill two of Copenhagen鈥檚 largest art institutions with electronic soundscapes...
With their thought-provoking and visually striking works, Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme fill two of Copenhagen鈥檚 largest art institutions with electronic soundscapes...
2023
鈥淣ature no longer exists. That wild, untamed nature, untouched by human beings, is a thing of the past.鈥�
In a unique collaboration, two of the largest cultural institutions in Denmark are inviting their audiences to join them on a journey across time and space.
Join The Glyptotek on a journey to Egypt and the rise and fall of the ancient city of Amarna.
2022
Meet Paul Gauguin鈥檚 wife, Mette Gauguin, as immortalised in Sleeping Woman 鈥� a pastel and charcoal tribute by the artist. Demonstrating Gauguin鈥檚 association with Denmark.
Marcus Aurelius, the last of the five good Roman emperors once wrote: 鈥淭he best way to avenge yourself is not to become as they are鈥� (Meditations 6.6).
These days, nobody gives much thought to the idea of artistic practice fitting into an overriding narrative of historical progress.