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Arken Museum of Modern Art
Arken
art museum in Ishøj, Denmark
- TypeMuseums
- WhereVallensbæk, Denmark
Photo: Henry Kellner · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
About
About Arken Museum of Modern Art
ARKEN Museum of Modern Art (Danish: ARKEN Museum for Moderne Kunst) is a state-authorised private non-profit charity and contemporary art museum in Ishøj, near Copenhagen. The museum is among Denmark's major contemporary and modern art collections, holding a variety of international cultural works and exhibitions. The museum was designed by Søren Robert Lund and was authorised by Copenhagen County.
It was inaugurated on 15 March 1996 and was conceived by Queen Margrethe. Arken Museum of Modern Art's collection contains major works of over 400 Danish, Scandinavian, and International post-war art. Arken, due to its synthesis of contemporary art, maritime architecture, and landscape, is also considered as a milestone in Danish architecture.
The museum focuses on an overview of contemporary and modern art, presenting cultural and research-based exhibitions, architecture and design, sculptures, paintings, prints, site installations, and mixed-media displays.
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Good to know
- Built
- 1996
- Visitors a year
- 347,000 (2017)
- Opening hours
- Tue, Wed, Fri 11:00-17:00 · Thu 11:00-21:00 · Sat, Sun 10:00-17:00 from OpenStreetMap; check before you go
- Official website
- arken.dk
Nearby
Attractions nearby
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Tivoli GardensTheme parks · Copenhagen · 13.6 km away
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Copenhagen ZooZoos · Frederiksberg · 11.2 km away
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Ny Carlsberg GlyptotekMuseums · Copenhagen · 13.7 km away
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National Museum of DenmarkMuseums · Copenhagen · 14 km away
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RundetaarnViewpoints · Copenhagen · 14.5 km away
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Christiansborg PalacePalaces · Copenhagen · 14.3 km away
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