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Willumsen's Museum

Art museum for JF Willumsen's art and art collection. The museum is currently under renovation, but will open secretly on June 6th with the exhibition "Descendant - Curated by Lars von Trier."

Visit

Willumsen's Museum

Art museum for JF Willumsen's art and art collection. The museum is currently under renovation, but will open secretly on June 6th with the exhibition "Descendant - Curated by Lars von Trier."

Upcoming Exhibitions

Five men in suits and bow ties sit around a table with a white tablecloth and three lit candles in a dimly lit room. Each man has a glass in front of him, and one man raises his glass to his mouth. The men's faces are blurred, and the background is dark with windows where it is difficult to see details outside.

Vilhelm Hammershøi. Five Portraits, 1901-1902. Thielska Gallery.

Descendant

Curated by Lars von Trier

6 June 2026 – 20 September 2026

Willumsens Museum's first special exhibition after reopening in 2026 is curated by film director Lars von Trier. It gathers works by artists who have inspired Trier, charting the visual arsenal his films draw on. Trier himself has selected the artworks in the exhibition, which according to the director form the ‘family’ that has sustained and nourished his own work and without which he would not have been able to develop visually and artistically as he has. Key among them is Vilhelm Hammershøi’s monumental "Five Portraits". At the age of XNUMX Trier travelled to Stockholm solely to see the painting at the Thiel Gallery. The exhibition presents works by Paul Gauguin, Caspar David Friedrich, Carl Fredrik Hill, Per Kirkeby, Edvard Munch, Ejnar Nielsen, August Strindberg, Rudolph Tegner, Gustav Vigeland, Elisabeth Karlinsky, Hans Scherfig, Karl Madsen, Carl Holsøe, Svend and Vilhelm Hammershøi, J.F. Willumsen and Lars von Trier himself.

 

Calendar

Join us for family workshops, talks, public tours, yoga events and more

Wilhelm Hammershoi

Every Sunday

clocks 14.00-15.00

Public tour

Join us for an inspiring and thought-provoking tour of the exhibition. “On whose shoulders – Lars von Trier curates.” Here you are invited to get closer to the works and stories when one of the museum's skilled communicators guides you through the exhibition's central themes, perspectives and artistic approaches.

Plant dyes. Family activities at Willumsens Museum

Every Sunday

clocks 10.30-14.30

Family Sunday

Bring the whole family for a creative and cozy Sunday at Willumsens Museum. Every month we invite you to Family Sunday, where children and adults can explore art together and let their imaginations run wild in our brand new art workshop.

Three yogis do gentle yoga in the museum garden at Willumsens Museum

Every month

selected Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Breathing and Visual Arts: Morning Yoga

Take a break from everyday life and find peace in beautiful surroundings at Willumsens Museum. We invite you to an hour of gentle morning yoga. An experience where body and mind are allowed to land in the middle of the inspiring universe of art. Everyone can join, regardless of experience. The yoga is led by Louise from Lo-Yoga. She gently guides you through calm movements and breathing that provide energy and well-being.

Photo of a table with plants and colors

June 29 – July 3

clocks 10.00-14.00

Art camp

We are approaching the summer holidays – and with them Art Camp at Willumsens Museum. And notice that: AT Willumsens Museum. Because this year we are finally back, so we can be inspired by the art on the walls.

Remodeling

Hear director Lisbeth Lund talk about the renovation of Willumsen's Museum

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