News

Marie Nipper new Director of ARKEN
17 May 2022
Marie Nipper, most recently Director of the Copenhagen Contemporary art centre, will take up the position as new Director at the art museum in Ishøj on 1 August. She becomes only the third person to hold the post.
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New major work in the ARKEN collection
14 March 2018
Love Story by South African artist Candice Breitz can now be experienced at the museum.
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ARKEN ART PRIZE GOES TO FOS
16 March 2017
Read more about this year's winner and see who were awarded with the ARKEN TRAVEL GRANTS.
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THE DANISH GIRL AT ARKEN
24 June 2016
See the blockbuster movie The Danish Girl in ARKEN's film hall.
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ARKEN ART PRIZE GOES TO CYPRIEN GAILLARD
23 March 2016
Read more about this year's winner and see who were awarded with the ARKEN TRAVEL GRANTS.
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The latest research: THE MODEL
20 November 2015
The Model from the perspective of the curator, the art historian and the play researcher.
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Ai Weiwei closed temporarily
16 October 2015
Due to change in exhibitions the Ai Weiwei room is closed until Wednesday October 21.
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This year’s winners of the ARKEN Prize and Travel Grants have been revealed
19 March 2015
This year’s recipient of the ARKEN Prize of DKK 100,000 was Danh Vo, while the two travel grants of DKK 50,000 went to Gudrun Hasle and Karoline H Larsen
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ARKEN gets a new landmark
22 September 2014
A new landmark is now the visitors’ first encounter with art when they arrive at ARKEN.
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New installation in ARKEN's collection
10 July 2014
ARKEN has acquired Palle Nielsen's pioneer work The Model for the collection.
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