Erik Clausen's "last word" is preserved
Published 01 November 2024
Filmmaker and social critic, Erik Clausen, was interviewed for "The last word". Royal Danish Library preserves the interview for posterity.
Current affairs
Find an overview of both new and old news on a wide range of our activities at Royal Danish Library. The page is continuously updated.
The Victor Albeck building in Aarhus closed today
Published 22 October 2024
We have chosen the safe over the unsafe, which is why we have closed several locations in the University Park in Aarhus, as people who have stayed in the university's buildings have become unwell.
From Fjaltring to Nuuk
Published 02 October 2024
Cooperation between Royal Danish Library and Greenland National Museum secures the Tuukkaq Theatre, a cornerstone in Greenlandic theater history, for posterity. The collection is located in Greenland.
The autumn Book Thursdays in the Library Garden in Aarhus
Published 16 September 2024
We invite you to Book Thursdays together with Aarhus Universitetsforlag on the second Thursday of each month.
Digital stories
Published 29 August 2024
Call for papers for the research seminar Digital stories, which takes place at Royal Danish Library November 11 to 12, 2024.
Start of studies 2024 - welcome to all new students
Published 22 August 2024
Welcome to all new students at the University of Copenhagen, Roskilde University and Aarhus University.
New overview of performing arts collections
Published 14 June 2024
Are you interested in performing arts? We have published a new overview of collections throughout the Nordic region.
HM Queen Margrethe is honoured as a book artist
Published 04 June 2024
Royal Danish Library hosts when Danish book design is celebrated in The Black Diamond at the opening of the exhibition "The Year's Best Bookwork". The opening will be attended by royalty.
Denmark's Dramatic DNA
Published 30 May 2024
The Royal Danish Library has received a grant of 4.1 million from the Augustinus Foundation and the Aage and Johanne Louis-Hansen Foundation to make Danish drama available to everyone.
65,000 photos of art digitised
Published 22 April 2024
Bent Petersen (1939-2011) snapped away with his camera at vernissages, happenings and exhibitions. For him art was life, you can see that in his many photos of art, which we have digitised.
New strategy: 'We show the way to knowledge'
Published 08 March 2024
Are you curious about which direction Royal Danish Library is going to move in the coming years? Then read our strategy.
Become part of our new user panel
Published 09 February 2024
We invite users and interested citizens to join a newly created user panel, where members can give their input to the library's website.
Loan of five manuscripts to Norway
Published 31 January 2024
On 1 February 2024, a large medieval exhibition opens in Oslo, where five of the the library's valuable manuscripts play an important role.
Take a look over Johannes V. Jensen's shoulder
Published 06 December 2023
Not many of Johannes V. Jensen's manuscripts have survived, but the manuscript for his great novel The Fall of the King is in our collections and is the focal point for a completely new edition.
We welcome Nota
Published 05 October 2023
Nota and Royal Danish Library is merged and thus expands the library's role as Denmark's entire library.
New research translates Holberg's comedies into numbers and statistics
Published 01 September 2023
Pilot project examines Holberg's drama in a new way. With digital tools, the comedies are converted into numbers and statistics, which reveal patterns in Holberg's comedies.
Open house in the Book Tower
Published 25 August 2023
As part of Aarhus Festival, Royal Danish Library invites you inside 3-5 September 2024. Both to the top of the tower and behind the scenes of the library.
Large project to open DR's archive
Published 15 June 2023
Royal Danish Library looks forward to making DR's archives available to Danes as a result of the new media agreement.
Manuscript included in UNESCO's Memory of the World
Published 26 May 2023
Tönnies Fonne's handwritten textbook in Russian from the beginning of the 17th century has just been included in UNESCO's Memory of the World. The textbook is part of the library's collections.
Cultural heritage is moving out of the city
Published 12 April 2023
The cultural heritage moves out of Copenhagen to get better conditions. Parts of the material unavailable 18 August, 2023 to 1 January, 2024. When we are done, you can use the collections as before.
First phase of the move to a new storage facility is complete
Published 21 December 2022
On 2 January 2023, it will again be possible to order the cultural heritage materials that have been in the process of moving since the summer of 2022.
The Black Diamond becomes Green Key certified
Published 30 November 2022
As of Autumn 2022, the meeting and conference department in The Black Diamond has been certified with the international environmental label Green Key - as only the second state institution in Denmark.
Pull on an old sweater!
Published 28 September 2022
We are turning down the heat. Remember to bring an extra shirt and warm socks if you visit the library.
Arctic Imagination 2.0
Published 14 September 2022
What kind of future can we imagine in a warmer North? The Royal Danish Library is focusing on the situation in the Arctic through a new transatlantic collaboration with the SPHERE festival in Canada.
New digital access to Danish drama
Published 14 September 2022
New agreement gives digital access to Danish drama in manuscript form.
New search option for students
Published 17 August 2022
The start of studies and semesters is just around the corner for many students. Now you can more easily find published student projects at the library.
Tour de France and our library service
Published 28 June 2022
The running of the Tour de France (29 June - 2 July 2022) at our libraries in Copenhagen will have an impact on our library service, as it is difficult for materials and staff to get around the city.
Watch the Tour de France in front of Royal Danish Library
Published 08 June 2022
The area surrounding the Black Diamond will be transformed into a city park this summer in connection with the Tour de France.
Opening of the storage facility in Vinge
Published 16 May 2022
The sources of our history are given a new home. Fællesmagasinet in Vinge secures the cultural heritage for posterity and has just been inaugurated.
Ukrainian children's books on their way to Danish public libraries
Published 04 April 2022
We are now purchasing 1,000 children's books, which the public libraries will provide access to for the Ukrainian refugees who are currently arriving in Denmark.
Solidarity with Ukraine
Published 23 March 2022
Exactly one month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Royal Danish Library focuses on the war-torn country.
Statement of solidarity with Ukraine
Published 02 March 2022
The Nordic National Libraries want to express our solidarity with our friends and colleagues in the besieged Ukraine. Our hearts and minds are with you and the Ukrainian people.
New important publishing agreement
Published 21 February 2022
New agreement on research publications with the publisher Wiley is a major step towards greater openness in research and increased access to new knowledge.
See our Treasures
Published 18 February 2022
See the finest, most beautiful, most important and most valuable of Royal Danish Library's treasures in our exhibition in The Black Diamond.
Cultural heritage collections move to Vinge
Published 10 February 2022
In the summer of 2022, the library's relocation of cultural heritage collections to a new storage facility in Vinge will begin. Certain materials will be unavailable for a shorter period of time.
The Camera and Us - Human beings in photography 1845-2021
Published 18 November 2021
New exhibition: The Black Diamond has opened its doors to a Danish sensation. 'The Camera and Us' - Denmark's first permanent exhibition about the history of photography!
Visit us for Culture Night 2021
Published 14 October 2021
Enjoy Culture Night with us when we keep The Black Diamond open until midnight 15 October 2021. The reading rooms close at 5 pm. With a cultural pass you can visit the rest of the library from 6 pm.
Large loan to the National Library of Norway
Published 12 October 2021
Royal Danish Library has entered into an agreement with the National Library of Norway on a long-term loan of five medieval manuscripts. You can view them digitally here.
Students Only! Ready with new free events for students
Published 17 September 2021
Royal Danish Library's free cultural club for students has a number of events in The Black Diamond for its members this autumn.
Listen to 40 years of Danish theatre recordings
Published 30 August 2021
We provide access to thousands of hours of recordings from Copenhagen theatres, so everyone interested can listen to the voices of the greatest actors of the 20th century. Visit us and listen.
Late summer activities in The Black Diamond
Published 18 August 2021
Throughout the month of August, we offer a number of events and activities to create a summer atmosphere in the capital.
Access to the digitised newspapers returns to normal
Published 09 June 2021
As a result of the reopening of Denmark and our agreements with the rights holders, you must now again view our newer historical newspapers at your local public library and local history archive.
Radio concert with Trio con Brio on P2
Published 05 March 2021
The world-famous Danish piano trio Trio con Brio plays Brahms and Bent Sørensen for this year's first concert in The Black Diamond, Copenhagen. Listen to it on P2 March 9, 2021 at 19:30.
New deputy director at the library
Published 01 March 2021
New deputy director to lead the digital transformation.
Montana's Literature Prize is awarded at a live digital event
Published 23 February 2021
We are celebrating literature and livestreaming the event from The Black Diamond. Watch when one of the eight nominated Danish authors receives the award on 3 March 2021.
Pioneering new publishing agreement
Published 26 January 2021
New agreement is a major step towards greater openness in research and better access to new knowledge.
Events and exhibitions
Published 09 December 2020
From 8 May 2021 we will again hold events in The Black Diamond. Visit or revisit the exhibition "Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition" which reopened on 21 April.
Information about COVID-19
Published 08 December 2020
We no longer have corona restrictions at the library as of 1 February 2022.
Danish champions in renovation
Published 18 November 2020
Our library garden in Aarhus has won the RENOVER award 2020. The prize committee noted that the renovation had resulted in a "unique oasis".
We are transforming Danske Sal for you
Published 27 October 2020
We would so like to have a little more space for you. Fortunately, we now have a unique opportunity to open one of our beautiful old book vaults in Copenhagen for the public.
Only for a short time: Abramović Method for Treasures
Published 21 October 2020
The work has been created especially for the library's exhibition in The Black Diamond with cultural-historical treasures such as Søren Kierkegaard' letters, Saxo's Danish history and Tycho Brahe's…
Become a child detective at Royal Danish Library
Published 08 October 2020
During the autumn holidays 2020, we train new little detectives at the library. The children enter training with our house detective, Erik von Libris, and learn his best tricks.
We have digitised freedom of the press writings
Published 14 September 2020
You can now investigate a unique piece of Danish history. We have digitised Bolle Willum Luxdorph's collection of freedom of the press writings.
Matilda Gustavsson on MeToo in the media
Published 14 September 2020
The Swedish journalist Matilda Gustavsson, who exposed the sex scandals connected to the Swedish Academy, visits The Black Diamond on 20 October. We livestream to a number of public libraries.
Bibliotekshaven LIVE 2020
Published 27 August 2020
Poetry, music and statements in beautiful surroundings. We invite you inside the historic, secretive garden behind The Black Diamond in Copenhagen.
We focus on the children
Published 14 August 2020
Royal Danish Library opens a new hall for teaching and leisure events for children and young people.
"Secret" interviews are saved for future research
Published 07 August 2020
In 2019 Royal Danish Library signed an agreement to preserve a number of recorded conversations with prominent Danes. The twist? They are not broadcast until after the main characters have died.
Summer in the Diamond 2020
Published 01 July 2020
We have a packed programme for the summer in The Black Diamond in Copenhagen. Come to the Friday bar and LIVE in the Library Garden, visit the café or shop or see the acclaimed Nick Cave exhibition.
Funding for green initiatives at Royal Danish Library
Published 12 June 2020
The Ministry of Culture sets aside funding for such things as solar cells and improvements to the indoor climate of the library.
Scanning the oldest printed books
Published 02 June 2020
The Danish Latin-language literature printed 1482-1600 is now being OCR scanned in a collaboration between the Carlsberg Foundation, Aarhus University and Royal Danish Library.
New exhibition launches - "Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition"
Published 28 May 2020
COMPLETED: Eight impressive installations with more than 300 objects create a journey into the creative and complex world of musician, storyteller and cultural icon Nick Cave.
Tell us about your life during the Covid-19 pandemic
Published 27 March 2020
Help us collect material about the pandemic on the internet and tell us about your daily life during Denmark's lockdown.
Press Photo of the Year 2019
Published 09 March 2020
The winners of the Press Photo of the Year have been found. Come see the photographs in The Black Diamond, Copenhagen.
Use the Danish National Archives in The Black Diamond
Published 24 January 2020
On 27 January 2020, the Danish National Archives move to Royal Danish Library where the two institutions will share the new common reading room.
Thomas Piketty at Royal Danish Library
Published 16 January 2020
On 11 November 2020, the French economist Thomas Piketty will visit The Black Diamond. The event takes place in Copenhagen but we offer live streaming to libraries and schools across the country.
Your access to knowledge
Published 15 November 2019
A new library system makes it easier to search and find the books, digital material, and electronic resources you need.
The new kb.dk
Published 13 November 2019
We are currently working on bringing together all of Royal Danish Library's numerous websites.