Exhibitions in The Black Diamond

Delight in storytelling, sensual experiences and unique objects set your mind in motion when you visit exhibitions in The Black Diamond.

With Royal Danish Library's enormous collections as an inexhaustible reservoir of kaleidoscopic cultural heritage, everything from Søren Kierkegaard to contemporary art is staged with particular emphasis on literature and photography. Royal Danish Library also offers special exhibitions with Danish and international heavyweights in photography in particular.

UKRAINIAN DIARY – Photograph of Boris Mikhailov from 1966 to today Art photograph Yesterday's Sandwich by Boris Mikhailov
"A current and poignant exhibition" – 5 stars

'Ukrainian Diary'

Until:

The camera and us – the human being in photography 1839-2021 Photographer Peter Elfelt takes a self-portrait in a mirror.
Photo exhibition

The camera and us

Permanent

TREASURES in Royal Danish Library Blue jays from Birds of America
Free entrance - Explore Royal Danish Library's greatest

TREASURES

Permanent

Upcoming exhibitions

If you are curious to see which upcoming exhibitions you can look forward to, you have the overview here.

Press photo of the year 2023
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Exhibition

Press Photo of the Year 2024

Experience the exhibition Press Photo of the Year, which presents dramatic, funny and memorable moments from 2024 - captured by some of the country's most talented press photographers.

The Black Diamond, Exhibition 

Previous exhibitions

You can also find information about our previous exhibitions.