Previous events

The Danish String Quartet begins the concert series 'Series of Four' in the Queen's Hall with students from Royal Danish Academy of Music.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY. Photo curator Charlotte Præstegaard Schwartz shows around the exhibition Lene Adler Petersen - Rummet og Tingene.

The second concert in the Pianists in the Diamond series is with one of the most creative and in-demand pianists in Europe, Armenian-born Marianna Shirinyan.

In our children's universe, which is open every other Saturday, you can explore the magical world of books and immerse yourself in creative workshops with room for play and fun for the whole family.

If the goal is to be in the black in the long run, companies must act with people at the centre - even when it comes to technology.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY – Learn more about Robert and Clara Schumann and their fantastic music when the Diamond Club is visited by author, philosopher and music historian Søren Schauser.

Free admission! Join us for a very special afternoon when we open the exhibition Space and Things with Lene Adler Petersen, one of Denmark's most prominent feminist artists.

Every winter there is Winter Jazz in The Black Diamond, where we, in collaboration with the Copenhagen Jazz Festival, present exciting and unique jazz concerts in The Queen's Hall.

Every winter there is Winter Jazz in The Black Diamond, where we, in collaboration with the Copenhagen Jazz Festival, present exciting and unique jazz concerts in The Queen's Hall.

Ssshhh... now it's reading time. So turn off your phone, find your best book and enjoy a quiet moment of literary immersion in the library's most beautiful surroundings, The Old Reading Room.

Édouard Louis has written himself to the top in record time with political indignation and class portrayal. His works are available in Danish, "Monique flygter" (2024) and "Voldens historie" (2016).

Free admission. In our children's universe you can explore the magical world of books and immerse yourself in creative workshops with room for play and fun for the whole family.

Experience Eine Kleine Nachtmusik as you have never heard it before.

In our children's universe, which is open every other Saturday, you can explore the magical world of books and immerse yourself in creative workshops with room for play and fun for the whole family.

The music moves onto the big screen when the ensemble Athelas Sinfonietta performs two iconic pieces of music from the world of the film.

Experience Lars Saabye Christensen talk about his great authorship based on the interaction between fiction and reality.

Experience an atmospheric evening as we wrap up this year's major exhibition at a finissage. Enjoy a drink and a special programme with dancer Anastasia Krasnoshchoka.

Waiting list - Germany's former Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel visits The Black Diamond on the occasion of the memoir Freedom.

Come along to the traditional Christmas concert in The Black Diamond.

Learn more about Boris Mikhailov and the Kharkiv School of Photography with PhD student and Mikhailov expert Olena Chervonik

Join us for a letter writing concert - this time we write Christmas cards. Turn off the phone, turn on the senses and indulge in the quiet, confidential space of letter writing.

In our new children's universe, open every second Saturday, you can explore the magical world of books and immerse yourself in creative workshops with space for play and fun for the whole family.

From short-term profit hunting to sustainable responsibility. Meet New York University professor Alison Taylor for a conversation about ethics as crucial to the success of companies in the global markets…

Wooden Elephant takes us back to 1997 with Björk's iconic album rethought for five strings.

Wooden Elephant takes us back to 1997 with Björk's iconic album reimagined for five strings.

Get up close to Boris Mikhailov's complex and powerful works when photo curator Charlotte Præstegaard Schwartz guides us through the exhibition Ukrainian Diary.

Experience the shooting star Gustav Piekut, who reaps great praises around the world. He opens this year's Pianists in the Diamond with fantastic interpretations of e.g. Debussy and Grieg.

Ssshhh... now it is reading time. Find your best book and enjoy a quiet moment for literary immersion in the library's most beautiful surroundings, the Old Reading Room.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY – In the lecture series with Klaus Rothstein, the Diamond Club delves into classic works from the history of literature, which are worth remembering and rereading.

Look forward to the story of 'the father of Swedish music' Johan Helmich Roman.

In our new children's universe, open every second Saturday, you can explore the magical world of books and immerse yourself in creative workshops with space for play and fun for the whole family.

Meet the Ukrainian writer and essayist Katja Petrowskaja for a conversation about the conditions of art in a time of war.

Experience or relive unique, experience-hungry and homesick travel letters from the most important cultural figures in Scandinavian cultural history brought to life by a number of fantastic actors.

In the company of Erik Balling's granddaughter, we pay tribute to the popular film director and the music that played such a big role in his work.

In our new children's universe, open every second Saturday, you can explore the magical world of books and immerse yourself in creative workshops with space for play and fun for the whole family.

Award-winning author Margaret Atwood is one of the most significant and influential writers alive today, particularly within genres such as dystopian and speculative fiction.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY – Get up close and personal with Margaret Atwood's writing as Sigrid Adamsson unfolds the versatile and fascinating authorship.

Join a special tour in Boris Mikhailov’s exhibition Ukrainian Diary for Ukrainians in Denmark

Ensemble Mutatis interprets Gustav Mahler's great orchestral music in new ways.

In our new children's universe, open every second Saturday, you can explore the magical world of books and immerse yourself in creative workshops with space for play and fun for the whole family.

Meet the past, experience the present and learn more about the future. Bring the whole family to a sparkling night of culture when we open the doors to a journey through cultural heritage.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY – We warm up to the Erik Balling concert on 2 November by diving into his impressive musical film universe.

AI, jobs and legislation. From the digital to the everyday life of Europeans. Meet the Vice-President of the European Commission for a conversation about our future with artificial intelligence.

In our new children's universe, open every second Saturday, you can explore the magical world of books and immerse yourself in creative workshops with space for play and fun for the whole family.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY – In the lecture series with Klaus Rothstein, the Diamond Club delves into classic works from the history of literature, which are worth remembering and rereading.

Experience two soloists in a class of their own when the German violinist Isabelle Faust and the Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov visit the Queen's Hall.

Experience a unique and intimate mini-concert with cellist Denys Karachevtsev in the exhibition Ukrainian Diary

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY – Get up close and personal with Boris Mikhailov's complex and powerful works when photo curator Charlotte Præstegaard Schwartz tours the exhibition Ukrainian Diary.

In our new children's universe, open every second Saturday, you can explore the magical world of books and immerse yourself in creative workshops with space for play and fun for the whole family.

Experience this year's big photo exhibition in The Black Diamond with one of Eastern Europe's most influential photographers.

Experience cellists from the DR Symphony Orchestra in a programme of American works and musical classics.

Where can you find hope in a world with climate crisis and dying languages? In tree planting, linguistics or humanity? Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir examines this in her latest novel, Eden.

Beautiful musicians, poets, actors and speakers invite you to a poetic respite under the open late summer sky in what is probably Copenhagen's most beautiful and most secret garden.

On the occasion of The Black Diamond's 25th anniversary, Den Danske Strygekvartet pays tribute to both Carl Nielsen and the Danish folk music from Royal Danish Library's large music collection.

The young, eco-socialist philosopher Kohei Saito reads Marx's ideas in the light of the global climate crisis. Concepts such as "degrowth communism" have made him an unexpected bestselling world star.

In our new children's universe, open every second Saturday, you can explore the magical world of books and immerse yourself in creative workshops with space for play and fun for the whole family.

Beautiful musicians, poets, actors and speakers invite you to a poetic respite under the open late summer sky in what is probably Copenhagen's most beautiful and most secret garden.

Beautiful musicians, poets, actors and speakers invite you to a poetic respite under the open late summer sky in what is probably Copenhagen's most beautiful and most secret garden.

In our children's universe, which is open every other Saturday, you can explore the magical world of books and immerse yourself in creative workshops with space for play and fun for the whole family.

Beautiful musicians, poets, actors and speakers invite you to a poetic respite under the open late summer sky in what is probably Copenhagen's most beautiful and most secret garden.

Copenhagen Jazz Orchestra with new work inspired by jazz's Afro-Cuban roots.

Come and listen to live jazz on the harbour in front of The Black Diamond - with free entry!

One of the era's most important players in improvised music visits the Queen's Hall with her acclaimed quintet.

Come and listen to live jazz on the harbour in front of The Black Diamond - with free entry!

The comet of the American jazz scene, tenor saxophonist James Brandon, guests The Black Diamond.

Experience Paloma Pradal's great voice and fantastic energy when she unleashes the flamenco in the Queen's Hall together with her quartet.

Come and listen to live jazz on the harbour in front of The Black Diamond - with free entry!

In our children's universe "The Children's Library", you can explore the magical world of books and immerse yourself in creative workshops for the whole family. Open at 12:30-4 p.m. from 1 to 6 July.

Learn about book crafts at Royal Danish Library and build a book yourself. For children aged 8 and over and their adults.

Come and listen to live jazz on the harbour in front of The Black Diamond - with free entry!

In our new children's universe, which is open every second Saturday, you can explore the magical world of books and immerse yourself in creative workshops with play and fun for the whole family.

Come and listen to live jazz on the harbour in front of The Black Diamond - with free entry!

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY - Take part in the tour and experience the historically unique and architecturally beautiful library building in Fiolstræde and the university's old buildings.

Experience the finest book crafts of the past year at Kirkebybroen.

The world-famous photographer Deborah Willis is a leading figure in the cultural history of photography and has a particular focus on the representation of women and African Americans in art.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY - Join us on an exciting journey through Danish art and colonial history!

KLANG Festival brings the new music to The Diamond.

Join us when the Danish Chamber Orchestra, radio host and lecturer Signe Amtoft, and historian and mediator Gry Jexen invite you to a concert and conversation about female composers.

See Saturday's programme for Music Festival Days in The Black Diamond.

Come along to a sumptuous music festival and get a wealth of musical experiences over two days in The Black Diamond. Buy a ticket for both events and find answers to all your practical questions.

See the Friday programme for Music Days in The Black Diamond.

We are happy to collaborate with Art Matter Festival again this year, where this time we invite you to a special tour of our large photo exhibition The Camera and Us.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY - In a new series of lectures, the Diamond Club takes an enthusiastic look at classic works from the history of literature that are worth remembering and re-reading.

In our new children's universe, which is open every second Saturday, you can explore the magical world of books and immerse yourself in creative workshops with play and fun for the whole family.

Discover the literary comet Faysa Idle, who from the crossfire of the gang war in Sweden gives voice to the victims who rarely reach the headlines: the women - mothers, daughters, and sisters.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY - Come to a sing-along lecture with senior researcher Henrik Smith-Sivertsen from Royal Danish Library's special collections department.

Experience two of Scandinavia's most popular architecture mediators and critics in conversation about the human right to have access to good architecture.

In our children's universe, which is open every second Saturday, you can explore the magical world of books and immerse yourself in creative workshops with room for play and fun for the whole family.

Concerto Copenhagen welcomes spring with music inspired by the season's own sounds.

In Schulman's writing, he unravels memories and traumas to understand his family and himself. This has made him a literary, Nordic star. In May, he can be seen at the Royal Danish Library.

In our children's universe, which is open every second Saturday, you can explore the magical world of books and immerse yourself in creative workshops with space for play and fun for the whole family.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY - Take part in the tour and experience the historically unique and architecturally beautiful library building in Fiolstræde and the university's old buildings.

The winners of the Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition in 2019 visit the Queen's Hall.

From doomsday scenarios to concrete solutions. As chairman of the IPCC, Jim Skea is the man who must turn plans into action in the global fight against climate change.

Experience the Danish singer and songwriter Bisse perform his fifth piano concerto in The Black Diamond.

Experience the Danish singer and songwriter Bisse perform his fifth piano concerto in The Black Diamond.

Visit The Black Diamond for this year's Culture Night for children and their adults.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY – Join us on an exciting tour through the Press Photo of the Year Exhibition with photojournalist and chairman of the Press Photographers' Association Sisse Stroyer.

The French super quartet Ébène returns to the Queen's Hall.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY - Join us for a tour of the anniversary exhibition on The Black Diamond, which has been an architectural landmark in the Copenhagen harbour for 25 years now.

Reality and its people emerge through the dramatic, landmark and memorable moments from last year captured by the country's best press photographers.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY - do photographs speak the truth? Come to a lecture with Royal Danish Library's senior researcher Mette Kia Krabbe, who has written a book on Danish photography history.

In February, you can experience the critically acclaimed Norwegian author Carl Frode Tiller for a conversation about identity, social heritage and complex human relationships.

Experience Italian music inspired by Swedish Queen Kristina, who in 1656 founded the Academy Arcadia in Rome.

The exhibition focuses keenly on the Diamond as an architectural landmark and as the users' building.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY - Take part in the tour and experience the historically unique and architecturally beautiful library building in Fiolstræde.

Join us when Royal Danish Library opens the exhibition ON THE EDGE on the occasion of The Black Diamond's 25th anniversary in 2024.

Free entry. During the winter holidays, the Royal Danish Library invites all curious children and their adults inside The Diamond for creative activities and an exciting Treasure Expedition!

Stina Ekblad is one of the biggest actors in the Nordics, with Denmark, Sweden and Finland as the stage. In February, you can experience her at the International Authors' Stage.

How well do you need to know those you photograph? Ditte Haarløv Johnsen puts into words her work as a documentary photographer when she visits the Blixen hall.

Folk high school songs like you have never heard them before - and you can sing along!

Come and enjoy Winter jazz in The Black Diamond.

Corals in the water and spirals in the Atrium – during the annual light festival you can experience two luminous works of art in The Black Diamond on 2 - 15 February 2024.

Join us for a letter-writing concert in the Old Reading Room in The Black Diamond! Turn off the phone, turn on the senses and indulge in the quiet, confidential space of letter-writing.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY: Peek behind the curtain of music with the Faces of Music.

Trio con Brio Copenhagen performs one of music history's great love triangle dramas together with the innovative violist Nils Mönkemeyer.

Please note that the concert with Dreamers' Circus and Teitur is an external event.

Experience or relive the unique, heartbreaking and deeply in love letters of the most important queers in Scandinavian cultural history brought to life by a number of fantastic actors.

The traditional Christmas concert in The Black Diamond.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY: We want to thank you for the fantastic year that has passed, while introducing you to the upcoming new events and experiences that await in the coming year.

Bring the whole family to the Christmas workshop and get into the Christmas spirit at Royal Danish Library.

The Fauré Quartet returns to The Diamond - this time with Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition!

Meet one of Sweden's leading authors, Elisabeth Åsbrink, in conversation with Lise Bach Hansen on her new biography of the Swedish author Victoria Benedictsson.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY: Join us when literary critic Klaus Rothstein talks about Georg Brandes' life and work.

Experience Concerto Copenhagen playing some of the great hits of the Baroque.

Royal Danish Library and LGBT+ Denmark celebrate free love with a concert dedicated to the hidden emotions of music history.

Bring your siblings, friends and adults for creative fun in The Black Diamond's workshop - The Creative Library.

Danish computer games are a success story. Take a tour of the special exhibition #DKgame and hear the story of both the artistic and commercial success.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY: Dive into Royal Danish Library's manuscript collection and join in on debates about Danish author archives.

One of the world's most recognised contemporary photographers, Edward Burtynsky, talks about his artistic work and dedication to documenting and raising awareness of the human impact on nature.

Experience Troldspejlet live in the Queen's Hall and compete against Astralis'; women's team on the occasion of this year's big special exhibition #DKgame - Danish computer games from 1960s to 2020s.

The classical music scene's young rising stars occupy the Queen's Hall with pianist Gustav Piekut at the helm.

Photographer Torben Eskerod talks to photography curator Charlotte Præstegaard Schwarz about portrait photography as a genre and with the exhibition The Camera and Us as a starting point.

Visit the library's creative workshop during the autumn holidays, where you can make your own gaming gadget or play your way through the exhibition in the game "Alt på spil".

The Diamond offers activities for children, free access to exhibitions and much more during Cultural Night.

Experience the former CEO of Unilever Paul Polman, who has become synonymous with the movement to create successful companies that take responsibility for the climate crisis and global inequality.

The family photograph has a special meaning for politician Samira Nawa, who, together with photo expert Mette Sandbye, will talk about perpetuating, remembering and forgetting through pictures.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY: Peek behind the curtain of music with the Faces of Music.

Pianist Marianna Shirinyan and cellist Torleif Thedéen visit the Queen's Hall, featuring a brand new work by composer Lil Lacy.

Why do "career-inhibiting" crap jobs almost always end up on the desk of the female employees?

A trio turns into a quartet in the programme Endless Melodies.

Create yourself as a game character in your very own game design.

We celebrate, interpret and fantasise about the landscapes that surround us in the atmospheric and historic Old Reading Room with music, statements and new poetry.

Experience Copenhagen from a greener side when we invite you on a historical and artistic garden walk in Copenhagen's Cultural Quarter.

Experience Copenhagen from a greener side when we invite you on a historical and artistic garden walk in Copenhagen's Cultural Quarter.

Experience one of Europe's greatest documentary photographers, Anders Petersen, on stage in The Black Diamond in conversation with photographer and author Henrik Saxgren.

We celebrate, interpret and fantasise about the landscapes that surround us under an open sky in the historic Library Garden with music, statements and new poetry.

Bring your siblings, friends and adults for creative fun in The Black Diamond's workshop - The Creative Library.

We celebrate, interpret and fantasise about the landscapes that surround us under an open sky in the historic Library Garden with music, statements and new poetry.

We celebrate, interpret and fantasise about the landscapes that surround us under an open sky in the historic Library Garden with music, statements and new poetry.

Come and listen to live jazz by the harbour in front of The Black Diamond - completely free!

Come and listen to live jazz by the harbour in front of The Black Diamond - completely free!

Come and listen to live jazz by the harbour in front of The Black Diamond - completely free!

Come and listen to Brazil live jazz by the harbour in front of The Black Diamond - completely free!

Come and listen to live jazz by the harbour in front of The Black Diamond - completely free!

Søren Kierkegaard's words experienced through music.

Experience Paloma Pradal, Pierre Bertrand and the Copenhagen Jazz Orchestra and others during Copenhagen Jazz Festival.

Come and listen to live jazz by the harbour in front of The Black Diamond - completely free!

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY - Are computer games cultural heritage? Join us for a tour of our newest exhibition.

Exhibition on the history of Danish computer games. This year's major special exhibition in The Black Diamond focuses on computer games as cultural heritage.

Royal Danish Library invites you to the opening of the exhibition #DKgame - Screen trolls, assassins and train surfers in The Black Diamond. It is free to participate and everyone is welcome!

Experience the finest bookbindings of the past year at Kirkebybroen.

Photographer Torben Eskerod talks to photo curator Charlotte Præstegaard Schwarz about portrait photography as a genre with the exhibition The Camera and Us as a point of departure.

Meet Jan-Werner Müller at the International Authors' Stage in a conversation on democracy, populism and how we must accept uncertainty as a basic pillar of our democracy.

The annual KLANG Festival brings new music to The Black Diamond.

Meet entrepreneur John Elkington for a conversation about his new vision for sustainable capitalism – a capitalism fit to meet the challenges of the 21st century.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY: Learn more about one of Denmark's great poets and see selected manuscripts from her archive.

This year's recipient of the world's most prestigious literary prize, the Nobel Prize, visits the Diamond.

He challenged the boundary between fiction and biography with the work "My Struggle" and unfolds a tangle of human destinies in critically acclaimed novels. Experience Knausgård in The Black Diamond.

In her writing, Linn Ullmann mixes autobiographical memoirs, fiction and documentary material. This Spring, you can experience her at the International Authors' Stage.

Concerto Copenhagen challenges and expands our understanding of the great master!

Europe, what's next? Dealing with Dilemmas from Climate to War and Migration.

Mozart, Brahms and Kodaly and inspiration from folk music.

Make your own mask with the Creative Library.

Experience unique, heartbreaking and deeply in love letters from the most important queers in Scandinavian cultural history brought to life by some of Denmark's best actors.

International competition for string quartet and wind quintet in tribute to the Danish composer.

International competition for string quartet and wind quintet in tribute to the Danish composer.

Meet Robert Habeck at the International Authors' Stage for a conversation about power, populism and liberal democracy's blind spots in the age of the climate crisis.

Chamber music from around the world with RelevanzEnsemble.

Photo curator Charlotte Præstegaard Schwartz tours the exhibition TWO ROOMS with the artists Ismar Čirkinagić and Per Bak Jensen.

Make your own portrait bust with the Creative Library.

The Black Diamond invites children and their adults to a creative workshop and treasure hunt!

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY - Let Sisse Strøyer, the representative of the Press Photographers' Association, show you around the exhibition.

A tour de force through the year's best Danish literature.

Reality and its people emerge through the dramatic, funny and memorable moments from last year captured by the country's best press photographers.

Photo Talk with one of Denmark's most recognised photographers, Petra Kleis. In conversation with associate professor and author Rune Gade, she will discuss nudity, bodies and visual pornography today.

Come and join us for a letter writing concert in the Old Reading Room in Royal Danish Library! Turn off your phone, turn on the senses and indulge in the quiet, confidential space of letter writing.

In 2021, Niviaq Korneliussen became the first Greenlandic author to receive the Nordic Council's Literature Prize and thus positioned herself as one of the most interesting Arctic voices today.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY - Exclusive lecture with Greenland expert Martin Breum on Greenland as part of the Arctic and the literary voices as part of society.

Hear the artists Ismar Čirkinagić and Per Bak Jensen in conversation with moderator Tijana Mišković on the nature of war and the traces it leaves on civilizations and cultures.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY - In the exhibition TWO ROOMS, Ismar Čirkinagić and Per Bak Jensen explore the essence of war and the traces it leaves on civilizations and cultures.

Come and enjoy chamber music from around the world with RelevanzEnsemble.

During the winter holidays, Royal Danish Library welcomes all curious children and their adults inside The Black Diamond for creative activities and an exciting treasure hunt.

Classical meets jazz when Copenhagen Phil, conductor James Sherlock and two excellent Danish pianists visit The Diamond for a cross-genre concert at this year's Winter Jazz Festival.

Dialogue about the nature of war is the central focal point for this spring's special exhibition in the Black Diamond with Ismar Cirkinagic and Per Bak Jensen.

Come and experience piano concerts like you've never experienced them before!

Join us when the Royal Danish Library opens the exhibition TWO ROOMS with Ismar Čirkinagić and Per Bak Jensen. Free entrance.

Make your own snow globe with inspiration from the library's many beautiful winter photographs.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY - This time with the composers Peter Jensen and Stefan Pasborg and senior researcher Anders Toftgaard.

Chamber music from around the world with RelevanzEnsemble.

The Royal Danish Library's photo curator Charlotte Præstegaard Schwartz guides and gives an insight into the story of a woman who was as unconventional as a person as she was as a photographer.

Since his debut in 2014 with the bestseller "The End of Eddy", Édouard Louis has written his way to the top of the international literary scene with political indignation.

True to tradition, the baroque ensemble Camerata Øresund is back with this year's big Christmas concert.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY - Christmas event and thanks for this year.

Conversation about press photography between photographer and photo editor Sigrid Nygaard and senior researcher Mette Kia Krabbe Meyer. The event is in Danish.

The concert is an external event.

The world-renowned Danish recorder player plays Bach, Corelli and Handel with her baroque trio.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY - An evening about the complex and controversial Knut Hamsun with a display of treasures linked to the author. The event is in Danish.

The Royal Danish Library's photo curator Charlotte Præstegaard Schwartz tours and gives an insight into the story of a woman who was as unconventional a person as she was as a photographer. In Danish.

Conversation about fashion photography then and now with photographer Fryd Frydendahl and journalist Chris Pedersen. The event is in Danish.

At this concert, Concerto Copenhagen recreates the early music from the beginning of the 1840s of the legendary Lumbye.

Children and their adults can make crowns with inspiration from the Royal Danish Library's collection - in pasta!

In the company of violinist Hartmut Rohde and double bassist Nabil Shehata.

The Russian writer Sergei Lebedev talks about the Russia described in his writing. This takes place in conversation with the director of the Danish Foreign Policy Society.

Composer, mandolin virtuoso and award-winning singer, Chris Thile plays a solo concert in the Black Diamond.

Pianist Sebastian Knauer builds bridges between the 18th and 21st centuries.

During the autumn holidays, Royal Danish Library invites all curious children and their adults to experience the mystery of the library's fascinating buildings with its exciting activities.

The Diamond offers activities for children, free access to exhibitions and much more during Culture Night.

Tribute to the legendary composer Iannis Xenakis with JACK Quartet, Ying-Hsueh Chen and Maciej Nerkowski, among others.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY - Get an exclusive insight into one of the library's smallest and most exclusive places to visit: the Art Library.

Pierre-Laurent Aimard will receive Denmark’s most prominent music award. Hear him play a solo concert with music by Rued Langgaard, Mozart, Ligeti and more.

Petter Stordalen is one of the Nordic's most successful entrepreneurs and public speakers – and now also an author! Meet him in conversation about creating and leading - even when adversity strikes.

Danish Theatre 300 years - Experience two completely new dramas inspired by Ludvig Holberg, in readings by Morten Burian, Signe Egholm Olsen, Ari Alexander, Tina Gylling and Jesper Lohmann.

Watch the livestream directly from Arctic Imagination in Canada.

Watch the livestream directly from Arctic Imagination in Canada.

With over 100 symphonies, Joseph Haydn stands as one of the greatest composers ever. Concerto Copenhagen reproduces some of Haydn's irresistible symphonies which are both intimate and intimidating.

Watch the livestream directly from Arctic Imagination in Canada.

Watch the livestream directly from Arctic Imagination in Canada.

Watch the livestream directly from Arctic Imagination in Canada.

Follow along from home on livestream when Jonathan Franzen (US) takes the stage in the Queen's Hall in conversation with Kristina Stoltz.

Jonathan Franzen has been hailed for years as one of America's most prominent authors for years. He will visit The Black Diamond with his newest novel 'Crossroads'.

Meet the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics, Joseph Eugene Stiglitz, in conversation about the United States and Europe in a tumultuous time.

Follow along as we livestream the conversation from The Black Diamond.

External event: Dreamer's Circus celebrates the "Handed on" project.

We celebrate the open, free-minded city of Copenhagen in the historic library garden with music, statements and new poetry.

THE DIAMOND CLUB ONLY - This time with artistic director, harpsichordist and conductor in Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen.

Create mini universes with flowers in the library's creative workshop for the whole family.

We celebrate the open, free-minded city of Copenhagen in the historic library garden with music, statements and new poetry.

South African Zanele Muholi is one of today's most acclaimed photographers. Muholi's works depict vulnerable areas such as identity, gender, sexuality and ethnicity.

We celebrate the open, free-minded city of Copenhagen in the historic library garden with music, statements and new poetry.

In the afternoon sun in front of The Black Diamond, there is free Friday jazz most of the summer. This afternoon with singer Yasmin Kirkegaard and band.

In the afternoon sun in front of The Black Diamond, there is free Friday jazz most of the summer. This afternoon with Danish drummer Andreas Svendsen performing with his quartet.

In the afternoon sun in front of The Black Diamond, there is free Friday jazz most of the summer. This afternoon with the duo Nordström/Østergaard (SE/DK).

In the afternoon sun in front of The Black Diamond, there is free Friday jazz most of the summer. This afternoon with singer Birgitte Soojin.

In the afternoon sun in front of The Black Diamond, there is free Friday jazz most of the summer. This afternoon with Emil de Waal and Gustaf Ljunggren.

Three pedal steels on stage in a beautiful and diverse universe with Susan Alcorn, BJ Cole, Emil de Waal, Gustav Lundgren and more.

The three musicians Henrik Gunde, Jakob Munck and Peter Fuglsang embarked on a hike in 2020 - here are who and what they met.

Paloma Pradal is a rare and original talent and is already considered a great flamenco singer - not least when flamenco meets other styles, as here.

Tour de France - Watch stage 3 live on the big screen

Tour de KBH and the big screen show the 2nd stage of the Tour de France. Come join us!

Tour de France - Fan zone and stage 1 on big screen

Make cool aeroplanes in the Black Diamond's workshop - The Creative Library.

In the afternoon sun in front of The Black Diamond, there is free Friday jazz most of the summer. This afternoon with Danish tenor saxophonist Andreas Toftemark.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY - Photography curator Charlotte Præstegaard Schwartz gives a tour of the exhibition LEE MILLER - Photographer. Icon. Surrealist.

Elizabeth ‘Lee’ Miller (1907-1977) was, both as a photographer and as a person, a norm-breaker, and she lived a completely unusual life.

Join us when we open an exhibition on the extraordinary life of photographer, icon and surrealist Lee Miller with talks, refreshments and free entry to the exhibition.

The event is sold out, but will be livestreamed on this page. It's free to watch the livestream.

DIAMOND CLUB ONLY - Exclusive lecture on the literary star.

The former editor-in-chief of Le Monde, Sylvie Kauffmann, discuss international politics, the situation in France and the EU in the light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Premiere of a previously unperformed work by Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen.

Meet Abdulrazak Gurnah for a conversation about the authorship that awarded him the Nobel Prize, the world's most prestigious literary prize, in 2021.

Three-day mini festival of top string quartets: The fantastic Diotima Quartet plays chamber music of the highest quality.

Three-day mini-festival with string quartets: Classical chamber music with the energy of a young rock band.

Three-day mini-festival with string quartets: Poseidonkvartetten performs the last quartets of the two great masters Schubert and Beethoven.

DIAMOND CLUB ONLY - Hear about one of Denmark's greatest architects and designers, Thorvald Bindesbøll.

Draw, paint and make impressive hats like in the old days in The Black Diamond's workshop.

With Jakob Bro, Midori Takada, Nils Petter Molvær, Marilyn Mazur & Anja Lechner (DE). Arranged by Jakob Bro and Jazz Club Loco.

ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS ONLY - The world-renowned recorder player talks about her life as a virtuoso on the instrument.

Inge Høst Seiding, Tina Enghoff and Julie Edel Hardenberg explore how narratives of Denmark's colonial past in Greenland can be illuminated and processed.

Sturm und Drang symphonies by Kozeluch, Kraus and Mozart.

World-renowned artist Thomas Struth explores human communities through photography. Hear him talk about his artistic vision in conversation with journalist Anja Bo.

Enjoy a concert before the evening's activities. This time Kind of Cyan will be joined by four percussionists to play Shostakovich's legendary 15th Symphony.

In 2007, Leïla Slimani caused a great debate with her book 'Sex and Lies'. Now she will be visiting The Black Diamond with her latest book 'In the Country of Others'.

Bring your siblings, friends and adults for creative fun in The Black Diamond's workshop.

Exclusive tour for Diamond Club members: see the memorable moments from last year captured by the country's best press photographers.

The baroque orchestra Concerto Copenhagen performs cosmopolitan George Muffat's harmonious tribute to Europe.

Come for an exclusive tour of 'Displaced', when photo artist Tina Enghoff tells about the story and inspiration behind the exhibition.

An abandoned Jewish school in eastern Slovakia is the starting point for this photo exhibition by Yuri Dojc.

As a member of the Diamond Club, you can get an exclusive tour of Tina Enghoff's exhibition 'Displaced'.

Meet a handful of today's most interesting authors at a festive awards ceremony in the Queen's Hall.

World stars in piano trio visit the Black Diamond and play Schumann and Brahms' first trios, as well as Wolfgang Rihm's "Fremde Szenen III".

Reality and its people emerge through dramatic, funny and memorable moments from last year captured by the best Danish press photographers.

Enjoy a concert before the evening's chores and see the trio Kind of Cyan reinterpret composer Lera Auerbach's Piano Trio No. 2

MeToo, sexual harassment and sisterly solidarity - Denmark's first female Prime Minister on the responsibility for equality and on the legacy for the younger generations.

Tina Enghoff in collaboration with David Samuel Naeman Josef Kristoffersen.

Ravel's masterful piano trio in A minor.

The conversation with the former winner of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize will mainly focus on topics such as community and loneliness, ambitions and the price of success.

Draw, paint and build your own work of art inspired by the treasures in the Royal Danish Library.

Eight large installations with over 300 objects form a journey into the complex, creative universe of the musician, storyteller and cultural icon Nick Cave.

The landscape and reflections of memory, silent inner spaces and women's experiences throughout history. The photographs in Trine Søndergaard's exhibition WORKS let us see the invisible.