The Danish National Art Library

Opening hours Tue 28. Jun. Main library kl. 10:00 - 17:30 Study room kl. 10:00 - 15:00 Reserve time
Dansk
The LibraryCollections E-resourcesThemeCatalog
User statusRegister as UserSearch
Tuesday d. 21. december 2021
Tuesday d. 20. april 2021
Monday d. 30. november 2020
Friday d. 4. september 2020
Friday d. 12. june 2020
Thursday d. 14. may 2020
Thursday d. 12. march 2020
Wednesday d. 29. january 2020
Thursday d. 26. september 2019
Tuesday d. 6. november 2018
Tuesday d. 1. may 2018
Friday d. 5. january 2018
Wednesday d. 6. september 2017
Friday d. 30. june 2017
Monday d. 29. may 2017
Thursday d. 23. march 2017
Wednesday d. 22. february 2017
Monday d. 30. january 2017
Tuesday d. 10. january 2017
Thursday d. 22. september 2016
Thursday d. 3. november 2016
Thursday d. 18. august 2016
Tuesday d. 31. may 2016
Thursday d. 7. april 2016
Friday d. 29. january 2016
Thursday d. 5. november 2015
Wednesday d. 14. october 2015
Friday d. 18. september 2015
Friday d. 28. august 2015
Friday d. 7. august 2015
Wednesday d. 1. july 2015
Wednesday d. 27. may 2015

Exhibition at The Danish National Art Library: «Perhaps when I am over the hump with my present work I shall be able to write a critical essay» Part two

The assemblage entitled «Perhaps when I am over the hump with my present work I shall be able to write a critical essay» consists of three consecutive exhibitions in two display cases in the main hall of the Danish National Art Library – organized by Guattary Reading Circle. The exhibitions run in the period April through July 2015. At the opening of each of the three exhibitions a talk is presented.

The assemblage series is an extension of the ongoing research by the Guattari Reading Circle of the writings of the French psychotherapist, activist and philosopher Félix Guattari.

The second exhibition takes as its theme «The Diagnosed Body». It includes photocopied excerpts of texts by Félix Guattari and Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari regarding issues of schizophrenia and institutional psychiatry. These texts have all been studied in the reading sessions of the Guattari Reading Circle.

The text material is presented alongside a sculpture by Nina Wengel; works on paper by Signe Kryger Hansen and a framed double-sided work on paper by Ovartaci.

As part of the opening, it is a great pleasure to announce the talk Deterritorializing the Diagnosed Body: toward an expressive model of the mind by Kasper Levin

The opening takes place Friday, May 29 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Exhibition period 29 May – 25 June 2015.

Tuesday d. 10. march 2015
Thursday d. 8. january 2015
Friday d. 28. november 2014
Monday d. 20. october 2014
Tuesday d. 14. october 2014
Friday d. 5. september 2014
Monday d. 30. june 2014
Monday d. 10. march 2014

Extended opening hours in the study room

From April 2014 the opening hours in our study room in Herlev have been extended to include Mondays as well as Tursdays and Wednesdays.
The opening hours are now between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on those three days a week.

The Danish National Art Library has seen an increase in the number of visitors to the study room since we opened it in Herlv in 2011. As it is only possible to accomodate a limited number of visitors at any one time, due to the large size and fragility of architectural drawings, oversized and rare books, we have found it reasonable to extend the hours. For the same reason, limited space, it is mandatory to reserve time for a visit as well as to order the materials you want to see.

Please remember to reserve your time of visit no later than 2 p.m. the working day before your visit. I.e. if you want to come on a Monday, you have to notify us via the Reservation form on the Friday before your visit, before 2 p.m. Also, please remember to order the materials you want to see. This happens thorugh the library catalogue.

Reservation form

Ved overtegning giver vi dig besked, så du ikke tager turen forgæves.

Vi glæder os til at se dig på Studiesalen!

Thursday d. 17. december 2015
Monday d. 29. january 2018
Friday d. 29. october 2021
Tuesday d. 8. december 2020
Wednesday d. 28. october 2020
Wednesday d. 19. august 2020
Wednesday d. 27. may 2020
Wednesday d. 13. may 2020
Thursday d. 6. february 2020
Friday d. 22. november 2019
Wednesday d. 19. june 2019
Tuesday d. 2. october 2018
Wednesday d. 8. august 2018
Tuesday d. 12. december 2017
Tuesday d. 13. june 2017
Tuesday d. 27. june 2017
Tuesday d. 2. may 2017
Tuesday d. 28. february 2017
Thursday d. 9. february 2017
Friday d. 20. january 2017
Monday d. 2. january 2017

The new Royal Danish Library

On January 1, 2017, the State and University Library in Aarhus and The Royal Library in Copenhagen merged. The Danish National Art Library and the Administrative Library are also part of the merger.

The institutions will be collectively known as the Royal Danish Library.

The main tasks are:
• University library for Aarhus University, University of Copenhagen and Roskilde University
• Preservation of Danish cultural heritage
• Dissemination of culture and research
• Main centre for the country’s public libraries
'To a great extent, the libraries perform the same tasks when they support research and education at universities. As regards the role of national library, there are a wide range of areas where we gain great benefits from pooling and strengthening the work,' says Chief Executive Svend Larsen.

In the course of 2017, the new library will create a joint organisation. There will be a roll-out in several stages, where the goal is to minimise interference with the library’s users as much as possible. A number of services will preliminary run on the platforms and websites that users are familiar with today. The library will also retain the physical locations in Aarhus and Copenhagen.

The new leadership, in addition to Chief Executive Svend Larsen, also includes Bjarne Andersen, Pernille Drost, Kira Stine Hansen, Bodil Henriksen, Erik Hofmeister and Tonny Skovgård Jensen.

The decision to join The Royal Library and the State and University Library was taken by then-Minister for Culture Bertel Haarder (Liberal Party) in September 2016. The current Minister for Culture, Mette Bock (Liberal Alliance Party), has subsequently decided that the merged library is to be called ‘Royal Danish Library’.

Press releases about the merger (In Danish)
September 2016: Denmark is to have one national library:
http://kum.dk/nyheder-og-presse/pressemeddelelser/nyheder/danmark-faar-et-samlet-nationalbibliotek/1/1/

December 2016: The new national library is to be called the Royal Danish Library:
http://kum.dk/nyheder-og-presse/pressemeddelelser/nyheder/det-nye-nationalbibliotek-kommer-til-at-hedde-det-kgl-bibliotek/1/1/

Danmarks nye forsknings- og nationalbibliotek
Danmarks nye forsknings- og nationalbibliotek
Tuesday d. 13. december 2016
Monday d. 29. august 2016
Thursday d. 30. june 2016
Monday d. 18. april 2016
Wednesday d. 24. february 2016
Thursday d. 10. december 2015
Friday d. 16. october 2015
Wednesday d. 26. august 2015
Tuesday d. 8. september 2015
Friday d. 28. august 2015
Thursday d. 9. july 2015
Friday d. 26. june 2015

Exhibition at The Danish National Art Library: «Perhaps when I am over the hump with my present work I shall be able to write a critical essay» Part three.

The assemblage entitled «Perhaps when I am over the hump with my present work I shall be able to write a critical essay» consists of three consecutive exhibitions in two display cases in the main hall of the Danish National Art Library – organized by Guattary Reading Circle. The exhibitions run in the period April through July 2015. At the opening of each of the three exhibitions a talk is presented.

The assemblage series is an extension of the ongoing research by the Guattari Reading Circle of the writings of the French psychotherapist, activist and philosopher Félix Guattari.

The third exhibition takes as its theme «Melodic lines and territories». It includes photocopied excerpts of texts by Félix Guattari and Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari regarding issues of the universe, birds, plants, insects and sex. These texts have all been studied in the reading sessions of the Guattari Reading Circle.

The text material is presented alongside a sculptural intervention by Guattari Reading Circle and the cactus collection of Stefan A. Pedersen
As part of the opening, it is a great pleasure to announce a bird listning session conducted by ornitologist Niels Kaare Krabbe.

The opening takes place Friday, June 26 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Exhibition period 26 June – 24 July 2015.

Friday d. 24. april 2015
Monday d. 2. february 2015
Monday d. 8. december 2014

The Study Room closes for the summer

The Study Room at Transformervej 21B, where architectural drawings, rare books, archival material and other special collections can be consulted, is closed from July 1 to August 3.

When we open again on August 4, please remember to make an appointment for your visit using the "reserve time" function at the top of our homepage. Reservations must be made no later than 2 p.m. on the working day before your visit. Also remember to request the material you wish to consult by using our Catalogue.

Friday d. 7. november 2014
Monday d. 20. october 2014
Thursday d. 2. october 2014
Friday d. 27. june 2014
Tuesday d. 24. june 2014

Herlev turns into Søborg - the Study Room's postal address changes

Studiesalen i Søborg
Studiesalen i Søborg

The Study Room of the Danish national Art Library changes its postal address from July 1. Transformervej 21B used to have the postal code 2730 Herlev, but that is changing into 2860 Søborg. It is an entirely administrative move, no more. We are still in the same spot, and there will be no changes in access for our visitors.

Monday d. 3. march 2014
Tuesday d. 13. june 2017
MessagesOpening hoursContactCopyright policyTender notice

Danmarks Kunstbibliotek

Visiting address
Nyhavn 2
1051 København K.

dkb@kb.dk

3374 4802

Study room

Visiting address
Transformervej 21B
2860 Søborg

dkb@kb.dk
3374 4802
Book a time for the study room

Mailing address:

Det Kgl. Bibliotek
Danmarks Kunstbibliotek
Christians Brygge 8
1219 København K.

Photo material © 2022 The Danish National Art Library