Gammel Strand
Gammel Strand is a locally rooted, internationally oriented art centre in the heart of Copenhagen.
Visit
Gl. Strand 48,
1202 København K
Opening hours
Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Sunday: 10am-5pm
Thursday: 10am-8pm
The exhibition program presents art that takes a critical and nuanced approach to the present and focuses on the big questions of the time – from the intimately personal to global dilemmas. Gammel Strand is also a platform for conversations, debates, and activities that bring people, art, and culture together in new communities.
Gammel Strand’s history began in 1825 when a group of citizens, including the art professor C.W. Eckersberg, founded Kunstforeningen (The Art Association) inspired by German precedence. The purpose was to disseminate general knowledge of art and create a link between the elitist Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and the broader public.
In 1952, Kunstforeningen moved to its current address in one of Copenhagen’s most beautiful historic buildings. In 2004, GL STRAND was added to the gallery’s name. In 2024, Kunstforeningen GL STRAND changed its name to Gammel Strand and simultaneously introduced a new exhibition profile and several new collaborations.
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National Museum of Denmark
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