Latest press release

Jette Bang - Portrait of Qatar's Bedouins

In the spring of 1959, Danish photographer Jette Bang (1914–1964) arrived in Qatar. By that time she had an impressive background as one of Denmark's leading photographers, having gained acclaim for her portrayals of Greenland’s indigenous population in photographs and films. Now, she turned her gaze towards the Middle East – specifically to the Bedouins in Qatar.

Beyond Words: Calligraphy from the World of Islam.

From 24 May you can explore the history of calligraphy and calligraphy as an artform when The David Collection opens the exhibition Beyond Words: Calligraphy from the World of Islam. The title is meant literally because the words and the beautiful letters may assume several different meanings. 

New Museum Director at The David Collection

Museum Director Kjeld von Folsach retires and Senior curator Joachim Meyer is appointed new Museum Director from May 1st 2023. 

Claus Rohland "It is the traveller only who is foreign"

“Dream visions” or “psychedelic images from the Middle East”. These are both apt descriptions of the works of art on display at The David Collection from 14 October. One might also say that they reflect ‘the beauty of decay’. In any case, this is an extremely unusual art photo exhibition. Certainly, for this museum.

Special exhibition: Niels Nedergaard. Photographs from Cairo

Photographs supplemented by a small selection of artworks from artist Niels Nedergaard’s time in Cairo in the 1980s.

Book publication and a new special exhibition: Fighting, Hunting, Impressing. Arms and Armour from the Islamic World 1500 - 1850

In connection with the reopening of The David Collection, the museum will also present a new special exhibition: Fighting, Hunting, Impressing. Arms and Armour from the Islamic World 1500–1850.

Press release about a book publication and a new special exhibition: The Magical Spinel

At a museum in Copenhagen, a different world will be opened for the young night watchman Sigurd —after which nothing is the same any longer!

From Philipsen to Salto - the Collection of Danish Early Modern Art revisited

When Christian Ludvig David died in 1960, he left behind not only a rich collection of early fine and decorative art from Europe and parts of the world of Islam, but also a large collection of Danish paintings, sculptures, and ceramics by artists of his own day. It is a selection from this “modern” part of the collection that is reexhibited here — several of the works for the first time in 60 years.

Under Indian Skies 19th-Century Photographs from a Private Collection

The David Collection’s new special exhibition provides a hitherto unknown first-hand impression of 19th-century India, primarily — but not exclusively — seen with the eyes of western photographers. Through original vintage photographs, the viewer is taken back to photography’s birth and earliest childhood and up to around 1900.

The Hippie Trail - Travel Photography by Torben Huss

From June 8th, guests to the David Collection will be able to experience the special exhibition “The Hippie Trail – Travel Photography by Torben Huss.” The exhibition consists of 92 photographs and a film featuring slides and music. In recent years, the David Collection has arranged exhibitions of art photography related to the museum’s collections. This is the fifth in the series.

The Human Figure in Islamic Art – Holy Men, Princes, and Commoners

Is it allowed? Has it been done? Where and how?
These are some of the key questions that are dealt with in the David Collection’s new exhibition, which focuses on a controversial subject: The Human Figure in Islamic Art.

Impasse Hotel Syria – Photographs by Krass Clement

From May 3rd, visitors to the David Collection will be able to experience the exhibition Impasse Hotel Syria – Photographs by Krass Clement. Krass Clement took these photographs during a trip to Syria in 2001, when he visited the cities of Damascus, Palmyra, Deir ez-Zur, Homs, and Aleppo.