Wiebke Siem’s practice regularly takes inspiration from fields beyond visual art history, and her works often include references to (classical) music, such as in Die Böse Farbe. The title of the work...

Swiss artist Martin Disler is being given a free hand to exhibit his work in the museum’s Treasure Trove.

As 1 July rapidly approaches, Dutch smokers view the prospect with trepidation. From that date, they will no longer be allowed to smoke in bars and restaurants, because staff working there also have a

The ‘Little Black Dress’, the Chanel suit and Chanel No. 5 – all still part of today’s universal fashion vocabulary. The designs of Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel (1883-1971) revolutionised the way women

What fashion designers have been inspired by Piet Mondrian and De Stijl? Fashions from the museum’s own collection, including Yves Saint Laurent’s renowned 1965 Mondrian dress and creations by Marlies

The title of Hot Skillet Mama is a reference to a piece of music by legendary American jazz composer Sun Ra (1914-1993). Hot Skillet Mama’s lyrics express the singer’s desire for a woman, sweating...

The Ordrupgaard collection

The creator of the Ordrupgaard collection, the Dane Wilhelm Hansen (1868-1936), was a farsighted man: he collected works by the French Impressionists and Danish Golden Age

Our image of Cubism is very different from that entertained by the Parisian public in the period around 1910. Then, Henri le Fauconnier was regarded as the leader of the movement.Today, Picasso