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One of Denmark’s largest museums. Apart from the art galleries and changing exhibitions, "Your Rainbow Panorama", offers a splendid roof-top view of the city inside a circular walkway with rainbow-coloured windows. It was created by Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson in 2011. "As Seen Below" is a newly opened huge underground permanent art installation from 2026 by James Turell. The museum has a café and restaurant with dining options in the lounge area at entrance level.
ARoS is an art museum in Aarhus, Denmark. The museum was established in 1859 and is the oldest public art museum in Denmark outside Copenhagen. On 7 April 2004, ARoS opened with exhibitions in a brand new modern building, 10 stories tall with a total floor area of 20,700 m² and designed by Danish architects Schmidt Hammer Lassen. Today, ARoS is one of the largest art museums in Northern Europe with a total of 624.000 visitors in 2023.
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Another small niche theatre with room for up to 150 inside the large building complex at the Concert Halls. Filuren is a theatre and a theatre school for youth. A nice alternative thing to do if you are with children. Each play has a strictly enforced age limit (usually 3, 4, 5 or 13 years), so be sure to check out the programme beforehand.
The Concert Hall
The largest concert hall in Scandinavia, Musikhuset has seating for more than 3,600 people in six halls with a large variety of events and concerts throughout the year: classical performances, rock and jazz concerts, operas, musicals, chamber music, as well as more intimate performances on some of the smaller stages. Good restaurant and café.
A new venue in the city centre, presenting a broad mix of genres, and an opportunity for local musicians. Relatively small scene with a focus on intimate and interactive events. Run by experienced people as a social enterprise.
An arts centre promoting contemporary art. Built in 1917, it is one of the oldest arts centres in Europe. Nice café.
Bora Bora is a small dance and visual theater located in a cultural centre that was once a school.
HQ
HeadQuarters is a small cultural venue for theatre, dance and music in a basement. There are usually three concerts per week on a tiny stage, as well as a night club with DJs.