Events

Fra Fåret Dolly til flydende kroppe og vilde fremtidsscenarier: Oplev et væld af talks, workshops og aktiviteter om stamceller og medicinhistorie. Bevæg kroppen til dans, byg en amulet, lav 3D-printede tegninger og kom helt tæt på museets historiske genstande i selskab med vores dygtige konservatorer.

Children can try our treasure hunt at the museum. At the reception you get material handed out and then you can go hunting for samples, bones and bats.

Come to vernissage on the video work Anatomic Songbook. A work where the body acts as an instrument and the movements make up the music.

Our skilled guides are ready to give a short introduction to the museum and our exhibitions.

In this talk, Dr Josh Evans will share some examples of his work with microbial and human fermenters on the culinary frontier.

The microbes living in and on us are crucial to our health – as well as causing both colds and existential threats. In this talk Dr Louise Whiteley will share some of her findings.

Kroppen udforskes som et økosystem, når Medicinsk Museion og kunstnerduoen Baum & Leahy inviterer til performance i krydsfeltet mellem kunst, mad og videnskab.

Equipped with gloves, you’ll have the opportunity to dive into the museum’s treasure trove and touch the objects. The event takes place on selected days from 1 to 3 PM.

Sweden and Denmark took different approaches to lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic: what can we learn from each other’s experiences?

Touch and feel museum objects when Medical Museion opens the cabinets in the Study Collection during the winter holidays.

Have you ever felt like snacking pickles and oranges? Or do you suddenly hate toothpaste and raw onion? We would love to hear from you and invite you to an interactive event the 22nd or the 24th of March where we will gather information about pregnancy cravings or aversions.

Come and see a dissertation defence at Medical Museion. Tine Friis’ doctoral dissertation explores how people articulate experiences of the connection between their gut and psyche. It is free to participate.

Bikubenfonden invites you to an Art Salon Vision at Medical Museion. This salon unravels visual artist Jenna Sutela’s artistic practice and focus on her interest in bodily fluids and her ways of addressing biological, technological and poetic systems.

Medical Museion’s experimental project The Living Room is closing. To say a suitable farewell to a project full of life, Medical Museion invites you to an evening of artist talks, newly produced art films, and bubbles.

Culture Night at the Medical Museion revolves around broken hearts in both the literal and metaphorical sense – the anatomical and the symbolic heart. It’s about the pulsating and life-giving muscle and about heartaches and pacemakers.

Drawing course at the Medical Museion over a weekend. Together with our two skilled instructors, you will examine objects and capture their forms on paper.

Creative writing workshop at Medical Museion. In the company of the British poet James Wilkes and the museum’s curator Adam Bencard we will explore the fascinating symbiosis between the human body and its microbes.

What role does hope play in the course of diseases with poor prognosis? This evening three experts will provide their perspective on hope and hype in biomedical research and treatment.

Broccoli that tastes like gummy bears or ketchup that doesn’t stain clothes. During the summer holiday at the Medical Museion, you can invent your very own super food equipped with colored pencils and a free imagination.

Come and join us for a festive and educational evening for everyone with an appetite for knowledge about food, health, and the body.

How can science and beauty be united? With ARTxSCIENCE, the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine, reNEW, visits Medical Museion, offering an insight into the world of stem cell research.

Fallowland – a sensory experience and installation exploring the ecology of rest. Join a sound walk and create an amulet using seeds, paper, and wax.

Gold teeth, dentures, and shiny grillz – with a string of talks and workshops, Medicinsk Museion takes a close look at teeth. Remember your Culture Pass!

Molars, front teeth, and pointy teeth need to be put in place during the Winter Break, when the Medical Museion invites the whole family to dentist school. Here, you can take a closer look at a tooth under a microscope. You can overcome your fear of the dentist, because here you’ll get to drill and make fillings (in a plaster tooth).

We are pleased to invite you to the opening reception of the exhibition Liquid Bodies – Stem Cells and New Biotechnologies. A joint exhibition between Medical Museion and Politikens Forhal.

Join curator Pernille Lystlund Matzen and stem cell researcher Martti Maimets from reNEW for a special guided tour of the exhibition LIQUID BODIES. The tour will be conducted in English.

Meet an artist, a researcher, and a writer at Politiken’s Book Hall for a conversation about stem cells—where science, art, ethics, religion, and commercial interests intersect. Free and open to all – the event is in Danish.

Join curator Pernille Lystlund Matzen and stem cell researcher Martti Maimets from reNEW for a special guided tour of the exhibition LIQUID BODIES. The tour will be conducted in English.

Equipped with gloves, you’ll have the opportunity to dive into the museum’s treasure trove and touch the objects. The event takes place on selected days from 1 to 3 PM.

K7 WEEK is back from 7–13 September 2026, giving young people the chance to experience art and culture across Denmark for free. The Medical Museion is joining K7 WEEK again this year, and we can’t wait to welcome young visitors to the museum.

As part of the Golden Days Festival, join us for a special guided tour of the exhibition Liquid Bodies, where we explore the history of stem cell research and its “monsters”.

Join us for an afternoon of science as we once again open the doors to one of the coziest science events of the year at the Medical Museion. This year, we’re joined by an internationally renowned guest.

Make your own protective amulet, create 3D-printed drawings, and get up close with fascinating objects from the history of medicine. Experience an evening of stem cells, wild visions of the future, and a dance workshop that takes you all the way down to the cells.

During the autumn holiday, make your own protective amulet inspired by amulets from the museum’s collection.

This Evening Consultation explores our genetic relationship with animals. Which diseases and ailments do humans and animals share? Why do different species develop some of the same diseases? And how can a small, colourful fish help lead to breakthroughs in medical research? This event will be held in Danish.

Poets from Canada, Denmark, and Poland come together for an international literary reading exploring ecology, environments, and the metabolism of writing.
How do our bodies shape the world around us and how does the world, in turn, shape us? Free, no registration required. This event will be held in English.

From beaver secretions for treating rheumatism to mice baked in pastry to cure bedwetting. Humans have used animals to treat ailments throughout history. At this Evening Consultation, we’ll explore the use of animals in folk medicine before taking a look inside the laboratory, where cutting-edge research on monkey testicles is investigating the problem of declining male fertility. This event will be held in Danish.

Join us for the first screening of the documentary film SPOOL. The film explores how Parkinson’s disease is a lived story of time – in everyday life, in the dance studio, and in the neuroscience laboratory. Free admission, but advance booking is required.

Join us to celebrate the launch of ‘What Curators Know: Art and Science in the Museum’, a new book edited by Hannah Star Rogers. The event features guest speaker Dehlia Hannah, followed by bubbles, snacks, and conversation. Free, no registration required. This event will be held in English.

Seminar by Chris Salter
Medical Museion is delighted to welcome internationally acclaimed artist, researcher, and professor Chris Salter for a special seminar exploring the evolving relationship between art, science, and technology in the museum. Free, no registration required. This event will be held in English.

This Evening Consultation explores how animals can help us develop new medicines and better understand the human body. Can ants hold the key to developing new antibiotics, and can marine mammals help us understand how the body heals? To understand ourselves, we need to learn more about animals. This event will be held in Danish.