Events

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.

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.

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 Autumn 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).

On 26 March 2026 at 4:30 PM, we open a new interdisciplinary dual exhibition at Medical Museion and Politiken’s Forhal. Through a mix of contemporary art, historical objects, and research, we explore how stem cells can shape our lives — both now and in the future.