From Dolly the sheep, the world’s first mammal cloned from an adult cell, to liquid bodies and wild visions of the future: Experience a wealth of talks, workshops and activities exploring stem cells and the history of medicine. Move your body through dance, make an amulet, create 3D-printed drawings, and get up close with the museum’s historic objects alongside our skilled conservators.
Program
Family activity: Make your own amulet
6–8 pm
Make your own protective amulet from clay and natural stones, inspired by amulets from the museum’s collection. Throughout history, people have carried amulets as protection against illness and as symbols of hope. Today, stem cells can be seen as a modern-day amulet – stored in biobanks in the hope that they may one day be used for future treatments. What will your amulet protect?
This activity takes place in the Reception Room.
Behind the scenes: An exclusive guided tour
6.15–6.45 pm, 7–7.30 pm, 7.45–8.15 pm, 9.30–10 pm, 10.15–10.45 pm, 11–11.30 pm
Tonight, you have the exclusive opportunity to go behind the scenes as Head of Collections Abdi Hedayat leads guided tours of the museum’s collection storage. Discover, among other things, Niels Finsen’s unique moulages, anatomical specimens, and other objects that are rarely accessible to the public.
Visitors will be admitted in small groups on a first-come, first-served basis. Meet at the ticket desk.
Talk: Future Bodies
7 pm and 8 pm in the Auditorium
A shapeless lump of skin, a biological double made from urine, blood and skin, and a digital body that merges with its viewer. Join curator Pernille Lystlund Matzen on a journey into the intersection of stem cells and art. It is a field populated by fluid and futuristic bodies that explore and question what it means to be human as biological life.
Note that this talk will be in Danish.
Talk: SPOOL – A Film About Parkinson’s, Cells and Time
7.30 pm in Danish and 8.30 pm in English, in the Auditorium
Join researcher and filmmaker Tine Friis as she presents clips from her upcoming documentary film. The film brings people living with Parkinson’s, ballet dancers and researchers together in a story about illness, time and hope.
Get Up Close with the Collection
8–9.30 pm
The museum’s collections team have once again uncovered exciting objects and remarkable stories from our extensive collection of medical history. Come and see a genuine tuft of wool from Dolly the Sheep and discover more about the body’s tissues and microscopic structures – all up close. You can also try 3D-drawing your very own stem cell.
Workshop: Dance for Parkinson’s
9.15 pm, 9.30 pm, 9.45 pm and 10 pm
Come and move your body – all the way down to the cells. Professional ballet dancers and instructors Mette-Ida Kirk and Tori Cooper will guide you through short dance sessions inspired by Dance for Parkinson’s, a concept developed specifically to benefit people living with Parkinson’s and their loved ones. Everyone is welcome to join.
Exhibitions across several floors
The entire museum is open for Culture Night. Explore our permanent exhibitions, including The Body Collected and Mind the Gut.
