Memory Flows like the Tide at Dusk

Publication
NYT exhibition catalogue: Alexandra Sophia Handal - Memory Flows like the Tide at Dusk

A richly illustrated catalogue is accompanying the exhibition featuring a conversation between Alexandra Sophia Handal and curator Alia Rayyan, and texts by cultural anthropologist Chiara De Cesari and media historian William Uricchio. price: 125 kr.
Project
OPEN CALL - Study group on migration

Museum of Contemporary Art focuses on social, cultural and environmental challenges. In 2016 the theme has been migration and now we are dedicating a study group to the topic. The study group will focus on how the current migration challenges the idea of the nation state, borders and questions of belonging.
Workshop
KUNSTkammerat - Children's encounter with art and artists

Monday, October 10, 2016 - Friday, October 14, 2016

artist WORKSHOP Week 39 & week 41 The course is taught in Danish. Please red more here.
Workshop
Fun School Vacation - Memories?
(6-12 year children and families)

Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - Thursday, October 20, 2016

Both days from 10 - 12 pm.

Education
Education

The museum offers a range of educational programs for nursery schools, primary schools, secondary schools and tertiary educational institutions. The various exhibitions present Danish and international contemporary art experimenting with media and different expressions through installation, sound, video, photo and performance.
Focus
Collection & Archive

Collection The Museum of Contemporary Art holds a collection of Danish and international contemporary art, which is gradually expanded with works created within the last 25 years. The main focus of the collection is the latest modes of expression: performance art, sound art, social art, new media etc. and the collection is continuously being adjusted to the latest currents.
Focus
Research

The museum carries out research in contemporary art with starting points in the museum's collection, archives, and exhibitions. The primary field and focus of our research is performative and conceptual practices reflected in the collection and mediation of sound art, performance art, and social practices, among others.
Focus
What is contemporary art?
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Contemporary art is a term for the art created in our own times. The Museum of Contemporary Art is dealing with a very specific segment of contemporary art - the experimental art that has its origins in the 1960s' artistic break from painting and sculpture.

Exhibitions