Struer Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art Roskilde meet at an exciting crossroads between cultural history and contemporary art, with sound as the defining element. In a two-year collaboration between Struer Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art Roskilde, sound art from the museum’s collection and exhibition program enters into a dialogue with Struer Museum and the town’s strong sound history.

An Echo of Danish Sound History Intertwines with Contemporary Art Since 1925, Struer has resonated in a world of sound with the establishment of the Bang & Olufsen Radio Factory, which put the town on the world map. Here, sound became the town’s DNA, and with the newly established National Knowledge Center for Sonic Cultural Heritage, Struer continues its curiosity about sound. This curiosity resonates with the Museum of Contemporary Art Roskilde, which since its inception in 1991 has engaged with ephemeral and time-based art forms, including sound and sound art.

Listening Chairs from our collection
The branch is furnished with two listening chairs. Here, visitors can sit and experience an artwork from the Museum of Contemporary Art Roskilde’s collection and exhibition program. The listening chairs were designed in 1982 by Polish designer Dieter Mankau as part of a sound art installation for the 7th Documenta in Kassel, Germany. The Museum of Contemporary Art Roskilde later acquired the chairs in connection with the 1996 exhibition Sound Journey – a presentation of 100 sound works from Studio Akustische Kunst in Cologne. Over time, the distinctive listening chairs have become a hallmark of the Museum of Contemporary Art Roskilde’s focus on sound art and have been part of many exhibitions and projects both inside and outside the museum.