Summer
at DAC
Opening hours
Every day:
10–18
Mondays and Thursdays:
10–21
Are you visiting Copenhagen this summer? Come and learn about architecture and design. We offer lots of fun for the entire family.
Danish Architecture Center invites you to join us for exciting architectural experiences. Feel how architecture can influence our senses in the exhibition, Aware. And if you’re bringing kids along, visit our weekend workshop Mirror Magic, where you can challenge your senses, make beautiful kaleidoscopes and other fun activities with mirrors.
Family workshop
Mirror Magic
Every weekend
Stop by DAC’s Educatorium for some mirror fun and see the world change through beautiful patterns and mosaics as we explore the spatiality of architecture and turn things upside down. On weekdays, you can explore on your own, and every weekend DAC’s hosts help you get started with fun and creative activities, where you can challenge your senses, make beautiful kaleidoscopes, and engage in other fun activities with mirrors.
Exhibitions
Aware – architecture and senses
March 22 – September 15, 2024
Come and experience our sensory exhibition, Aware. Feel how architecture has the power to generate excitement, evoke awe, offer sanctuary, and prompt reflection. This exhibition invites you to explore how we shape and perceive the spaces and aesthetics of architecture.
Teenage Dreams
June 12, 2024 – January 5, 2025
The exhibition Teenage Dreams offers a glimpse into the future of teenage bedrooms. Designing for teenagers means designing for a generation whose values will shape our future. Experience three installations by talented young Danish designers. These installations offer insights into how contemporary challenges impact and alter teenagers’ needs and desires for their personal spaces.
True Nature
May 24 – November 17, 2024
Fire dam. Depot landscape. Flood barriers. Visual artist and architect Christina Capetillo is fascinated by the man-made landscape that characterizes our contemporary world. Experience her pragmatic yet poetic black and white landscape photographs in the exhibition ‘True Nature’.
Capture Your City – New Beauty
June 6 – October 1, 2024
Capture Your City is a photo competition and exhibition where participants interpret the city with their camera, just as it looks right now. This year, we invite everyone to capture a new and more sustainable beauty.
Architecture from a child’s perspective
June 25 – August 18, 2024
The exhibition sharpens children’s perception of their immediate surroundings, enabling them to express what they experience. Space, size, colors, materials, and shapes. All materials are available for you as a family to try out the project.
Read more about Architecture from a child’s perspective
Note! This is a mini exhibition
Permanent installations
DAC Slide
Permanent art installation
Challenge your senses on a unique 40-meter, 4-story spiral slide.
The City Map
Aerial photo of Copenhagen
Start your exploration of Copenhagen’s architecture on the floor just beneath BLOX. Here, you can walk around on a gigantic aerial photo of the city and get a complete overview.
We Dare You
Permanent VR installation
Do you dare to take the plunge? We challenge you to an out-of-building experience in virtual reality.
Explore the City
Guided tours
Embark on one of DACs guided city tours. For example, explore the tour Copenhagen: World Capital of Architecture and get insight into why this honor has been bestowed upon Copenhagen.
DAC app: Copenhagen Architecture Guide
You can also explore the spring city on your own. Get inspired by our app and discover the transformed Åben Bryggeri, where you can enjoy a beer in the sun, the compact IKEA Copenhagen with its visit-friendly green roof, and the luxurious Audo House, from where you can take a stroll in the rapidly growing Nordhavn.
DIY for kids
Be creative with architecture at home
On this page you can find guides to some of our many drawing- and construction activities. Find the recipe for seed bombs that can bomb the city green, color Copenhagen or design your own dream room. It’s just a matter of getting started!
Design Shop and Café
DAC Café
Celebrate the Danish summer weather with a delicious cake in our café. Here, you can also enjoy a cup of coffee or a cocktail on one of our rooftop terraces with a spectacular view of Copenhagen’s harbor.
DAC Design Shop
Feel the summer vibes at DAC Design Shop. Here, you’ll find everything from colorful costumes, LEGO® and drawing supplies to ceramics, posters, and jewelry in contemporary Danish design. We also have a wealth of exciting books on design and architecture. And if the sun is shining, you can enjoy an ice cream outside in the summer weather.
