Explore the posters at the Danish Poster Museum
The Danish Poster Museum is located in the 1974 neighbourhood, and is the only museum of its kind with a collection spanning about 200,000 posters.
“Earth calling!”
Right now, it is possible to see the exhibition ‘Earth calling!’, which comprises 170 posters depicting 100 years of environmental and climate action. The environmental posters of yesteryear can surprise, inform and inspire us all in the current climate struggle. The exhibition follows the debate and developments over the years from a local Danish environmental focus to the global climate initiatives we see today.
Classics new and old
On the first floor, 100 of the most popular posters from 1900 to 2008 are on display. See and revisit the big and impressive classic posters designed by Aage Rasmussen, Aage Sikker Hansen, Arne Ungermann, Viggo Vagnby, Ib Antoni, Henrik Hansen and many more. The exhibition also includes newer classics such as Per Arnoldi’s iconic Danish state railway (DSB) posters, Finn Nygaard’s jazz posters and Mikael Witte’s penicillin pigs that exude health.
Wonderful Antoni
Celebrating the work of Ib Antoni with 20 chosen posters.
Guided tours of the poster exhibitions
Learn in detail about the development of the Danish poster, their graphic design and history with a guided tour of the second floor of the poster museum where you will enjoy recognising up to 100 of the most popular posters by Denmark’s leading poster artists.
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Introduction to ‘Earth calling! Posters from 100 years of environmental and climate action’ – an introduction to the special exhibition at the Danish Poster Museum, which takes us on a journey through the past century’s debate about and action for nature, the environment and the climate from a Danish perspective.
Please book min. 8 days beforehand
