Museum of Contemporary Art in Roskilde

Experience art in new ways with the Museum of Contemporary Art

The Museum of Contemporary Art in Roskilde invites you to explore the many forms of contemporary art. Here you will encounter art in urban spaces, at festivals, in nature and in historic buildings - always with a focus on sound, performance, video and digital formats.

The museum was founded in 1991 following the Festival of Fantastics in Roskilde. It has since presented contemporary art in new settings, with exhibitions, events and digital worlds.

Find the exhibition you want to visit

Exhibitions and events take place at different venues in and around Roskilde, west of Copenhagen, including Sankt Hans, a former psychiatric hospital site near the fjord. Explore the current programme for each exhibition’s location, access and opening hours.

Contemporary art without walls

The museum works across different exhibition venues. You can encounter exhibitions at Roskilde Festival, in urban spaces, in schools and online. In this way, contemporary art becomes both present and constantly changing.

Virtual sculptures

Explore a digital collection of sculptures that you can freely discover and download. Each year, a new virtual sculpture is created, examining how art can exist within digital communities.

Podcast and sound art

You can also listen to new sound works via Podcast for Contemporary Art. Here you will find both experimental audio projects by contemporary artists and historical works from the museum’s extensive sound art collection.

About the museum

Here you can experience sound, performance and video art, as well as new art forms that challenge and expand the boundaries of what art can be. The museum collaborates closely with artists both in Denmark and internationally, and over the years it has presented works by leading names such as Lea Porsager, Kirsten Astrup and Esben Weile Kjær.