Museum Jorn

Museum Jorn Museum Jorn is named after its founder, the Danish artist Asger Jorn (1914–1973), whose ambition was to make art available to all. The museum collection now comprises modern Danish and international world-class art, and the museum organises temporary international exhibitions throughout the year.

The collection at Museum Jorn foregrounds two of the most internationally influential Danish artists, Asger Jorn and Per Kirkeby (1938–2018).

The collection is the second-largest in Denmark and includes 30,000 works by more than 550 artists, featuring, for example, the Cobra artists, Max Ernst, Fernand Léger, Jean Dubuffet, Francis Picabia, Sonja Ferlov Mancoba, Georg Baselitz, and Markus Lüpertz.

For families

A visit to Museum Jorn is a journey into the colourful and experimental universe of Asger Jorn. In the museum workshops and activity stations within the exhibition spaces, all visitors can explore and try out Jorn’s many techniques and materials.

The museum shop sells art books, posters, quality design products, souvenirs, and much more. Overlooking the idyllic river Gudenaa, the Café Cobra serves lunch, tea, coffee, and cakes, as well as wine and snacks.

Special opening hours

• On the first Thursday of the month, the museum is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• On Mondays in weeks 7, 27-32 and 42, the museum is open on Mondays.
• On public holidays, including Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day, Whit Sunday and Whit Monday, the museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• The museum is closed on 23–26 and 31 December and 1 January.

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