Exhibitions

With photographic portraits of Stine Bramsen, Annika Aakjær, Lis Sørensen, Rebecca Lou, Lydmor, and a long list of other Danish musicians, the Rock Museum highlighted the gender imbalance in the Danish music industry. The exhibition was curated by photographers chris1million and Merle Mejlby. 

Can you imagine anything less Christmassy than rebellious rock and irreverent pop? At its core, rock and pop are a rebellion against norms and traditions, yet they also have their own powerful symbols and rituals.

Young people’s music has always been a thorn in their parents’ side. In the special exhibition LYT. LIKE. DEL., Denmark’s rock museum, RAGNAROCK, explores young people’s listening culture.

 Roskilde Festival is—and always has been—much more than just a music festival. It represents five decades of utopian communities and “sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll” amid the rain and sunshine of midsummer. A state of mind shaped by dreams, idealism, and activism—one that continues to leave its mark.

In this container, musician and producer Noah Rosanes locked himself away 24 hours a day throughout the 2022 Roskilde Festival. Along the way, he was visited by around 25 specially invited guest musicians. Over the course of the festival’s four days, they created and recorded the work UNIFY in the container, which was set up as a studio. Now you can experience UNIFY in the exact same space where it was created.

Join us on a journey into music that shapes its era. Gasolin’ struts across Langebro with all their sassy chicks and quirky Christianshavn locals. Straight into the hearts of the Danes. They shout. They laugh. They create. They’re making the Danish rock scene bigger. Because even though things are rocking, Gasolin’ dreams big.

Over the course of two years, 14 women and the music librarian at the Copenhagen Central Library met to listen to familiar and unfamiliar music and embroider album covers.

In a rare way, Günther Beckers’s wild, expressive paintings combine his extensive knowledge of music history with a contagious and deeply personal love for the many facets of rock music.

Jan Sneum, the grand old man of Danish rock journalism, is perhaps best known for his countless radio shows, his rock encyclopedias, and his vast knowledge of music.

Many metal fans incorporate the symbols and figures of metal culture into the way they dress and accessorize. Patches featuring Eddie the Monster are sewn onto vests. Metallica’s star has been tattooed on countless shoulders.

The guitar comes to life when you touch it. The strings sing when you pluck them. The neck displays 3D scans and reveals secrets from iconic guitars.

Music creates images! Music creates memories! Music is emotion! Music is photogenic! Just as the first phonographs and gramophones made it possible to capture sound, photography has made it possible to capture the moods, expressions, and emotions of music. Over the past three years, the Copenhagen Photo Festival has invited all Danes to photograph their musical experiences and submit them to the Picture The Music project.

We dress like the band. We copy the musicians’ attitudes. And we listen to more than just the music. Our idols show us the way when it comes to outfits, slang, and attitudes. Music helps shape us as people. It creates a common thread through our lives. It fuels our dreams. And those extraordinary moments, when the idol gives a concert, make us feel the present moment and life itself. Here we feel at one with the idol and the other fans. Fan culture emerged alongside rock and popular music in the 1950s. Ever since, this music has been an essential part of our daily lives. And everyone knows what it means to be a fan. Many become fans when they are young. And even though sensible adult life can easily supplant the intense idol worship, the idols are not forgotten. Their music serves as a soundtrack to our lives. The exhibition Rock Me is about what all fans have in common – the love of music and the adoration of the musicians behind it.