KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art Aalborg
KUNSTEN
A modern art museum designed by Finnish master architect Alvar Aalto, with a rich collection of Nordic modern and contemporary art and a sculpture park and observation tower outdoors.
KUNSTEN was designed by Finnish architects Alvar Aalto, Elissa Aalto and Jean-Jacques Baruël and opened in 1972. Its white marble facade and galleries lit by natural daylight are themselves landmarks of modernist architecture. The collection focuses on 20th-century and contemporary Danish and Nordic art, and the museum regularly hosts international exhibitions. Outdoors, a sculpture park built into the hillside and an open-air theater lead up behind the building to the Aalborg Tower. Admission is about 130 Danish kroner, and the museum is closed on Mondays. It is about a 10-minute walk from Aalborg railway station.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00 (until 21:00 on Thu); closed Mon
Nearby sights
- Aalborg Tower
- Aalborg Zoo
- Monastery of the Holy Ghost
- Budolfi Cathedral
- Jomfru Ane Gade
- Jens Bang's Stone House
- Aalborg Waterfront
- Aalborghus Castle