Voyage of Discovery

Films, music, readings, interactive presentations and much more.

You can explore all the works in Denmark's Cultural Canon here on this website. We hope you have an exciting odyssey, which will make you want to experience more culture and art.

Welcome to the Cultural Canon!

Glorup Manor

Nicolas Henri Jardin

1765

Arkitektur
A Triangular Miracle

Unionsmesteren

ca.1440

Billedkunst
Aarhus Town Hall

Arne Jacobsen & Erik Møller

1937-42

Arkitektur
Three galops

H.C. Lumbye

1844, 1845, 1847

Musik, Partiturmusik
The University of Aarhus

Kay Fisker, C.F. Møller mfl.

1931-

Arkitektur
Housing estate of the Copenhagen Medical Association

Bindesbøll & Klein

1854-56

Arkitektur
The Word

Kaj Munk

1932

Scenekunst
Day of Wrath

Carl Th. Dreyer

1943

Film
Ditte, Child of Man

Bjarne & Astrid Henning-Jensen

1946

Film
PH Lamp series

Poul Henningsen

1925 (udvikles stadig)

Design og Kunsthåndværk
Etudes

H. Lander/K. Riisager

1948

Scenekunst
Viking Warship

Skaber ukendt

omkr. 1042

Design og Kunsthåndværk
The Church of Our Lady

Christian Frederik Hansen

1811-29

Arkitektur
The Sibyl's Prophesy

J.P.E. Hartmann

1872

Musik, Partiturmusik
Symphony-Antiphony

Gudmundsen-Holmgreen

1978

Musik, Partiturmusik
Donald Duck

Carl Barks

1952

Børnekultur
Song Anthology 1953-1990

Flere kunstnere

1953-1990

Musik, Populærmusik
Aladdin

Adam Oehlenschläger

1805

Scenekunst
Folk High School Songs

Flere kunstnere

Musik, Partiturmusik
The Little Mermaid

H.C. Andersen

1837

Litteratur
Stalingrad

Asger Jorn

1957-1972

Billedkunst
Jaegersborg Deer Park

Rudolph Rothe

1846

Arkitektur
The Sun Chariot

Skaber ukendt

ca. 1400 f.kr.

Billedkunst
The Nutcracker

Steen Koerner

2003

Børnekultur
A Summer's Day on Roskilde Fjord

L.A. Ring

1900

Billedkunst
Gedser Wind Turbine

Johannes Juul

1957

Design og Kunsthåndværk
Chair made of foamed polymer

G. Aagaard Andersen

1964

Design og Kunsthåndværk
Flora Danica

Flere kunstnere

1752-1803

Design og Kunsthåndværk
Sign of the Times

C.V. Jørgensen

1980

Musik, Populærmusik
The Life Work of Knud V. Engelhardt

Knud V. Engelhardt

1882-1931

Design og Kunsthåndværk
Standing Woman

Astrid Noack

1937-1941

Billedkunst
Mariebjerg Cemetery

G. N. Brandt

1925-35

Arkitektur
Masquerade

C. Nielsen / V. Andersen

1906

Musik, Partiturmusik
Building Playground

C.Th. Sørensen

1931

Børnekultur
The Lesson

F. Flindt / G. Delerue

1963

Scenekunst
The Savage Rose

The Savage Rose

1968

Musik, Populærmusik
Babette's Feast

Gabriel Axel

1987

Design og Kunsthåndværk
The Pastor of Vejlbye

Steen Steensen Blicher

1829

Litteratur
Here You Are

Kim Larsen

1973

Musik, Populærmusik
The Soldier and Jenny

Johan Jacobsen

1947

Film
Holger the Dane

Kunzen / Baggesen

1789

Musik, Partiturmusik
Autumn Morning at Lake Sortedam

Christen Købke

1838

Billedkunst
Matador

Erik Balling

1978-82

Film
The Lego Brick

G. Kirk Christiansen

1958

Børnekultur
High Seat Chair

Nanna Ditzel

1955

Børnekultur
Anna Sophie Hedvig

Kjeld Abell

1939

Scenekunst
Pelle the Conqueror

Bille August

1987

Film
4 revue numbers

Flere kunstnere

1940, 1956, 1957, 1974

Scenekunst
Either/Or

Søren Kierkegaard

1843

Litteratur
The Celebration

Thomas Vinterberg

1998

Film
Good Sunday Morning

Anne Linnet

1980

Børnekultur
Tree of Knowledge

Nils Malmros

1981

Film
The Little Ones Sing

Gunnar Nyborg-Jensen

1948

Litteratur, Børnekultur
Hunger

Henning Carlsen

1966

Film
The Dance of the Dust in the Rays of the Sun

Vilhelm Hammershøi

1900

Billedkunst
Benny's Bath Tub

Hastrup / Quist Møller

1971

Film
Symphony No. 4

Carl Nielsen

1916

Musik, Partiturmusik
Black Sun live

Sort Sol

1987-1988

Scenekunst
Almost Happy

TV-2

1988

Musik, Populærmusik
Jeppe on the Mountain

Ludvig Holberg

1722

Litteratur, Scenekunst
Palle Alone in the World

Astrid Henning-Jensen

1949

Børnekultur
The Life Work of Thorvald Bindesboell

Thorvald Bindesbøll

1846-1908

Design og Kunsthåndværk
Katinka

Herman Bang

1886

Litteratur
Sydney Opera House

Jørn Utzon

1857

Arkitektur
Kaj and Andrea

Flere ophavspersoner

1971 ff.

Børnekultur
Bordesholm Altar

Hans Brüggemann

1521

Billedkunst
The Kevi Castor

Jørgen Rasmussen

1965

Design og Kunsthåndværk
The Elf King's Daughter

Niels W. Gade

1854

Musik, Partiturmusik
Supertanker

Kliche

1980

Musik, Populærmusik
Butterfly Valley

Inger Christensen

1991

Litteratur
Three arches in Colosseum's third storey

C.W. Eckersberg

1813-1816

Billedkunst
Thou Shalt Honour Thy Wife

Carl th. Dreyer

1925

Film
And Other Stories

Klaus Rifbjerg

1964

Litteratur
Silas and the Black Filly

Cecil Bødker

1967

Børnekultur
The Finger Plan

Peter Bredsdorff

1947

Arkitektur
The Santa Claus Army

Solvognen

1974

Scenekunst
The Panton Chair

Verner Panton

1969

Design og Kunsthåndværk
The Great Relief

J.F. Willumsen

1923-1928

Billedkunst
Memory of Woe

Leonora Christina

nedskrevet 1673, udgivet 1869

Litteratur
King and Marshal

P. Heise / C. Richardt

1878

Musik, Partiturmusik
Tea Service

Gertrud Vasegaard

1956

Design og Kunsthåndværk
The Idiots

Lars von Trier

1998

Film
Hover Church

Arkitekt ukendt

12. århundrede

Arkitektur
Jason with the Golden Fleece

Bertel Thorvaldsen

1828

Billedkunst
Mrs. Marie Grubbe

J.P. Jacobsen

1876

Litteratur
Symphony No. 3

Per Nørgård

1976

Musik, Partiturmusik
Frederiksstaden

Nicolai Eigtved

1749 -

Arkitektur
Within the Walls

Henri Nathansen

1912

Scenekunst
The East Bridge, the Great Belt

DISSING+WEITLING

1991-98

Arkitektur
Rubber Tarzan

Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

1981

Børnekultur
Aura

Palle Mikkelborg

1984, 1985

Musik, Populærmusik
The Fall of the King

Johannes V. Jensen

1900-01

Litteratur
The Sylph

Bournonville / Løvenskjold

1836

Scenekunst
Stars to dust

Sebastian

1981

Litteratur
Poetry anthology

Flere forfattere

Litteratur
Lucky Per

Henrik Pontoppidan

1898-1904

Litteratur
Facadesystem

Fiberline / shl

2006

Design og Kunsthåndværk
Danish Golden Age

Antologi af guldalderjazz

1988

Musik, Populærmusik
Halfdan's ABC

Rasmussen / Olsen

1967

Børnekultur
Svante's Ballads

Andersen / Dissing

1973

Musik, Populærmusik
Frederik V

J.F.J. Saly

indviet 1771

Billedkunst
Antichrist

Rued Langgaard

1923

Musik, Partiturmusik
12 Selected Songs

Kai Normann Andersen

1926-1952

Musik, Populærmusik
The Life Work of Marie Gudme Leth

Marie Gudme Leth

1895-1997

Design og Kunsthåndværk
Mayonnaise

Jess Ørnsbo

1988

Scenekunst
Winter's Tales

Karen Blixen

1942

Litteratur
Live - Like That

Gasolin

1976

Musik, Populærmusik
Eight Morning Songs and Seven Evening Songs

Weyse / Ingemann

1837, 1838

Musik, Partiturmusik

Voyage of Discovery

Films, music, readings, interactive presentations and much more.

Glorup Manor

Nicolas Henri Jardin

A Triangular Miracle

Unionsmesteren

Aarhus Town Hall

Arne Jacobsen & Erik Møller

Three galops

H.C. Lumbye

The University of Aarhus

Kay Fisker, C.F. Møller mfl.

Housing estate of the Copenhagen Medical Association

Bindesbøll & Klein

The Word

Kaj Munk

Day of Wrath

Carl Th. Dreyer

Ditte, Child of Man

Bjarne & Astrid Henning-Jensen

PH Lamp series

Poul Henningsen

Etudes

H. Lander/K. Riisager

Viking Warship

Skaber ukendt

The Church of Our Lady

Christian Frederik Hansen

The Sibyl's Prophesy

J.P.E. Hartmann

Symphony-Antiphony

Gudmundsen-Holmgreen

Donald Duck

Carl Barks

Song Anthology 1953-1990

Flere kunstnere

Aladdin

Adam Oehlenschläger

Folk High School Songs

Flere kunstnere

The Little Mermaid

H.C. Andersen

Stalingrad

Asger Jorn

Jaegersborg Deer Park

Rudolph Rothe

The Sun Chariot

Skaber ukendt

The Nutcracker

Steen Koerner

A Summer's Day on Roskilde Fjord

L.A. Ring

Gedser Wind Turbine

Johannes Juul

Chair made of foamed polymer

G. Aagaard Andersen

Flora Danica

Flere kunstnere

Sign of the Times

C.V. Jørgensen

The Life Work of Knud V. Engelhardt

Knud V. Engelhardt

Standing Woman

Astrid Noack

Mariebjerg Cemetery

G. N. Brandt

Masquerade

C. Nielsen / V. Andersen

Building Playground

C.Th. Sørensen

The Lesson

F. Flindt / G. Delerue

The Savage Rose

The Savage Rose

Babette's Feast

Gabriel Axel

The Pastor of Vejlbye

Steen Steensen Blicher

Here You Are

Kim Larsen