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The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Board of Directors has appointed museum director Gertrud Hvidberg-Hansen as new director of the Glyptotek in Copenhagen. Gertrud Hvidberg-Hansen will take up the post on 1 March 2020 and hence leave her current post as director of Faaborg Museum.

The Carlsberg Foundation has appointed the successor to Karsten Ohrt, who earlier this year stood down as Chairman of the board of the New Carlsberg Foundation. The new Chairman will be Christine Buhl Andersen, who is currently Director of the New Carlsberg Glyptotek.

The New Carlsberg Foundation invites applications for individual research fellowships within the foundation’s scope of activities. Three types of grants are available: (1) PhD fellowships, (2) postdoc fellowships and (3) project funding. The New Carlsberg Foundation’s Research Initiative was launched in 2010 with the aim of generating new research-based knowledge about art while building a connection between university and museum research.

We invite you to a special event at Udenrigsministeriet | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark in Copenhagen on July 3, at 11h00.

The Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson visit Tate Modern in London this summer with a large solo exhibition. The New Carlsberg Foundation funds the extensive exhibition catalogue.

On Wednesday, 6 March, the New Carlsberg Foundation’s Art Awards were handed out at the foundation’s annual award event at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. This year, the New Carlsberg Foundation’s Artist Grants were awarded to the pictorial artists Jesper Just and Julie Nord. The New Carlsberg Foundation’s Honorary Grant was awarded to Poul Erik Tøjner, director of Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.

As the birthplace of the now global Carlsberg Breweries and as the current offices of the New Carlsberg Foundation, the old brewery complex Bryggergården in central Copenhagen is a slice of living history.

Science and art come together this spring, as the Carlsberg family hosts a series of evening events under the heading of Science | Passion.

On Wednesday, 28 February, the New Carlsberg Foundation’s Art Awards were handed out at the Foundation’s annual award event at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek to three leading figures in the Danish art and museum scene.

Science and art come together this spring, as the Carlsberg family hosts a series of evening events under the heading of Science | Passion.

New work by Olafur Eliasson invites patients and visitors at the new hospital in Gødstrup to see themselves from above.

The Danish Academy in Rome, designed by architect Kay Fisker, had its 50th anniversary in October. The event was marked with the publication of a book that deals with the building’s history and recent renovation and the master architect’s life and work.

Science and art come together this autumn, as the Carlsberg family hosts a series of evening events under the heading of Science | Passion.

Science and art come together this autumn, as the Carlsberg family hosts a series of evening events under the heading of Science | Passion.

Now you can have a rare guided tour of the historical site and meet the chairman of the foundation, Karsten Ohrt, who speaks about the foundation’s efforts to promote the arts, then as now.

With a grant from the New Carlsberg Foundation, CHART presents an ambitious programme for this year’s CHART TALKS, which take place on 2–3 September.