Starting March 22nd, you can experience Ovartaci in a group exhibition called “Material Girls and their Muses” at the Vitrine art museum in London.
The London based Spanish artist Saelia Aparicio has chosen Ovartaci as her muse. The exhibition is curated by Marcell Joseph and highlights the traditional use and understanding of muses throughout history. Traditionally, the muse was seen as a passive female source of inspiration oftentimes for a male artist. The exhibition tries to turn this on its head by focusing on the muse as originally seen in the ancient Greek times. In this exhibition, the muses are a huge part of the inspiration for the five young artists.
The exhibition closes on May 18th.

Back in February, the new temporary exhibition “Klokkebarn, Blodmenneske, Dråben” by Kathrine Ærtebjerg opened. It was a joyous occasion with many guests enjoying it to the fullest. Talks and reflections were spurred on by the opening speeches by museum director Mia Lejsted and Kathrine Ærtebjerg.
Throughout the exhibition, Ærtebjerg has focused on the body and vulnerability with the focal point being children. Especially the development of a child through the stages of life with all the fragility and insecurity it contains.
The exhibition consists of paintings, wooden figures hanging from the ceiling and music composed by Kathrine Ærtebjerg. For spectators, the story is everchanging and the artworks coexist in an open, innocent, and vulnerable story created by yourself.
“Like many of my artworks the figures can be seen as different aspects of the same human’s inner workings, or as many different creations that coexist with each other in an open story.” Said Kathrine Ærtebjerg.
The exhibition is open from February 22nd to August 11th only at Museum Ovartaci.

On March 23th at 13:00 you can join a special tour around the new temporary exhibition “Klokkebarn, Blodmenneske, Dråben”. The tour is headed by one of the museum’s experienced guides, who will introduce you to the artworks.
After the introduction to the exhibition, the artist, and artworks, you can journey through it on your own. The introduction is about 20-30 minutes.
Price is 50 DKK per person + 95 DKK admission to the museum.
You sign up to the introduction by calling or texting 41856290. Please include the following information:
- Date of event
- Your name
- Number of participants
Payment on the day. Once signed up you will receive a confirmation.

During the Easter holidays the museum is open every day. Want to get a break from the family, enjoy some quality time with friends, or simply enjoy a good day at the museum, then please stop by the museum.

Opening hours:
Palm Sunday                 12 - 17
Monday – Wednesday   10 - 17
Holy Thursday                12 - 17
Good Friday                   12 - 17
Holy Saturday                12 - 17
Easter day                     12 - 17
Easter Monday              12 - 17
HAPPY EASTER

Combine a visit to the museum with some quality family time in the children's workshop. Monday through Wednesday during the Easter holidays, we invite you to engage in fun and creative activities for the whole family such as decorating elephants.
The creative workshop is free for children accompanied by an adult. Admission to the museum is free for children under 18 years old.
We look forward to seeing you at Museum Ovartaci.

Mental health is a daily topic at Museum Ovartaci – a topic that is often the “Elephant in the room”. When we do not address the issues with mental health and illness it remains an “invisible illness” that does not get treated before it might be too late. We need to talk about the elephant in the room!
Together we can break down the barriers and make it perfectly normal to talk about mental illnesses by creating a language for it. One-in-four will deal with it at some point through their life – either directly or indirectly.
If you have been to Museum Ovartaci recently, you might have noticed the huge, striped elephant that has occupied the entrance hall. This elephant is the very first of its kind in Aarhus. During the summer, it will be joined by more than 20 other decorated elephants through the city.
The Psychiatric Organisation is behind the project “Find the elephant”, culminating in these 20 unique and beautiful elephants throughout the city that you can go on a journey and spot on your own.
Museum Ovartaci is pleased to be a part of the project, so for the time being, the elephant in the room will be a central part of the museum’s activities such as in the workshops for children, the guided tours, and last but not least during the Easter period. During Easter you will be able to decorate your own small elephants – a fun activity for the whole family.

The first Ovartaci Open Forum took place on 14 March at Museum Ovartaci. It was a great and enriching experience of how a public debate can be organised more democratically and without hierarchies.

Participants at the Forum were Lena-Mai (NZ/D) and Hanna (FIN), both artists in residence at MaltAIR in Ebeltoft, together with Brian Benjamin Hansen, Aarhus University and Museum Ovartaci and Georg Schwarz from Museum Ovartaci. They started with sharing their thoughts about how Ovartaci inspires their creativity and thoughts, which soon started a general conversation with all participants leading to all kinds of topics. Intentional interruptions from an imaginary-factual participant in Hamburg gave room for an intellectual reset and (physical) change of positions in the room.

The Open Forum ended in ongoing conversations over drinks and snacks in the museums lounge. We try to organize a 2nd version, so stay tuned!    

STEAM is an interdisciplinary way of learning where art and science join forces to promote creativity and increase the participation of students. STEAM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics.
During STEAM classes, theoretical knowledge and practical use is combined, and the students cooperate to find solutions to real-life problems. The teaching environment created by using multiple subjects together will help the students in developing communication skills through cooperation, problem solving, and critical thinking.
At Museum Ovartaci, we have created two courses as a partner in the Intrface-project “STEAM at the museum”, supported by Region Midt. The first two classes to participate the project were 1.T and 1.E from Aarhus Katedralskole. The two classes have worked with physics and arts, and arts and biology respectively. The students have worked project oriented to create solutions for the following problems: How can the use of colours and lighting evoke, convey, and enhance certain moods and feelings in different artworks.” and “Are hybrid creatures scary or the answers to medicine in the future?”
It has been a pleasure to follow how engaged the students have been, their way of working the problems, and interesting to see the solutions they have found.

Members of Friends of Museum Ovartaci help ensure the continued existence of the museum and help make a difference by eliminating prejudices and create an understanding of mental illness through art and history of art.

In other words: Museum Ovartaci needs you!

As a member of Friends of Museum Ovartaci you get special benefits. You will be invited to events, openings, pre-views, special friend-events and a discount to selected events. Furthermore, a membership in Museum Ovartaci’s Friends grants free admission to the museum. Membership price 225 DKK per year.
Sign up and become a part of Museum Ovartaci’s Friends by following the link below.