Arken - Ishøj

Photographs by Hanne Svensmark

ARKEN's architecture is full of contrasts, with dramatic transitions between large, open galleries and small, intimate rooms – between rooms with odd angles and shapes and traditional square galleries. The architecture of the museum draws attention to itself. The curved and tilted walls, the shifting planes, the special light, the visible constructions and in some places conspicuous colours all stimulate the senses and demand to be experienced with the whole body. The architect of the museum is Søren Robert Lund.
	ARKENs arkitektur er meget kontrastfyldt med dramatiske overgange mellem åbne rum og små intime rum. Mellem rum, der er præget af specielle former og skæve vinkler, og traditionelle firkantede udstillingsgallerier. Museets arkitektur gør opmærksom på sig selv. De buede og tiltede vægge, de forskudte niveauer, de særlige lysindfald, de synlige konstruktioner og enkelte steder markante farver stimulerer alle sanser og kræver at blive oplevet med hele kroppen. Arkitekten Søren Robert Lund står bag byggeriet.
The opening times. Monday Closed Tuesday 10.00 - 17:00 Wednesday 10.00 - 21:00 Thursday 10.00 - 17:00 Friday 10.00 - 17:00 Saturday 10.00 - 17:00 Sunday 10.00 - 17:00

You are not allowed to take pictures inside, but here are a couple of surreptitious ones inside the loos...