Culture Night at the Glyptotek - A Sensory Journey into the Roman Empire!

9 October, 6 pm to midnight

On Culture Night, we delve into our fascinating new exhibition, "The Power of Fashion in the Roman Empire".

On Culture Night, we delve into our fascinating new exhibition, The Power of Fashion in the Roman Empire, which explores how the Romans and the ruling elite used clothing, hairstyles, make-up, and accessories such as jewellery, shoes, and perfume to express status and power.

Through scents and meditative music, we bring stories from Antiquity to life. On Culture Night, you can experience the exhibition in a whole new way, including through our three unique guided tours of the exhibition, a drawing workshop for children, and a meditative sound installation in the Central Hall.

At Café Picnic, you can enjoy a delicious meal and refreshments while taking in the view of the palm trees in the Winter Garden.

In the Café Picnic you can enjoy a lovely meal and refreshments with a view to the palmtrees in the Winter Garden. The kitchen closes at 20.00. For beverages open until 22.30 and walk-ins only in Picnic on Culture Night.

Programme

Tour: The Power of Fashion

18:00 - 18:15 18:45 - 19:00 - in English 19:30 - 19:45 20:15 - 20:30 - in English 21:00 - 21:15 21:45 - 22:00

Hear about how the colours was used in the Roman Empire and the use of fx. seashells. The tours at 18.45 og 20.15 will be in English.

All other tours will be in Danish. We recommend for older children and adults.

Tour: Children & freed slaves in the Roman Empire

18:15 - 18:30 19:00 - 19:15 - in English 19:45 - 20:00 20:30 - 20:45 - in English 21:15 - 21:30

The tour explores how children and freed slaves dressed and what their clothing reveals about their status and position in Roman society. The tours at 19.00 and 20.30 will be in English. All other tours will be in Danish. We recommend for older children and adults.

Tour: The beauty rituals in the antiquity.

18:30 - 18:45 19:15 - 19:30 - in English 20:00 - 20:15 20:45 - 21:00 - in English 21:30 - 21:45

About make-up, scents and hairstyles in the antiquity. The tours at 19.15 and 20.45 will be in English. All other tours will be in Danish. We recommend for older children and adults.

Draw the statues' clothes - Workshop for children

18:00 - 21:30

The ancient Greeks and Romans wore colorful clothes, but you cannot see this on the sculptures at the Glyptotek. The original colors are gone, and the sculptures often lack arms and legs. Something must be done about this! Come to the Culture Night at the Glyptotek and draw togas, hats, sunglasses, new feet, and sandals for the sculptures.

Meditative soundscape Invisible Archaeology

18:00 - 23:55

In the Central Hall you can enjoy the soundscape Invisible archaeology, which is a meditative choral piece composed by Anja Jacobsen, performed by Valby Vokalgruppe and recorded by Peter Barnow. Through song and rhythm, you are invited into the temples of antiquity, where the colorful marble sculptures were surrounded by music and scents.

Culture Pass

Admission is only available with a Culture Pass.

The Culture Pass costs just DKK 125 and grants access to all events in the programme. In addition, pass holders can bring two children under the age of 12 free of charge. The Culture Pass also includes free travel by bus, train, and Metro throughout the Greater Copenhagen area (zones 1-99) for the pass holder and up to two children under the age of 12.

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The Power of Fashion in the Roman Empire