Family Workshop: A Shadow of the Universe
During autumn break, children and their parents can join a creative shadow-cutting workshop and contribute to a larger collage of cosmic stories.
Anything is possible when Tomas Lagermand Lundme, author and visual artist, create shadow cuttings and shadow motifs in different forms of cut-outs together with the workshop participants.
The various cut-outs of shadows and shadow stories are continuously assembled throughout the event into a larger collage of cosmic tales about the shadows we each carry, whether they are short or long, or both.
It is sure to be a moving, humorous, and whimsical afternoon.
The workshop is open to everyone, and you are free to come and go as you like, participating for as long as you wish. No prior experience is required – only the desire to play along.
Astro Night for Families
Join us for an evening of astronomy for kids as we open the Observatory specially for families this autumn break.
It’s cold at the top, so grab your warm sweater as we invite families to visit the Observatory and point the telescope lens towards Saturn or the Moon if weather permits.
The Observatory can only hold a number of guests at a time, so explore the Spiral Ramp too where our observators will unfold tales of astronomy and the heavenly bodies at eye-level with kids.
Stop at the Library Hall to buy a cup of hot cocoa on your way up or down the tower.
Please Note: Star and planet gazing is not possible if the sky is overcast.
The Round Tower cannot guarantee visible heavenly bodies if the weather does not permit. If it is cloudy or overcast, our astronomers will still keep the Observatory open for visits and will in stead tell stories about the telescope, the night sky and the old Observatory.
Tickets include entry fee but must be pre-booked.
Culture Night
Visit us after hours on this special evening, as the Round Tower shines a light on hidden stories in art, music and astronomy.
The evening’s program is inspired by the current exhibition “The Shadow Archive” which conveys stories of the forgotten, the unforeseen, and the shadowless. Exhibitors Al Masson and Tomas Lagermand Lundme will perform a piece based on their works in the exhibition, each dealing in their own way with archiving and remembering – for better or for worse. Masson focuses on the media, on what has been told and thereby remembered, while Lundme’s performance is an audience-engaging long poem in Danish about the Round Tower in the heart of the city, where people have met, and still can meet, the stars at eye level.
In the Spiral Ramp, visitors can learn about women in astronomy whose names have been forgotten or overlooked, but whose discoveries and inventions have had a great impact on astronomy today. The tower’s skilled observers will also walk the ramp, meet young and old guests at eye level and unfold stories of the mysteries that the Universe holds.
For the very first time, astronomy will also move outside the tower. Waiting guests will be able to experience street astronomy and ask questions to the tower’s observers. Be aware, that if it is cloudy or raining, there will not be any street astronomy.
At the top of the tower, visitors can, as always, look for constellations and planets through the old telescope if weather permits.
At 11 PM, a concert will take place in the Library Hall, as clarinetist Jonas Frølund and the Nightingale String Quartet perform a composition by Bent Sørensen. The Nightingale String Quartet consists of Gunvor Sihm and Josefine Dalsgaard, violins, Marie Louise Broholt Jensen, viola, and Louisa Schwab, cello. The group has won the award P2 Artist of the Year in 2025.
Program
18:00–23:00
The exhibition “The Shadow Archive” is open to guests in The Library Hall
18:00–00:00
The Observatory is manned and open to guests – please note that in case of rain or clouds, the sky is overcast and planets or stars won’t be visible through the telescope. In case of bad weather, the Observatory will remain open to guests and our observers will still always be able to provide guidance and stories of the heavenly bodies, the telescope or the old observatory.
18:00–00:00
Stories of women in astronomy in the Spiral Ramp
19:00 & 20:00
Performance with Al Masson and Tomas Lagermand Lundme (in Danish), duration: approx. 25 minutes
23:00–23:40
Concert with Jonas Frølund and the Nightingale String Quartet in the Library Hall
Summer Holidays with the Round Tower’s Animals
The dog, the snail, the horse and all the others. During the Summer holidays, the Round Tower is full of animals connected with the tower’s history. But the animals are hiding in the Spiral Ramp, so you have to keep your eyes open.
The history of the Round Tower is also the history of its animals. There is the dog with eyes as big as the Round Tower from a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen. There is the horse that carried the Russian tsar to the top of the tower and the spider that moved into the telescope of the stargazers in the Observatory and many others.
During the Summer holidays, you can go searching for the animals on the window panes in the Spiral Ramp and get to know much more about them and the history of the Round Tower as you fill your animal map with stickers.
If it is a long way to the top for short legs, the animals will help to shorten the ascent. Learn more about the Round Tower in a different way – it is free when the entrance to the Round Tower is paid.
Read more about the Round Tower’s animals
Drop in-workshop for children: Make your own Runestone
Unleash your imagination and create your own runestone.
In connection with the exhibition The Lost Runestones, children and their adults are invited to drop by The Round Tower and create their own miniature runestones out of clay. Get inspired by the exhibition’s unique interpretations of the runestones lost in the Copenhagen fire – or come up with your very own version of a runestone.
You can learn to spell your name in runes – or even invent a brand new symbol. We’ll be working with self-hardening clay, so once your runestone is finished, it’s ready to take home with you.
The Round Tower provides all the materials, so just stop by during your visit. The workshop is free and runs as a drop-in event between 12 PM and 4 PM.
Please note that the workshop will be held on several dates throughout the summer.
Drop in-workshop for children: Make your own Runestone
Unleash your imagination and create your own runestone.
In connection with the exhibition The Lost Runestones, children and their adults are invited to drop by The Round Tower and create their own miniature runestones out of clay. Get inspired by the exhibition’s unique interpretations of the runestones lost in the Copenhagen fire – or come up with your very own version of a runestone.
You can learn to spell your name in runes – or even invent a brand new symbol. We’ll be working with self-hardening clay, so once your runestone is finished, it’s ready to take home with you.
The Round Tower provides all the materials, so just stop by during your visit. The workshop is free and runs as a drop-in event between 12 PM and 4 PM.
On this Sunday, you can also enjoy sun gazing from the top of the tower. Our observatory staff will make it possible to safely view the sun with a telescope fitted with a special lens.
Please note that the workshop and sun gazing will be held on several dates throughout the summer.
Drop in-workshop for children: Make your own Runestone
Unleash your imagination and create your own runestone.
In connection with the exhibition The Lost Runestones, children and their adults are invited to drop by The Round Tower and create their own miniature runestones out of clay. Get inspired by the exhibition’s unique interpretations of the runestones lost in the Copenhagen fire – or come up with your very own version of a runestone.
You can learn to spell your name in runes – or even invent a brand new symbol. We’ll be working with self-hardening clay, so once your runestone is finished, it’s ready to take home with you.
The Round Tower provides all the materials, so just stop by during your visit. The workshop is free and runs as a drop-in event between 12 PM and 4 PM.
Please note that the workshop will be held on several dates throughout the summer.
Drop in-workshop for children: Make your own Runestone
Unleash your imagination and create your own runestone.
In connection with the exhibition The Lost Runestones, children and their adults are invited to drop by The Round Tower and create their own miniature runestones out of clay. Get inspired by the exhibition’s unique interpretations of the runestones lost in the Copenhagen fire – or come up with your very own version of a runestone.
We’ll help you learn how to spell your name in runes – or even invent a brand new symbol. We’ll be working with self-hardening clay, so once your runestone is finished, it’s ready to take home with you.
The Round Tower provides all the materials, so just stop by during your visit. The workshop is free and runs as a drop-in event between 12 PM and 4 PM.
The workshop will also be held on Saturday, July 19.
In the King’s Footsteps
Join the history hunt and search for letters and knowledge in the Round Tower.
Kids of all ages are invited to grab a map at the ticket office and embark on a hunt for bubbles hidden throughout King Christian IV’s old tower. One letter is emphasized on each one. Find all the letters and see if you can guess which word they make up.
In the process, you’ll learn more about the old king who built the Round Tower.
Family Culture Night at the Round Tower
Calling all children interested in the Universe, stars and planets! On March 14, we are hosting Family Culture Night at the Round Tower, where all children (and their families) are invited to join fun activities in the Spiral Ramp, a planet workshop and stargazing in the Observatory.
Exploring the Tower and Creative Planet Workshop
In the Round Tower’s iconic Spiral Ramp, you can travel with light through the solar system and explore the planets. Along the way, you can solve small tasks and talk to the Round Tower’s astronomy students, who will teach you more about the movement of the solar system, the speed of light, and constellations.
In the Library Hall, you can discover Jakob Arthur Andersen’s captivating astrophotos, while in the old reading room, you have the opportunity to unleash your creativity and create your very own lifelike planets – both on paper and on sticks! The Round Tower provides colors, tools, and drawing kits, but you decide what patterns and colors the celestial bodies should have.
Visit the Observatory at the Top
The Observatory, located in the historic domed building at the top of the tower, will be open for visitors. Here, you will find the 95-year-old telescope, which the Round Tower’s astronomers will use to zoom in on celestial bodies many light-years away in the Milky Way. If we are lucky, both Jupiter and Mars will be visible in the sky that evening. Don’t forget to dress warmly!
Please note: There is limited space in the Observatory, so a queue may form. The Round Tower cannot guarantee that we will be able to see celestial objects through the telescope if, for example, the sky is cloudy. However, if the weather does not cooperate, the Observatory will still be open, and our astronomers will share fascinating insights about the Observatory and the large refracting telescope, which has a magnification range of 80-450 times.
This evening you can only access with a Culture Night Pass. A Culture Night Pass for Family Culture Night 2025 can only be purchased digitally via kulturnatten.dk. It costs DKK 125 and gives you access to all the events at Family Culture Night and allows you – free of charge – to take two children under 12 years old with you. In addition, the Culture Night Pass ensures for the Pass holder and for two children under 12 free transportation by bus, train and Metro in Greater Copenhagen zones 1-99.