Please Note: The Observatory is closed due to restoration. The Platform is open.
Open 10-20
Feb.-Jan.
06.-03.
Exhibition / The Library Hall

Ole Rømer and the Great Discovery

Experience the tower’s historical introductory exhibition, which tells the story of the discovery of the speed of light, the person behind it, and Rømer’s connection to the Round Tower.

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Jun.-Sep.
26.-20.
Exhibition / The Library Hall

Refractions of Ice

What stories does the ice hold? In “Refractions of Ice”, art and ice core research melt together in a visual exploration of the deep ice and the climate memory of our planet.

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Jun.-Aug.
29.-04.
Guided tour / The Round Tower

Guided Tours

Experience the Round Tower like you’ve never seen it before. Join us on Monday or Tuesday during the school summer holidays, when we open our doors for exclusive guided tours that combine the classic stories with new, surprising sides to the iconic tower.

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Aug.
20.
Stjernebar /

Astro Bar and cyanotype at the top of Copenhagen

Get inspired by the astronomical educators at the Round Tower and create your own celestial motifs using cyanotype printing while enjoying a drink and the city’s finest views in the evening sun.

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Aug.
24.
Special event /

Special opening for photographers: Capture the sunset in peace

Shoot photos for The Round Towers photography competition without being disturbed by other visitors during this special late opening for photographers. If the sky is clear, you can also capture the beautiful sunset from the top of the tower.

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Aug.
27.
Concert / The Library Hall

ROUND TOWER CLASSICS: Duo MiScha – Folk Music on the Move

Can music reveal layers of history and heritage in the same way as ice? That is what Astrid Mikaelyan and Julie Holmegaard Schade, better known as Duo MiScha, will explore this evening, when they draw inspiration from the current exhibition at the Round Tower to perform classical interpretations of Armenian folk music heritage.

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Sep.
05.
For children, Workshop / The Reading Room

Monster workshop with Shane Brox

Fangs, scales, or a serpent’s tongue? Bring mysterious and monstrous creatures to life when multi-artist Shane Brox invites you to an imaginative and creative monster workshop at the Round Tower.

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Sep.
10.
Special event /

Astro Bar and strings on the top of the Round Tower

Enjoy a sunset over Copenhagen with a drink in hand and classical pop covers in your ears as the Round Tower invites you to a very special Astro Bar event on the observation platform.

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Sep.
17.
Concert /

Ida Duelund x Maya SB

Experience The Round Towers concert space surrealy transformed. Where jazz, experimentation, and visual art merge as Roskilde Festival–featured artist Ida Duelund and visual artist Maya SB take over the tower for a playful live reinterpretation of the album Sibo.

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Oct.-Jan.
02.-03.
Exhibition / The Library Hall

Light Echoes

Bringing together artists, curators, and astrophysicists, the exhibition explores how the connection of light and time shapes our understanding of cosmic phenomena—from the expansion of the Universe and the observation of distant galaxies to stellar explosions and gravitational lensing. Through four installations and a surrounding soundscape, scientific knowledge unfolds as an experiential field and an immersive experience rather than a fixed imagery.

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Oct.
29.
Concert / The Library Hall

ROUND TOWER CLASSICS: NOVO Quartet

How does and echo of light sound? You may find out this evening, when NOVO Quartet, one of Europe’s leading young string quartets, visits the Round Tower to interpret the current exhibition through a very special performance that connects music and light.

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