Art galleries in Aarhus
Galleries are best taken slowly. Aarhus, Midtjylland has 43 mapped right now. That's 43 galleries mapped around Aarhus. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Opening nights are the cheat code — free entry, the artists in the room, and a crowd that actually wants to talk about the work.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Aarhus (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Kunst og Kage and Kunstnerværkstedet Barakken, plus Galleri Image. If a gallery's missing from Aarhus's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Aarhus gallery lineup
43 mapped within about 40 km:
Kunst og Kage
Art gallery
Kunst og Kage is Art gallery. Kunst og Kage also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 13:00-17:00; Mo-We off; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: 13:00-17:00; Mo-We off
Kunstnerværkstedet Barakken
Art gallery
Kunstnerværkstedet Barakken is Art gallery.
Galleri Image
Art gallery
Galleri Image — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Galleri Image: the map lists its hours as Tu-Su 13:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Su 13:00-17:00
Galleri Grisk
Art gallery
Galleri Grisk — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Galleri Grisk: it has a website with more detail.
GalleriV58
Art gallery
GalleriV58 — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about GalleriV58: it has a website with more detail.
Galleri Gallo
Art gallery
Galleri Gallo — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Galleri Gallo: it has a website with more detail.
Galleri Møller Witt
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Galleri Møller Witt — Art gallery.
Cantina
Art galleryRun by Corporum
Run by Corporum, Cantina is Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Cantina: it has a website with more detail.
Gallery Fleur Winnie Christel
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Gallery Fleur Winnie Christel — Art gallery.
Galleri Lene Bilgrav
Art gallery
Galleri Lene Bilgrav — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Galleri Lene Bilgrav: it has a website with more detail.
Charlotte Fogh Gallery
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Charlotte Fogh Gallery is Art gallery.
Galleri Lyrum
Art gallery
Galleri Lyrum is Art gallery.
Atelier Fadavi
Art gallery
Atelier Fadavi is Art gallery. Atelier Fadavi also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +45 40734182
Rum46
Art gallery
Rum46 — Art gallery.
Kunst & objekt
Art gallery
Kunst & objekt is Art gallery.
Annika Nuttall Gallery
Art gallery
Annika Nuttall Gallery is Art gallery. Annika Nuttall Gallery also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Galleri Marlene Kjær
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Galleri Marlene Kjær — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Galleri Marlene Kjær: it has a website with more detail.
Galleri i Troldspejlet
Art gallery
Galleri i Troldspejlet — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Galleri i Troldspejlet: it has a website with more detail.
Sidsel Brix
Art gallery
Sidsel Brix — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Sidsel Brix: the map lists its hours as Tu-Th 11:00-17:30; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Th 11:00-17:30
Aboutcuts - Amalie Bang
Art gallery
Aboutcuts - Amalie Bang is Art gallery. Aboutcuts - Amalie Bang also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
D2
Art gallery
D2 — Art gallery.
Lisa Klok
Art gallery
Lisa Klok is Art gallery. Lisa Klok also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Th 12:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-13:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: We-Th 12:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-13:00
Galleri Grevelsgaard
Art gallery
Galleri Grevelsgaard — Art gallery.
Galleri Bidsart
Art galleryRun by Julie Bidstrup
Galleri Bidsart is Art gallery run by Julie Bidstrup. Galleri Bidsart also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +4531142220
Marianne Markvad
Art gallery
Marianne Markvad — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Marianne Markvad: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +4521285827
Bo Bendixen Collection
Art gallery
Bo Bendixen Collection — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Bo Bendixen Collection: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-15:00; Su 11:00-15:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-15:00; Su 11:00-15:00
Annika Nuttall Gallery
Art gallery
Annika Nuttall Gallery is Art gallery. Annika Nuttall Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We,Su off; Th-Fr 12:00-17:00; Sa 12:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-We,Su off; Th-Fr 12:00-17:00; Sa 12:00-15:00
Phone: +45 60 22 40 45
Se!
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Se! is Art gallery.
Mellemrummet
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Mellemrummet — Art gallery.
Mårup Galleriet
Art galleryRun by Mårup Gruppen
Mårup Galleriet is Art gallery run by Mårup Gruppen.
Jeppe's Atelier
Art galleryRun by Jeppe Jeppesen
Run by Jeppe Jeppesen, Jeppe's Atelier is Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Jeppe's Atelier: it has a website with more detail.
Galleri Kirkesvinget
Art gallery
Galleri Kirkesvinget — Art gallery.
Ebeltoft Kunstforening
Art gallery
Ebeltoft Kunstforening is Art gallery. Ebeltoft Kunstforening also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Galleri Mynster
Art gallery
Galleri Mynster — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Galleri Mynster: it has a website with more detail.
Galleri Værk
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Galleri Værk — Art gallery.
Keramikcafeen
Art gallery
Keramikcafeen is Art gallery. Keramikcafeen also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Jacob Bjorn Gallery
Art gallery
Jacob Bjorn Gallery is Art gallery. Jacob Bjorn Gallery also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Galleri Ebeltoft
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Galleri Ebeltoft is Art gallery.
Galleri Skovhus
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Galleri Skovhus — Art gallery.
Galleri Flottenheim
Art gallery
Galleri Flottenheim is Art gallery. Galleri Flottenheim also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Havn Galleri
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Havn Galleri — Art gallery.
Strømmen32
Art gallery
Strømmen32 is Art gallery. Strømmen32 also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
ONSITE GALLERY
Art galleryRun by Arkitektskolen
ONSITE GALLERY is Art gallery run by Arkitektskolen. ONSITE GALLERY also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
What the map tells us about art galleries in Aarhus
6 of the 43 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — galleries keep proper public hours, so plan around the listed times.
26 have websites listed. That's where the current exhibition is announced — the one thing worth checking before you visit.
26 galleries list websites — that's where the current exhibition is announced, and it's the one thing worth checking before you visit.
The Aarhus gallery walk
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Kunst og Kage, Kunstnerværkstedet Barakken, Galleri Image, Galleri Grisk, GalleriV58, Galleri Gallo, Galleri Møller Witt, and Cantina. That's 43 stops on the Aarhus gallery walk. 35 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for Aarhus
A few things worth knowing before you work through Aarhus's art galleries:
- Ask what's coming next at Kunst og Kage. Gallerists love talking about the next show. It also tells you when to come back.
- Trust your own reaction at Kunstnerværkstedet Barakken. You don't need the wall text's permission to love or hate a piece. Your honest reaction is the whole point of going.
- The bookshop corner is curated. Gallery bookshops stock the art books the big stores don't. Worth ten minutes on the way out.
- Check for artist talks. Talks, walkthroughs and panel discussions are often free and turn a good show into a great evening.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Aarhus — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Aarhus can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 43, or a art gallery we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 43 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Art gallery listings for Aarhus: 43 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.