Nordatlantens Brygge

About the museum

The warehouse of almost 7,000 square meters was built in 1766–67 by master mason J. C. Conradi on the site of the Greenland trade (Den Grønlandske Handels Plads) in Christianshavn. The site had been filled in in the mid-18th century and remained for about 200 years the transshipment point for trade with Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Finnmark: stockfish, salted herring, whale oil, and furs were unloaded, stored, and resold here. Known first as the Icelandic and later as the Greenlandic warehouse, it belonged from 1774 to the Royal Greenland Trading Department (KGH).

In the 1950s and 1960s the site experienced its busiest period, before KGH moved shipping to Aalborg in the early 1970s and abandoned the area entirely in the 1980s. After that, the transformation into a new city district began.

In 2003 Nordatlantens Brygge opened in the large warehouse as an independent cultural institution whose boards include representatives from Denmark, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland. Alongside exhibition, conference, and event spaces, the official representations of the three countries moved in; until 2017 the restaurant Noma was also based here. Today the house shows art exhibitions year-round by established and young artists from the North Atlantic, as well as concerts, films, readings, and lectures. On the quay stands the permanent walk-in glass installation "Kosmisk rum" by the Faroese artist Tróndur Patursson.

Highlights

• Exhibitions of contemporary art from Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands
• Historic warehouse from 1766–67 on the harbor opposite Nyhavn
• Glass kaleidoscope "Kosmisk rum" by Tróndur Patursson on the quay
• Café with cake, stockfish, and beer from the North Atlantic
• Concerts, readings, films, and lectures, including at the Arctic Festival

Permanent exhibitions

• Kosmisk rum – The walk-in glass kaleidoscope by the Faroese painter and glass artist Tróndur Patursson on the quay gives the feeling of standing in the middle of an infinite space of sky and sea. The Ny Carlsbergfondet acquired the work in 2003 and had it restored in 2023–24.

Founded

2003

Operated by

Nordatlantens Brygge (selbstständige Kulturinstitution)

Director

Karin Elsbudóttir

Admission & discounts

Tickets on site or online via Billetto.

Accessibility

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Kids & families

Children under 12 get in free.

Getting there & parking

The house asks visitors to use public transport. Pedestrian and bike connection to Nyhavn across the Inderhavnsbroen.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant: not available
• Museum shop

Café with cake, stockfish, beer from Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands, natural wines, and juices; museum shop at the reception.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events
• Weddings / ceremonies

Up to 200 guests.

Conference, meeting, and event spaces for up to 200 people, including banquet halls on the sixth floor under the original roof beams with a view of Nyhavn and Papirøen – for confirmations, birthdays, anniversaries, and weddings. Berths on the quay can also be rented.

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