Asger Jorn donated his collection to the city of Silkeborg as a gift in 1965.
The collection contains over 30,000 works by Jorn and other artists including Picasso, Miró, and Dubuffet.
The museum serves as the primary global research hub for the international COBRA movement.
Jorn's own artistic evolution is documented here from his early figurative style to his later expressive abstract work.
The museum includes a unique collection of children's art and folk art assembled by Jorn himself.
The museum grounds feature sculptures placed within a naturalistic landscape designed to complement the architecture.
Museum Jorn houses one of the world's most significant collections of works by the Danish COBRA artist Asger Jorn. The museum is located in Silkeborg, a town where Jorn spent his childhood and later donated his extensive private collection. The building features an architectural design by Jørn Utzon’s associate Jørgen Raagaard and architect Niels Frithiof Truelsen. The collection includes thousands of artworks, spanning paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and textiles. The museum also functions as a center for international research into experimental contemporary art. Visitors can explore a vast archive of drawings, graphics, and manuscripts. The venue frequently hosts thematic exhibitions that contextualize Jorn's radical artistic philosophy within wider art history. Its setting incorporates the surrounding Gudenå river landscape into the museum experience.
The main exhibition hall, which captures the interplay between the modern architecture and the displayed paintings.
Check the official website for current temporary exhibitions, as the museum frequently rotates its vast collection.
Take advantage of the museum's location by walking the nearby trails along the Gudenå river after your visit.
Consult the museum library's digital catalog in advance if you are researching specific COBRA-era documents.
Don't rush through the permanent collection; the depth of the archives requires time to appreciate the thematic curation.
Closed on Mondays.
