During the schools’ autumn vacation, we have arranged the best possible environment for some cozy and quality family time. In the B&U workshop you can try different creative tasks inspired by Ovartaci’s universe of imagination.

Create fun collages like Ovartaci, make clothes for Ovartaci’s dolls, colour Ovartaci inspired drawings or make wrapping cards with coloured threads inspired by the colour universe of Ovartaci.

The workshop is in the back of the museum shop and is open from 10-14 every weekday. Free for children accompanied by adults.

On Tuesday the 10th of October World Mental Health Day is marked on DOKK1. This year’s headline is: ”Mental health of kids and youths”.

This time you can meet Museum Ovartaci in the middle of the square on DOKK1 where we will present the museum’s projects focused on mental health amongst youths. Use this opportunity to have a conversation with the museum about how creativity can help mental health, what the research says, and how a museum can work with mental health.

In other words, this is a perfect opportunity to get closer to the work the museum does and hear about the initiatives, thoughts, and project currently taking place at the museum.

Museum Ovartaci are looking for 6 young people aged 18-30 to help create an exciting environment to and for other young people with art and culture being the driving force.

Young today is the young peoples’ project. The 6 participants will make up the Youth-counsel tasked with developing events, exhibitions, performances, and concerts that speak to young people. The project “Young today” runs a duration of two years and ends in July 2025.

Read more about the project, and how you can join the team, on the museum’s website.

Back in May, Goodwill Film moved into Museum Ovartaci to record three short educational films as a part of the project “Smarter in 10 minutes”.

Each of the three films grants access to some of Ovartaci’s imaginary rooms. Even though Ovartaci lived a life with limitations and restricted freedom, he created numerous different rooms that expanded his opportunities and offered him some much-needed freedom.

Museum Vestsjælland headlined the project, where 12 amazing films from Museum Skanderborg, Viborg Museum, Museum Midtjylland, and Museum Ovartaci now are ready for an online life.

Gain access to the videos, financed by Region Midt and created for MMU – De Midtjyske Museers Udviklingsråd.

When the world is turned upside down is the theme for this year’s History Festival by the libraries.

Museum Ovartaci contributes to the festival with the presentation What does it mean to be normal? on Åby Bibliotek 25 November from 13:00-13:45.

Focused on the history of the Psychiatric Hospital in Risskov dating back to 1852 and on Ovartaci, Anne-Mette Strange from Museum Ovartaci focuses on our perception of what is called normal and how it has changed throughout history.

5th September 15 people from the Gallo Garden in Risskov visited Museum Ovartaci and the new museum garden that was blooming.

After an introduction to the garden from museum director Mia Lejsted, the visitors examined and admired the different plants and floras. Conversations about the garden and the plants continued on the benches located around the area. For many of them, it was their first visit to the new museum and for some a lovely reunion with the garden and the plants that they themselves have planted.

The visit ended with a guided tour of the exhibitions from the brilliant guide Niels Erik followed by a cup of coffee in the children studio. A positive and enriching day for all participants.

In the store you will find many great ideas for some creative fun in the holidays. We have selected a few as inspiration for you in the newsletter, but please do not hesitate and come by the store to have a look by yourself.

The game Farver og Følelser is a wonderful children’s game that connects children with their parents. The game is based on the award-winning children’s author Anna Llenas universe – where children from the ages 3-4 are encouraged to talk about their and others’ feelings.

Help the confused Colour-monster and control its emotions and have a conversation with the children about when they or someone they know last felt like the monster.

Did you also fall in love with the colour scheme in the new exhibition? Now you can bring the beautiful colours back home with the colour samples from the store. The first step to changing the colours for your walls.

The beautiful Aqualinum colours in the exhibition have poetic names like Refleksion, Eventyr, Mod and Krydderi. The Aqualinum colours were created by Linolie og Pigment i Haderslev.

With great pleasure Friends of Museum Ovartaci held its yearly GM. The president of the association Hanne Teglhus spoke regarding the year, and when the meeting was over the participants were invited to visit the museum’s exhibitions where employees were present.

Members of Friends of Museum Ovartaci help ensure the continued existence of the museum and help make a difference by eliminating prejudices and create an understanding of mental illness through art and history of art. In other words:

Museum Ovartaci needs you!

As a member of Friends of Museum Ovartaci you get special benefits. You will be invited to events, openings, pre-views, special friend-events and a discount to selected event. Furthermore, a membership in Museum Ovartaci’s Friends grants free admission to the museum. Membership price 225 DKK per year.
Sign up and become a part of Museum Ovartaci’s Friends by following the link below.