Culture of Denmark

Exotic atmosphere, pulsating rhythm, carnival and mystique! Brazil is known around the world for its spectacular carnival. However, you can expereince the carnival atmosphere in Denmark as well. In 1982 four Aalborg locals decided to create a carnival in Aalborg – the capital of Northern Jutland. A year later, May 1983, Aalborg Carnival was a reality.

The Danish gourmet restaurant Noma has won the title of world’s best restaurant for the third year in a row. In its citation, the jury highlighted chef René Redzepi’s painstaking attention to detail and innovative approach.

On May 17, at 6 p.m. PRO ARTE Foundation invites to the lecture “Green Architecture” by Kim Herforth Nielsen, architect MAA/RIBA, founder and principal of 3XN studio, Denmark http://3xn.dk.

”The Old Town” (Aarhus, Denmark) is a museum for everybody. This includes the elderly people, suffering from dimentia. On 21 March 2012 a new building is being branched out – a three-room flat, which will be used in a so called ”Memory Transmission Programme”.

Green Lighthouse is Denmark’s first CO2 neutral public building and is home to the Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen. The building’s circular shape and the adjustable louvers of the façade mirror the course of the sun. The sun being the predominant source of energy is the overriding design concept behind the new building. Green Lighthouse is based on a whole new experiment with an energy concept, consisting of a supply combination of district heating, photovoltaics, solarheating and - cooling and seasonal storage.

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The cultural section of The Royal Danish Embassy in Moscow is happy to invite you to the opening of the film festival Danish Wave 4 on May 10th, 2012. The opening film is 10 Timer Til Paradis (English title: Teddy Bear), which won the World Cinema Directing Award at the 2012-Sundance Festival.

Most Danes still give the preference to the paper version of the books and magazines, which are so pleasant to thumb thorough, feeling the smell of the ”real” paper. Nevertheless, the books and magazines in the digital version are becoming more and more popular. It is proved by the research, conducted by Graphic Association jointly with the analytical institution YouGov.