Water is Coming is the first major Danish exhibition that explores the element of water as an omnipresent, coherent, life-giving substance: something that is the basis of all life and humanity but also something whose balance is threatened. Go on a journey to discover this element and how it can benefit but also threaten the creatures on Earth, including humans.

The exhibition shows what kind of reality we look into when the water comes. Should we pull away from the coast? Should we entrench ourselves or should we live with the water? How do we avoid devastating floods? How do we get the best out of the climate crisis with new, recreational urban spaces with space for the water? Can you extract quality of life and beauty from the boring climate protection? And what can we learn about building with water as a new condition when we go back in history or look out into the world?

While being so necessary, water also has a destructive potential. Climate change has changed the behavior of water in the globe. The news is overflowing with images of melting ice caps, devastating floods, destructive storm surges and cloudbursts. Basement flood have become something a lot of Danish people are dealing with more frequently. As rare events become more and more frequent, massive rainfall becomes part of everyday life in many parts of the world. Sea level rise is another threat; in 2150, the sea level on the Danish coasts may have risen by up to 180 cm. compared to 1990 levels, if the world does not slow down and cut greenhouse gases.

In the exhibition, you can also experience elements from the Danish exhibition at the 2023 Architecture Biennale, Coastal Imaginaries, which was curated by Josephine Michau.

Show your ticket at the ticket office and get 15 % off. The offer is valid from October 20 – October 27.