NEW EXHIBITION OPENING MAY 8TH 2026 at Natural History Museum Aarhus
Afterglow – only what is lost is ours forever
Afterglow gives a voice to the overlooked species in Danish nature – those that few people know.
Based on the Red List and developed in collaboration with the museum’s researchers, artist Signe Klejs has selected 24 species and portrayed them in sand. These sand portraits are presented as unique video works, experienced on a large scale in the exhibition, where the species emerge – and slowly disappear again.
“We need to know that these species exist, we need to get to know them better, and we need to understand that they are now disappearing – because you cannot protect something you don’t know exists.”
— Signe Klejs
Opening: May 8, 5:00–7:00 PM
Free admission and welcome drinks from 4:00 PM
At the opening, you can experience an actual sand portrait up close and zoom in on the intricate wing scales of butterflies through a stereomicroscope.
Programme
5:00 PM Opening remarks by museum director Bo Skaarup, artist Signe Klejs, and biologist Morten D.D.
5:15 PM Explore the exhibition
7:00 PM Closing
The event takes place in the exhibition space on the museum’s first floor.
Everyone is welcome!
Afterglow has been developed with support from the Aage and Johanne Louis-Hansen Foundation, Aarhus Stiftstidende’s Foundation, and the NOJ Foundation. Hugh thanks for their support.