School visits

We welcome schools and student of all ages at the ArtCentre. Here you can investigate the current exhibitions together with our guide, or immense yourself in one of our courses or explore the Sculpture Park on your own.

Throughout the year we show changing Art exhibitons. Read more about our current exhibitions here.

In Skovilla, the old, yellow building in the park, we show a permanent exhibition about the history of Silkeborg Vandkuranstalt and the place's history.

On this page you will find information about our guided tours, courses, or materials for you to walk around on your own.

Plan your visit

  • Guided tours

    Book a guided tour or in our Sculpture Park

  • All around the Sculpture

    Sculpture course designed for the intermediate level.

  • Sculpture hunt

    Explore our Sculpture Park with this Sculpture hunt

  • Skoletjenesten

    On this page we describe different offers, courses and activities for schools. Note that the page is in Danish.

  • Skulpturparken

    Space for movement


    Get movement into the school day in a fun way. Our sculpture park is the perfect setting for activity in the classroom, whether you have set aside one or more hours for your visit. You can come on your own with your class and move around as you please.

    You can also go on a Sculpture Hunt. The Sculpture Hunt will lead you around the entire park and set up a conversation about the sculptures you encounter along the way.

  • Vitsit in the park

    Take care of each other and the art

    The sculpture park is open all year round, 24 hours a day. When you are in the park, we expect the Art Center to help take care of the art.

    The sculptures in the park are hardy to wind and weather and can also tolerate us carefully feeling with our hands what they are made of. It is not allowed to climb on the sculptures, throw stones or hit them with sticks. This is considered vandalism.

    Bad behavior can, in the worst case, lead to damage to both works of art and people.

  • Packed lunches

    Eat outdoors

    It is possible for you to eat your packed lunches here during your visit. We encourage you to eat in the park when the weather permits. In our pergola you will find tables and benches.

    In cold and bad weather you can eat in the bright and spacious stairwell behind the reception.

Practical information

Free admission for schools and institutions:

  • Children and young people under 25 have free admission.
  • All schools regardless of municipality (grades 0-10) according to the teacher have free admission.
  • Youth education institutions from Silkeborg Municipality have free admission.
  • Youth education institutions from other municipalities pay normal admission: children and young people under 25 have free admission, others pay group price (75 DKK)

Tell us you´re coming

Please let us know in advance about your visit to our exhibitions. There may be other groups in the house at the same time, and if we know you are coming, we can help ensure that there is plenty of room for everyone and that everyone gets the best experience. We also ask that you let us know if you plan to visit our Sculpture Park.

Guidelines
Help us take care of the art. Read and follow our guidelines when you visit us. The group leader is asked to hand in a signed copy at reception when you arrive.

Read more about our guidelines

Visit us outside opening hours

You have the opportunity to visit us outside normal opening hours by appointment. Contact the reception by phone: 86 81 63 29 or reception@silkeborgbad.dk


Transportation

You can cycle here. We have plenty of space for bicycle parking.

City bus number 10 runs almost to the door – stop Kroghsvej/Gjessøvej, 5 minutes walk to the Art Center.

If you come by your own bus: max height 3.60 meters under the bridge at Gjessøvej.

Link to alternative route