The National Gallery of Denmark will present a new exhibition dedicated to Michelangelo 29 March – 31 August 2025. Meet an imperfect Michelangelo in Copenhagen.
Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and designed the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, but first and foremost, he saw himself as a sculptor – and his huge David sculpture in Florence is known worldwide.

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The exhibition Michelangelo Imperfect will place specific focus on one of the most famous figures in Western art: Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564).
SMK will juxtapose its own extensive collection of historical casts of Michelangelo’s sculptures with brand new, high-quality 3D-cast replicas. This way, you can experience the majority of Michelangelo’s sculptures in one place – something that would be impossible with the originals, which are never moved. You will also be able to see the largest selection of Michelangelo’s original drawings, letters, and sculpture models ever displayed in Denmark.

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This way SMK unfolds Michelangelo’s life and art through close studies of his sculptures and focuses on the complex relationship between original and reproduction in the digital age.
An Imperfect Michelangelo in Copenhagen, based on a press release from SMK.
Feature image (on top): Plaster cast after Michelangelo, Giorno, original ca. 1526-1534