Rane Willerslev

Name: Rane Willerslev
Start: 2026-09-01T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-01T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Tråden

took place · 1 Sep 2026

Tråden, Middelfart

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Rane Willerslev performs at Tråden in Middelfart on Tuesday, 1 September 2026 at 19:00. This is one of two Danish dates on the tour. Tråden is a cultural venue and warehouse space that opened in September 2025 in the former industrial halls of Nordisk Kabel- og Trådfabrikker on Gammel Banegårdsvej. The Trådhallen event space spans 1,850 m² and offers raw industrial surroundings for live music. Tickets are 359 kroner.

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About the venue: Tråden

Tråden is a cultural centre and warehouse venue in Middelfart, opened in September 2025 in the former factory halls of Nordisk Kabel- og Trådfabrikker. The raw industrial space on Gammel Banegårdsvej holds Trådhallen - an event hall of 1,850 m² with capacity for up to 2,000 guests, professional lighting and sound, and a 130 m² stage. Street food, Gamborg Bryghus, and the youth space KABEL29 share the same roof.

Gammel Banegårdsvej 29, 5500 Middelfart Get directions

About: Rane Willerslev

Anthropologist and National Museum director Rane Willerslev brings together firsthand fieldwork from the Siberian wilderness and sharp thinking on creativity, leadership and cultural history - drawing full houses at venues across Denmark.

>20%

increase in visitor numbers at the National Museum since 2017

2×

doubling of the National Museum's revenue since 2017

+70%

more school students at the National Museum's museums since 2017

published books (Goodreads)

What's new

2026-02
The Ministry of Culture reappointed Rane Willerslev as director of the National Museum for a new period of six years from June 2026.
2026-01
The National Museum announced that 21 positions are being eliminated as part of a forward-looking strategic prioritization of the museum's finances.
2026-01
Willerslev gave the lecture 'Think Wild' on Royal Stage on January 29, 2026.

Tour

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Tracks

Tænk vildt - det er guddommeligt at fejleBestseller on creativity, knowledge and leadership - foundation for his popular lecture tour

Soul Hunters: Hunting, Animism and Personhood among the Siberian YukaghirsAcademic masterwork on Siberian hunters, published by University of California Press (2007)

On the Run in SiberiaAccount of his escape from the Russian mafia in Siberia's taiga, published 2012

Vi blev, hvad vi spisteLecture show with Adam Price on world history told through food

Det, du ikke forstår, gør dig klogereMost popular book on Goodreads among his publications

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