Vartov is a listed building complex from 1725 in Farvergade, just off City Hall Square, originally built as a hospital. N.F.S. Grundtvig served as priest in the adjoining Vartov Church from 1839 until his death in 1872, and Grundtvigsk Forum has owned and run the building since 1947. Today it hosts debates, lectures, communal singing, meetings and conferences, and also contains a library, a podcast studio and a student dormitory.
Farvergade 27, 1463 København K
Secretariat: weekdays 09:00-12:00. Event access follows the programme calendar.
The Center for Grundtvig Research invites you to a morning session at Vartov for anyone interested in Grundtvig's life and works.
A seminar at Vartov exploring how song carries spiritual meaning, imagination and the power to create change.
Danish band Svaneborg Kardyb performs at Vartov in Copenhagen.
Lecturer Karen N. Breidahl presents survey findings on Danish misconceptions about immigrants - their criminality, labour market participation, and democratic values.
A morning concert featuring Jakob Fauerby, Jonas Nøddekær and the choir Verdenskoret at Vartov in Copenhagen.
Suzanne Brøgger explores cats in literature, particularly Doris Lessing's classic work that she translated. The talk is recorded live for the podcast "The Planetary Library".
Award-winning gender researcher Tess Skadegård Thorsen explores how technology amplifies inequality and shapes our encounters with algorithms, chatbots and search engines.
Panel discussion on the centre-right project's development since 2001, featuring historians and think-tank experts. Moderated by Arne Hardis from Weekendavisen.
A full-day conference on communication and sustainability featuring five keynote speakers, a live debate, and the awarding of the LETZ C Prize 2026.
Carsten Eskelund sells handwritten one-liners and explores the vision of contributing what is missing while defending genuine human interaction in an age of endless self-promotion.
Author Merete Pryds Helle explores dogs in literature, including Virginia Woolf's Flush, in a conversation recorded as a podcast episode.
A lecture on the American midterm election featuring USA experts offering a timely analysis of the current political landscape.
Emma Holten and Sine Plambech discuss debt, power and morality in relation to David Graeber's influential work. The conversation is recorded for the podcast "The Planetary Library".
Olivia Dahl presents her PhD research on disability, normality and society's ideals. A reflection on what it means to live outside the norm.
An informal members' gathering with refreshments and talks about the upcoming Applaus season.
Rahbek's Salon explores Homer's Odyssey with speakers, communal singing, and wine - an evening on culture and nature at Vartov.
Author Pernille Stensgaard discusses horses in literature while recording an episode of the podcast "The Planetary Library" with host Kirstine Ersbøll Meyhoff.
Criminologist David Sausdal explores why young people turn to violence and crime, examining the troubling trends in Nordic society through a lens of understanding rather than judgment.