Homeric Chalkis is situated on the coast of Aetolia at the very ‘gateway’ of the Gulf of Patras. The foundation occurred during an important period in…

When the vast empire of Alexander the Great broke up, the Macedonian general Seleucus secured the lion’s share for himself and went on to become the l…

Between ca. 3000 and 2800 BC, the Pitted Ware Culture of northeast European descent spread to the northeastern parts of Denmark. Here, by far the best…

Endless rows of stone axe heads, display after display. Around 1900, a typical Danish museum would focus on finds, research and prehistory. But new th…

The image is an ontological paradox; it is made of dead matter, yet appears to be alive. For centuries, artists have created images of the living worl…

Peter Brandes is one of the most significant Danish visual artists alive today. He is represented in the collections of leading museums worldwide, inc…

The capital of ancient Dilmun, Qala’at al-Bahrain, the most important archaeological site in East Arabia, was excavated in 1954-1978 by a Danish exped…

The brain is a brilliant organ. It stores our personality and memories, and it controls our body. It can make sense of things, and even wehn we jubmle…

“We are the champions – of the world!” This line from a chart-topping rock ballad could have come from Mette Frisk Jensen, corruption expert at Aarhus…

Creativity was once the preserve of mad geniuses, troubled souls and avant-garde eccentrics. Today we all have to be creative, a trait we expect to fi…

We love democracy, but few of us can explain this affection. That is probably why dictators can pose as true democrats, and why the subdued can see de…

This man has found happiness. His, yours, and mine. Unlike the rest of us, Christian Bjørnskov, happiness researcher at Aarhus University, knows what …

Play is not just for kids and the young at heart. Boring grown-ups play too, but we only unleash our imagination with close friends and family. Still,…

Danes love sharing, caring and communal singing, Auld Lang Syne, 99 bottles of Carlsberg, and public welfare for all. This sounds too good to be true …

The Danish neoclassical sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844), who lived most of his life in Rome, was not only one of Europe’s most soughtafter art…