PROGRAMME

There are moments in life when what is familiar is no longer enough. Something calls for our attention – like a sense of unrest, a longing or perhaps a wish to understand the world better.

In the special exhibition The Seeking Human you are invited to explore stories about doubt and faith, values and outlooks on life, meaning and existence. Here you meet people who in different ways have sought new spiritual, religious or existential paths – and found answers that were not always the ones expected. Perhaps you will recognise something of yourself in the stories. Perhaps you will encounter new perspectives that are unfamiliar to you. For even if our answers are different, we often share the same questions.

The exhibition can be experienced in the foyer of Farum Kulturhus from 24 August to 31 October 2026.

Once, Islam was above all an immigrant religion in Denmark, and Muslims were first and foremost people who came here as immigrants or refugees. Today, the picture is different: the Danish Muslim population is no longer dominated by first-generation immigrants, and Islam is no longer ‘foreign’ in Denmark. As a living religion and religious practice, Islam develops naturally in its Danish context, and as Muslim families and communities put down roots here, new identities and aesthetic expressions emerge.

One example is new Danish Islamic art and decorative objects. These may be posters with Islamic calligraphy or Ramadan ornaments. Increasingly, these objects find their way into Danish Muslim homes, where they at once draw connections to the Danish and the Muslim through their stylistic expression and the traditions of which they are a part. In this way, these seemingly inconspicuous objects are part of a negotiation about community and identity.

In the exhibition New Muslim Homes, we meet the creative Danish entrepreneurs who design and produce the art and decorative objects and who from the beginning have helped to develop new Danish-Muslim aesthetic expressions. Through their work, ideas and motivations, we gain an insight into the new identities that the objects represent, and into how what was once perceived as ‘coming from outside’ has gradually become ‘at home’.

Experience the exhibition in the foyer of Farum Kulturhus from 8 September to 31 October 2026.

The exhibition was created in collaboration with postdoc Maria Lindebæk Schmidt Lyngsøe and the research project ‘Pious Practices Among Danish Muslims’ at the University of Copenhagen. It is funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

THE EVENT IS SOLD OUT

Time: Thursday 15 October at 17.00
Place: The Migration Museum of Denmark, Kulturtorvet 12, 3520 Farum
Price: DKK 60 (incl. fee). Tickets can be purchased at [www.billetto.dk](http://www.billetto.dk).

The museum’s exhibition “The Seeking Human” can be seen free of charge before the lecture. Free coffee/tea and cake will be served during the lecture. A workshop on rituals will be held on 24 October.

The distance between humans and nature has become greater. Very few of us today live from nature, and many only see ourselves as part of nature in our free time, when we go hiking or stay in a shelter. As human beings, we are part of the ecological cycles, and therefore we must also relate to our connection with nature. But how can we understand and experience this connection? This is a question that modern witches work with. Through rituals, foraging, immersion in nature and attention to the changing of the seasons, we can come closer to nature and to the other living beings with whom we share the world.

In collaboration with anthropologist and digital director, Asta Wellejus, we will hear more about modern witchcraft practice in Denmark. Asta is a contributor to The Migration Museum of Denmark’s special exhibition The Seeking Human, which can be experienced in the foyer of Farum Kulturhus until 31 October. Here she contributes with her perspective on modern witchcraft and connections to nature.

In the lecture, she talks about how contemporary witches work with nature, and how they train their senses to experience connections between humans, plants, animals and landscapes. Among other things, she draws on her fieldwork among Danish witches and on her own practice. We will hear about how a modern witch can work with trees through the wheel of the year, about foraging and about rituals that mark the changing of the year. Asta will, among other things, talk about an equinox ritual that was performed by a Danish witch group earlier this year. Along the way, the audience will also have the opportunity to try out a witchcraft practice.

The lecture is supplemented by three VR films, which Asta has made in collaboration with artist Alfio Bonanno and art historian Christian Kortegaard. The films are based on Bonanno’s work Insektskoven and explore the installation from the perspectives of different species: the human, the dog, the bird and the insect.

The lecture thereby provides an opportunity to explore what witchcraft can tell us about humanity’s relationship with nature – both historically and today.

Asta Wellejus has a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and is currently completing her master’s degree with a specialization in modern witchcraft practice and connections to nature. For the past 4 years, she has studied Danish Nordic nature witches and the sensory and neurological aspects of a modern witchcraft practice. It is this knowledge, as well as her own practice as a witch, that forms the basis of her presentation. Her BA thesis in Anthropology at the University of Copenhagen, “The Deep Breath”, is about methods for immersion in nature and connectedness. It describes modern witchcraft practice as a path to connection with the seasons and other beings, including trees. The thesis can be provided in print at cost price; please write to [asta@dieasta.dk](mailto:asta@dieasta.dk) no later than two days before if you would like to receive it on the day.

THE EVENT IS SOLD OUT

Time: Saturday 24 October at 13.00
Place: The Migration Museum of Denmark, Kulturtorvet 12, 3520 Farum
Price: DKK 85 (incl. fee). Tickets purchased at [www.billetto.dk](http://www.billetto.dk).

The museum’s exhibition “The Seeking Human” can be seen free of charge before the workshop. Coffee/tea and cake are included in the ticket price. A lecture on modern witchcraft practice and magic will be held the week before at the museum.

Together with anthropologist and digital director, Asta Wellejus, we take a closer look at rituals and the transitions of the year as an opportunity for transformations. Asta is a contributor to The Migration Museum of Denmark’s special exhibition The Seeking Human, which can be experienced in the foyer of Farum Kulturhus until 31 October. Here she contributes with her perspective on modern witchcraft and connections to nature. At the workshop, Asta will talk about what magical rituals are, how they are structured, and why we perform them. We take a closer look both at the effect of the magical transition rituals throughout the year, but also at the strong and important everyday rituals. The participants themselves learn to create rituals and make the transition from everyday life to ritual.

The conversation takes shape according to what the participants contribute. Feel free to bring your ritual objects with you if you wish: drums, rattles, singing bowls, etc. are welcome.

Asta Wellejus has a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and is currently completing her master’s degree with a specialization in modern witchcraft practices and connections to nature. For the past 4 years, she has studied Danish Nordic nature witches and the sensory and neurological aspects of a modern witchcraft practice. It is this knowledge, as well as her own practice as a witch, that forms the basis of her presentation. Her BA thesis in Anthropology at the University of Copenhagen, “The Deep Breath”, is about methods for immersion in nature and connectedness. It describes modern witchcraft practice as a path to connection with the seasons and other beings, including trees. The thesis can be provided in print at cost price; please write to [asta@dieasta.dk](mailto:asta@dieasta.dk) no later than two days before if you would like to receive it on the day.

Time: Saturday 7 November at 11.00-14.00
Place: The Migration Museum of Denmark, Kulturtorvet 12, 3520 Farum

In collaboration with designer Henriette Rolf Larsen, The Migration Museum of Denmark will hold a series of workshops during the autumn, where women with different cultural backgrounds meet over their shared interest in handicrafts. This time, we look at origami cranes and paper Christmas decorations with artist Lone Sigbrand. Free participation.

Time: Saturday 5 December at 11.00-14.00
Place: The Migration Museum of Denmark, Kulturtorvet 12, 3520 Farum

In collaboration with designer Henriette Rolf Larsen, The Migration Museum of Denmark will hold a series of workshops during the autumn, where women with different cultural backgrounds meet over their shared interest in handicrafts. This time, we look at unusual Christmas ornaments and decorations. Bring your favourite cake recipe and, if possible, some samples to taste. Free participation.