Aarhus Art Museum To Unveil World's Largest 'Skyspace' Installation in 2026

Modern art fans are being drawn to this museum by the announcement of a huge new James Turrell Skyspace, set to open as a permanent addition on June 19, 2026. Described as hosting ‘monumental works of art and architecture’, the museum will feature Turrell’s largest Skyspace to date, titled ‘As Seen Below – The Dome’, which includes an underground tunnel leading into a vast dome-topped room that looks like the interior of a futuristic space station or a strange liminal dream space. At 16 metres tall and 40 metres wide, matching the diameter of Rome’s Pantheon dome, the space is designed as an immersive sensory artwork where Turrell manipulates light and darkness to ‘shape the experience of seeing rather than delivering an image’, inviting visitors to experience the shifting colours and qualities of natural light and to contemplate big ideas like our relationship to nature, the sky, and our shared planet. The museum is undergoing a broader improvement scheme alongside this, adding a new underground gallery and the Art Square, a permanent outdoor space for art exhibitions, and a spokesperson says it is ‘delighted’ to become home to Turrell’s biggest Skyspace, calling it a new cultural landmark for Aarhus that looks pretty spectacular based on preview images. - Annie McNamee