CC offers free membership to the country’s craftspeople

Available to all carpenters, bricklayers, joiners and cabinetmakers, including students in these trades, across Denmark.

The membership is valid throughout the entire exhibition period of CCreate: Kengo Kuma / KKAA Earth | Tree.

Conditions for obtaining a free crafts membership

To become a member, you must be either a carpenter, bricklayer, joiner, or cabinetmaker, or a student in one of these trades in Denmark.

When signing up for membership, please provide the following:

If you are employed:

The CVR number of the company you work for
The name of the company you work for

If you are a student:

The name of your educational institution

In connection with the opening of the exhibition Earth | Tree, created by the internationally acclaimed Japanese architect Kengo Kuma/KKAA, Copenhagen Contemporary is now offering free membership to all carpenters, bricklayers, joiners, and cabinetmakers, as well as students in these trades in Denmark.

Earth | Tree is a site-specific installation constructed from two of architecture’s most fundamental materials: brick and wood. Both have been chosen for their tactile and historical qualities, as well as for the cultural resonance they carry within both Japanese and Nordic understandings of nature. The installation is rooted in one of humanity’s most basic impulses: the need to seek shelter – not as an abstract idea, but as a physical memory of standing beneath a large tree, protected from the outside world and the constant rumination of everyday life.

“We want to invite in the people who work daily with the very materials that Kengo Kuma/KKAA have transformed into an immersive total installation,” says Copenhagen Contemporary’s director, Marie Laurberg. “A carpenter who knows the weight of wood in their hands and its scent in their nose will experience this installation in a way that is entirely their own – and will see something in it that few others can. It is truly an exhibition that showcases the qualities of craftsmanship at the highest level, and one that we believe everyone who works with these materials on a daily basis deserves to experience.”

One of the key ideas behind the exhibition is that the ability to create and build is something we all possess – not only architects and artists. In the exhibition’s workshop zone, visitors can shape landscapes in sand, build with Tsumiki – the Japanese wooden blocks designed by Kengo Kuma and inspired by his childhood – and experiment with Danish-produced wooden blocks and miniature bricks. It is a direct invitation to experience what it means to shape one’s surroundings.

The free membership is also a tribute to the craftspeople whose expertise and understanding of materials form the foundation of the installation. It grants access to the exhibition as well as other membership benefits throughout the exhibition period from 28 March 2026 to 21 February 2027.