Elementary Schools
Deep Forest Art Land is a living landscape where students encounter contemporary art in the heart of nature. Here, the forest becomes a space for curiosity, exploration, and shared reflection, where the artworks spark questions, offer new perspectives, and open up new ways of experiencing the world.
A visit invites students to explore their surroundings using their bodies, senses, and imagination. Along the way, conversations and insights emerge about art, nature, and our relationship to the place we find ourselves in. The artworks become not just something to look at, but something to examine, interpret, and make sense of together.
We welcome elementary schools. Upon arrival, a guide will greet you and provide an introduction to the area, the art, and the practical details, so that you’ll have the best possible start to your visit.
On this page, you can read more about visit options, prices, practical information, rules, and booking for elementary schools.
All visits are by appointment only.
Visiting Options
Upon arrival, all groups are greeted by a guide who introduces them to the area, the art, and the practical details.
From there, the visit can take various forms—ranging from a self-guided tour to a guided program focused on art, nature, and collaborative exploration.
Read below to learn about the three ways to visit.
1. Explore the area at your own pace
Explore the artworks, forest, and countryside at your own pace.
Upon arrival, we’ll welcome you and provide an introduction to the area, the art, and the practical details. After that, you can explore the site on your own and let the visit unfold based on your class’s interests, questions, and curiosity.
This visit offers opportunities for independent exploration, group discussions, and encounters with art on the class’s own terms.
Price
495 kr. base fee + 20 kr. per participant.
Included
- Reception and Introduction
- Access to the area during all opening hours
- Option to reserve a packed-lunch shelter
- Option to have teaching materials sent to you
2. Join us on a sensory expedition
Would you like to give your students a unique experience with art, nature, and collaborative exploration?
Accompanied by a guide, the class explores the art landscape and examines the intersection between works of art, nature, and the questions that arise along the way. Through sensory exercises, shared reflections, and open conversations, we draw inspiration from what we encounter along the route. The expedition is tailored to the class’s age, academic level, and interests, and provides space for curiosity, deep engagement, and new perspectives.
Duration
Approx. 3 hours, including a lunch break.
Price
- 1,500 kr. for up to 25 participants
- 3,000 kr. for up to 50 participants
Included
- Reception and Introduction
- Facilitated program with a facilitator tailored to the grade level and group
- Access to the area during all opening hours
- Booking the Packed Lunch House
3. A Special Experience
Do you have any special requests for your visit?
We’d be happy to develop theme days, workshops, or activities tailored to your class, grade level, or group. It could be a social event, an orientation day, a school camp activity, a longer program, or something else entirely.
Together, we'll find a format that suits your wishes, interests, and the purpose of your visit.
Contact us using the booking form, and we'll find the solution that works best for you.
Ready to plan a visit?
Whether you want to explore the area on your own, take part in a sensory expedition, or learn more about a specially designed program, we’re happy to help you find the solution that best suits your group.
Why visit Deep Forest Art Land?
A unique encounter with art outside the classroom.
Spend the day together in the woods, with time for exploration, conversation, and breaks.
Choose the type of visit that best suits your class and your objectives.
Responsibilities and Guidelines for the Visit
Deep Forest Art Land is not a classroom or a museum with fixed walls. Here, we move through a living landscape where art, nature, and people come together. That is why the presence of adults is an important part of the visit—both for the children’s sake, for the experience itself, and for the works of art and natural areas that we care for together.
Adults and Supervision
The following applies to school classes:
One class must be accompanied by at least 2 adults.
Two classes must be accompanied by at least 4 adults.
For larger groups, there must be at least 2 adults per class or group.
The accompanying adults are responsible for supervising the students throughout the visit. Students are not allowed to wander around the area alone without supervision.
Deep Forest Art Land is a large forested area with works of art scattered along trails, in forest glades, and throughout the landscape. In addition, cell phone reception is limited in several areas. If a situation arises where help is needed, it is therefore important that one adult stay with the group while another goes to get assistance.
Attentive adults not only contribute to a sense of safety and security, but also to creating the best possible environment for students to engage with art, nature, and one another.
Accessibility
Deep Forest Art Land is an open-air art landscape. We strive to ensure that as many people as possible can have a safe and enjoyable experience in the forest—regardless of their needs and circumstances.
Here you'll find information about terrain, routes, restroom facilities, rest stops, and other details that may be relevant before your visit.
Are you from the municipality of Herning?
Elementary schools in Herning Municipality can visit Deep Forest Art Land for free on select days and receive an introduction to the area upon arrival. Visits must be booked in advance.
In addition, during the spring and fall, daycare centers can use the Culture Bus, which makes it easier to take the children on outings to art and cultural experiences outside the center.
Practical Information
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We welcome all types of elementary schools—including public schools, independent schools, and special education classes.
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We recommend that you set aside between 2 and 4 hours for your self-guided visit.
A guided sensory tour typically lasts about 3 hours, including a break for a packed lunch. On self-guided tours, you set your own pace and determine the length of your visit.
You are welcome to visit the forest during our opening hours, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Yes. There are two composting toilets in the forest—one near the parking area and one near the Gothic Quarter.
Both are easily accessible and can be used by wheelchair users.
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Yes. There are several places where groups can eat their own packed lunches. You can also reserve a covered picnic area in the Gothic Quarter or the Sculpture Garden when you make your booking.
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Don't forget your packed lunch, water bottle, and clothes appropriate for the weather.
There is no place to refill water bottles, and the visit takes place outdoors year-round. We therefore recommend practical clothing and footwear so that students and adults can move freely through the forest.
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Deep Forest Art Land is a living landscape where art, nature, and people come together. Help us take care of this place and create wonderful experiences for everyone.
- Follow the trails and respect the barriers.
- Feel free to touch the artworks, but please do not climb on them.
- Skovsnogen is the exception—here, you’re allowed to play, climb, and crawl on the structure.
- Feel free to use sticks from the forest floor, but please do not break off branches from trees and shrubs.
- Please take your trash with you or use the area's recycling facilities.
- Dogs are welcome on a leash.
- Keep a close eye on children near rivers and roads.
- Barbecues and open fires are not permitted during regular visits.
- Visitors enter the area at their own risk.
Whether you’d like to go on an expedition on your own or participate in a guided program, we’d be happy to help you plan a visit that suits your group—send an email to info@deepforestartland.dk