Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. ARKEN Museum of Modern Art (: ARKEN Museum for Moderne Kunst) is a private self owning, but state authorised, new near , the of . The museum was conceived and created by . The museum is located in the suburb-city , close to the bay of (Køge bugt), 20 kilometers south of Copenhagen. ARKEN was designed by the Danish , in a distinctive architectural form. It was opened on 15 March 1996 by her majesty of Denmark, . The museum re-opened in January 2008 after major refurbishing, which included an expansion providing an additional 50% of gallery-space.