MATHILDE FENGER
NATO DEFENSE COLLEGE X MATHILDE FENGER
DECEMBER 2025
NATO DEFENSE COLLEGE x MATHILDE FENGER
Today we proudly introduce the first theme in the artistic journey marking the NATO Defense College’s 75th anniversary: Education.
For more than seven decades, the NATO Defense College has delivered strategic education in a constantly evolving world shaped by an increasingly complex security environment.
At NDC, learning does not end at graduation - education is understood as a career-long endeavour. The classroom is more a state of mind than a place.This first artwork reflects that philosophy. It explores Education as the foundation of the Alliance - a space for equal dialogue, shared responsibility, and global awareness.
The complete series of four artworks will be unveiled at the NATO Defense College’s 75th anniversary in June 2026 in Rome.In this short video, we invite you behind the scenes in the artist's studio as the painting begins to take shape: Mathilde Fenger reflects on what Education means to her - and to the Alliance.
Special thanks to the Commandant of the NATO Defense College Lieutenant General Max A.L.T. Nielsen.
And a huge THANK YOU to our socially and culturally aware, committed and generous donors:
BeckettFonden
DSV - Global Transport and Logistics
EY
Gorrissen Federspiel
INVISIO
Netcompany
NorSea Denmark
TDC Erhverv
Weibel Scientific
In collaboration with Jens Olesen
Follow along - more insights into the themes and artworks will be shared in the coming months.
#NDC75 #NATODefenseCollege #WeAreNATO #NATO #ForwardThinking #FutureReady
JUNE 2025
NATO DEFENSE COLLEGE x MATHILDE FENGER
Exactly one year from today NATO Defense College celebrates its 75th anniversary. To mark this milestone, Danish artist Mathilde Fenger is creating four unique artworks.
75 years ago, Dwight D. Eisenhower brought his ideas for a NATO-based educational and research institution to life - The NATO Defense College. These ideas and the following 75 years of development and results of the NATO institution will be depicted in four large scale paintings with references to NDC’s core pillars: Education, Engagement, and Research – with a fourth artwork exploring a potential future perspective.
In this short video, we invite you behind the scenes of the studio of Mathilde Fenger to observe the artistic process that shapes the works to be unveiled at the NATO Defense College's 75th anniversary on 19 June 2026 in Rome.
With the paintings still in progress, we’re excited to bring you along on the journey of this historic artistic project in the making.
Special thanks to the Commandant of the NATO Defense College Lieutenant General Max A.L.T. Nielsen And a huge THANK YOU to our socially and culturally aware, committed and generous donors for helping to make this project a reality - for both the present and the future:
Beckett-Fonden
DSV - Global Transport and Logistics
EY Denmark
Netcompany
NorSea Denmark
Weibel Scientific
Follow - and stay tuned – in the coming 12 months we will be sharing posts exploring each of the themes of the project and the arrival of more great donors.
#NDC75 #NATODefenseCollege #MathildeFenger #JensOlesen #NATO #WeAreNato
In collaboration with: Jens Olesen