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
JUNI 2025
NATO DEFENSE COLLEGE x MATHILDE FENGER
Præcis ét år fra i dag fejrer NATO Defense College sit 75-års jubilæum. For at markere denne milepæl skaber den danske kunstner Mathilde Fenger fire unikke kunstværker.
For 75 år siden gjorde Dwight D. Eisenhower sine idéer om en NATO-baseret uddannelses- og forskningsinstitution til virkelighed – NATO Defense College. Disse idéer og de efterfølgende 75 års udvikling og resultater af NATO-institutionen vil blive skildret i fire store malerier med reference til NDC’s kerneværdier: Uddannelse, Engagement og Forskning – med et fjerde værk, der udforsker et muligt fremtidsperspektiv.
I denne korte video inviterer vi dig med bag kulisserne i Mathilde Fengers atelier for at følge den kunstneriske proces, der former værkerne, som vil blive afsløret ved NATO Defense College's 75-års jubilæum den 19. juni 2026 i Rom.
Selvom værkerne stadig er under udvikling, glæder vi os til at tage dig med på rejsen i dette historiske kunstprojekt.
En særlig tak til kommandanten for NATO Defense College, generalløjtnant Max A.L.T. Nielsen.
Og en kæmpe TAK til vores socialt og kulturelt bevidste, engagerede og generøse donorer for at gøre dette projekt muligt – både for nutiden og fremtiden:
Beckett-Fonden
DSV - Global Transport and Logistics
EY Denmark
NetCompany
NorSea Denmark
Weibel Scientific
Følg med – og hold dig opdateret – i de kommende 12 måneder deler vi opslag, der udforsker hver af projektets temaer og præsenterer flere fantastiske donorer.
#WeAreNATO #NDC75 #ForwardThinking #FutureReady #NDC75 #NATODefenseCollege #MathildeFenger #NATO
I samarbejde med: Jens Olesen