The Cultural Center - Kulturcenteret
The Danish Cultural Center is a multi-purpose building connected to the church via a central entryway.
The cultural center is the focal point for most non-religious events and gatherings such as Danish evenings, banquets large and small, musical and theatrical performances, exhibits, lectures, film, fashion shows, informal get-togethers and for lunch following Sunday services.
Three local scout troops regularly meet here. Each June children and adults attending Summer Camp bunk down in the hall for five days and nights and each November the hall and patio are transformed into a marked place for our Scandinavian Christmas Fair.
Many events held in the Cultural Center are planned by The Cultural Committee. Read more about The Cultural Committee here.
Banquet Hall & Patio
A unique experience is awaiting your special occasion, celebration or meeting at our multipurpose facility. Our banquet and reception hall "on-site" is directly connected with our architectural designed sanctuary. We have onsite parking too.
The Knudsen Hall seats 176 at 72-inch round or rectangular tables. The adjoining, covered patio easily seats 50-70 at round and/or rectangular tables. Tables can be arranged in many ways to accommodate almost any event .
Light-blocking curtains and an automated projection screen enable the use of audio-visuals at any time.
The birchwood floor is made for dancing and a portable stage can transform the room into a theater or be used as a runway.
Large sliding glass doors lead onto the covered and heated patio as a natural extension of the hall, and provide a setting for outdoor entertaining.
The two busts of Tom and Valley Knudsen (Knudsen Creamery), displayed in the cultural center, were found in a dingy, dusty, dirty hallway in the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History during the 1990s relocation efforts by Christian Castenskiold and Karl Olsen. The busts had been part of the Knudsen Elephant Safari Exhibition at the museum.
The lur was donated by the estate of Musse and Kenneth Hansen. Lurs are traditional Viking instruments and were handcrafted in pairs that would be mirror images of each other. The sound it emits is a mournful low bass that would carry across the moorlands to announce that a religious ceremony was in progress. It was given to Mr. Kenneth Hansen by the Copenhagen Tourist Board on behalf of Copenhagen restaurateurs and hung for many years in Scandia Restaurant.
Contact Pastor Anne-Grethe or a council member about having your next event at The Danish Cultural Center.
Conference Room
The conference room easily seats 14-16 around a exquisite pommele mahagony and birch root table designed by architect Ebbe Videriksen.
The light filled room has blackout curtains so audio-visual equipment can be used with ease at any time.
Library
The Danish Cultural Center houses a large Danish language library (currently in excess of 2,000 items and growing), primarily fiction but also a significant collection about Danish history, Vikings, the royal Danish family and Danish cuisine.
The library is open to anyone who is interested and the books are lent on an honor system basis.
Volunteers are currently in the process of registering all books into a database.
Kitchen
The full industrial kitchen is praised by caterers and chefs who create dishes while you relax and enjoy the day.
Rental of our facilities
If you wish to rent or have inquiries about our facility please contact us
(Vi taler dansk!)