MUSEUMS

15 hot spots recommended for you

Amalienborg Museum, All Areas [ + more ]

Danish Museum of Art & Design, All Areas Founded in 1890, the Danish Museum of Art and Design is one of the city’s most stimulating cultural offerings. Exposing fantastic collection of decorative arts, including extensive displays of European and oriental furniture, silverware and porcelain, with an emphasis on 20th-century Danish design. Founded in 1890, the Danish Museum of Art and Design is one of the city’s most stimulating cultural offerings. Exposing fantastic collection of ... [ + more ]

Hirschsprung Collection, All Areas The tobacco manufacturer Heinrich Hirschsprung (1836-1908) bought his first paintings in the mid-1860s when as a newly married man he had set up home in Højbro Plads together with his wife Pauline (1845-1922). The collection are: the Danish Golden Age, the Modern Breakthrough and Provenance furniture. The tobacco manufacturer Heinrich Hirschsprung (1836-1908) bought his first paintings in the mid-1860s when as a newly married man he had set up home in ... [ + more ]

Kunsthal Charlottenborg, All Areas Kunsthal Charlottenborg is the official exhibition gallery of the Royal Danish Academy of Art. The palatial residence was constructed in 1672–83 for Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, in the Baroque architectural idiom shared by Holland, England and Denmark. Here you'll find an extensive library of the fine arts. Kunsthal Charlottenborg is the official exhibition gallery of the Royal Danish Academy of Art. The palatial residence was constructed in 1672–83 for Ulrik ... [ + more ]

Medical Museion , All Areas This museum and research unit is dedicated to the history of health and disease in a cultural perspective. This museum museum housed in a former teaching hospital covers the history of medicine, pharmacy and dentistry and is a part of the Faculty of Health Sciences at University of Copenhagen. Don't miss the recent history of the material and iconographic culture of biomedicine. This museum and research unit is dedicated to the history of health and disease in a cultural perspective. This museum museum housed in a ... [ + more ]

Museum of Copenhagen, All Areas The Museum of Copenhagen is the official museum of Copenhagen documents the history of Copenhagen from the 12th century to the present day. The active collection of objects, photographs, films, paintings and other materials that can enlighten us on the past and present history of Copenhagen is vital to the Museum of Copenhagen. The museum is responsible for contemporary collection activities in the municipalities of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg. In this light, special focus is placed on the collection of objects that on the one hand can provide information on Copenhagen as an international metropolis, and on the other hand provide information regarding its role as the capital city of Denmark. The Museum of Copenhagen is the official museum of Copenhagen documents the history of Copenhagen from the 12th century to the present day. The ... [ + more ]

National Museum of Denmark, All Areas The National Museum is Denmark’s largest museum of cultural history. The museum's main domicile is a classical 18th century mansion just a stone's throw from "Strøget" at the center of Copenhagen. The National Museum is the museum for all Denmark, where you can follow the history of the Danes right down to the present day. The museum has a number of national commitments, particularly within the following key areas: archaeology, ethnology, numismatics, ethnography, natural science, conservation, communication, building antiquarian activities in connection with the churches of Denmark as well as the handling of the Danefæ (the National Treasures). The National Museum is Denmark’s largest museum of cultural history. The museum's main domicile is a classical 18th century mansion just a stone's ... [ + more ]

Rosenborg Castle, All Areas Rosenborg Castle is a renaissance castle. Built between 1606 and 1633 in the Dutch Renaissance style,Now the castle contains a museum exhibiting the Royal Collections, heirlooms representing the span of royal Danish culture from the late 16th to 19th century. Some of these artifacts belonged to the nobility and the aristocracy in the past. Rosenborg Castle is a renaissance castle. Built between 1606 and 1633 in the Dutch Renaissance style,Now the castle contains a museum exhibiting the Royal ... [ + more ]

Statens Museum for Kunst, All Areas for free The Statens Museum for Kunst also known as the Danish National Gallery has three main collections: The Royal Collection of Painting and Sculpture, The Royal Collection of Graphic Art and The Royal Collection of Plaster Cast. The museum collects, registers, maintains, researches in and handles Danish and foreign art dating from the 14th century till the present day, mostly with their origins in western culture circles. See works from Matisse, Modigliani, Velasquez and many others The Statens Museum for Kunst also known as the Danish National Gallery has three main collections: The Royal Collection of Painting and Sculpture, The ... [ + more ]

Storm P. Museum, All Areas The Storm P. Museum , is a biographical museum dedicated to the life and oeuvre of Danish humorist Robert Storm Petersen, popularly known as Storm P. You will see cartoons, oils and watercolours, humorous drawings and paintings, ranging from the sociocritical satire of his early years to the humorous newspaper drawings of his later years. On view are also his study, his large pipe collection and items relating to Storm P. as a performer (theatre, cabaret, film and cartoon film). The Storm P. Museum , is a biographical museum dedicated to the life and oeuvre of Danish humorist Robert Storm Petersen, popularly known as Storm ... [ + more ]

The David Collection, All Areas for free The David Collection is a museum of fine and applied art built around the private collections of lawyer, businessman and art collector C.L. David. Here you can find three main collections: The Collection of Islamic Art – internationally, the museum’s most important one – today encompasses so many and such important works that it enables the visitor to form a fairly comprehensive impression of art from this cultural sphere. The Collection of European 18th-Century Art is displayed in period interiors in the original rooms from the 19th century. The Collection of Danish Early Modern Art is on permanent exhibit once again, for the first time since C. L. David’s day. The David Collection is a museum of fine and applied art built around the private collections of lawyer, businessman and art collector C.L. David. [ + more ]

The Theatre Museum, All Areas for free The Theatre Museum is situated in the Old Court Theatre. Its collection describes Danish theatre history from the 1700s to the present day. Close to Christiansborg Palace's here you can find costumes, scenography, set models, paintings, drawings, and photos illustrate the history of the Danish Theatre from the 18th century to the present time. The Court Theatre is actually part of the museum exhibition, since the public has free access to walk around the theater building. The auditorium is also used for various events such as readings, lectures, concerts and small guest acting. Television program such as Det Nye Talkshow - med Anders Lund Madsen is broadcast live from the Court Theatre. The Theatre Museum is situated in the Old Court Theatre. Its collection describes Danish theatre history from the 1700s to the present day. Close ... [ + more ]

Thorvaldsen Museum, All Areas This colourful Greco-Roman mausoleum is dedicated to the art of Danish neoclassicistic sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen. Here you'll find the majority of works produced during the long and illustrious career of Thorvaldsen (1770–1844). The museum displays a comprehensive collection of the artist's works in marble as well as plaster, including the original plaster models used in the making of cast bronze and marble statues and reliefs, which are now on display in museums, churches, and at other locations around the world. The museum also features paintings, Greek, Roman and Egyptian antiques, drawings, and prints that Thorvaldsen collected during his lifetime, as well as a wide array of personal belongings that he used in his work and everyday life. This colourful Greco-Roman mausoleum is dedicated to the art of Danish neoclassicistic sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen. Here you'll find the majority of works produced ... [ + more ]

University of Copenhagen Zoological Museum, All Areas The Zoological Museum is part of the Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, which consist of four natural science museums. The permanent exhibition 'From pole to pole' show animals from around the world in big displays. There is also a semi-permanent Darwin exhibition and a full collection of all the animals in the Danish territory, including Greenland. The museum has many important remains of recently extinct birds in storage, including the eyes and internal organs of the last two Great Auks, several specimens of the Pied Raven, and one of only two known complete skulls of the dodos that were taken to Europe in the 17th century. The Zoological Museum is part of the Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, which consist of four natural science museums. The permanent ... [ + more ]

Workers Museum, All Areas Workers Museum is both a cultural history museum and an art museum. From its humble beginnings in 1982 when there was not yet a single object in the collections, until today, the Worker's built up a collection of approx. 63,000 objects and 12,000 kunstværker.Nedenfor you can read more about the collection and its history. If you would like to leave something for the museum, you can click on the menu to the right and read more about what you should do. Workers Museum publishes its records in the Heritage Agency databases, museum collections and Art Index Denmark. In the left menu you can click onto the two databases and search for objects and artworks in the collection. Workers Museum is both a cultural history museum and an art museum. From its humble beginnings in 1982 when there was not yet ... [ + more ]