History museums in Copenhagen

Designmuseum Danmark offers displays of decorative art, crafts, and industrial designs from the Western world and Asia.

Denmark's showstopping national history museum.

Step back in time to the 1950s in this museum about everyday life set in the historic Worker's Union and Meeting building.

Showcasing Danish military history from the 1500s until today, from samurai swords to World War II and the war in Afghanistan.

Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen houses some of Denmark's greatest cultural treasures. The castle was built 1606-34 by Christian IV as a pleasure palace. In the basement you will find the Danish crown j...

Much more than a museum about Danish architecture, it's a full experience with walks, talks and more.

Experience 800 years of royal history at the awe-inspiring Christiansborg Palace.

The Medical Museion, former Medical History Museum is located in the former Royal Academy of Surgeons from 1787 and presents a variety of topics from the history of medicine: epidemics, x-ray, surgery...

Explore the story of "Probably the best beer in the world". Home of Carlsberg is a unique experience that tells a piece of Denmark's unique history in a new and captivating way.

Enigma is the museum of communication in Copenhagen with changing exhibitions on the subject.

Get under the skin of Copenhagen at its city museum.

Go underground and join the Danish resistance during the Second World War.

Step into the world of windows and experience the cultural history and technological development of the window, as well as how windows impact our access to light, air, and views.

In the city of Rungsted, you will find the charming and historic house Rungstedlund. The authentic author home of Karen Blixen is today a museum, Bird Sanctuary and lovely café.

Experience award-winning architecture and interactive exhibitions in the maritime surroundings of Kulturhavn Kronborg in Elsinore.

The Open Air Museum, Frilandsmuseet, is one of the oldest and largest open air museums in the world.

North Atlantic House is an art centre where you can encounter North Atlantic culture, research and business. Here, people from the North Atlantic, Denmark, and the rest of the world meet and inspire o...

Frigate Peder Skram - The Ships at Holmen Museum

The frigate Peder Skram was part of the Danish Navy from 1966-1988. Peder Skram was the first major warship in the world to be propelled by a combinat...

DieselHouse in Copenhagen is built around a mammoth-sized B&W diesel engine from 1932, which for more than 30 years was the largest diesel engine in the world.

DieselHouse tells, in an authentic enviro...

You will find the impressive National Museum of Photography in the basement below The Black Diamond.

The Royal Library has collected an impressive array of photographic masterpieces. A careful estimat...

Jewish life in Denmark, presented in a museum designed by Daniel Liebeskind.

Enter the world of the Little Mermaid, the Princess and the Pea, and the Red Shoes.

Rigsarkivet (The Danish National Archives) collects and preserves historical sources. 

On 12 September 2014, The Danish Music Museum opened its doors to the public with new exhibitions in brand new surroundings: The famous Radio House at Frederiksberg by architect Vilhelm Lauritzen.

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