History museums in Copenhagen

Explore the Danish design history from the early beginnings to the present. 

Dive in to Denmark's history with The National Museum's exhibitions from the Stone Age, the Viking Age, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Modern Danish History.

Experience the everyday life of the working class in Copenhagen in the 1950s at the Workers Museum. It's a real trip back through time.

At The Royal Danish Arsenal Museum, you can learn about war, defence and weapons technology in Danish military history from the 1500s until today.

This fine Renaissance-era castle in central Copenhagen holds the Danish Crown Jewels and is surrounded by beautiful gardens. Built in the 1700s, it is popular today with visitors and locals alike.

The Danish Architecture Center (DAC) hosts exhibitions on city development and architectural wonders and also provides lectures, talks, city walks and more on those subjects. DAC is located at BLOX.

Christiansborg Palace, on Slotsholmen in Copenhagen, is a former royal palace and also contains the Danish Parliament Folketinget, the Supreme Court, and the Ministry of State.

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, psychiatry etc.

ENIGMA is a museum with exhibitions concerning communication for everyone. 

What kind of city is Copenhagen, and who are the Copenhageners? Find out by taking a visit to the Museum of Copenhagen, located in a beautiful, historical building right behind City Hall.

Explore the history of the window and its significance to people's access to light, air and views at the fine VILLUM Window Collection museum in Søborg, Denmark.

Award-winning architecture and interactive exhibitions combine at the M/S Maritime Museum of Denmark, set in a former dry dock in Elsinore, Denmark.

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

North Atlantic House is an art center 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 one another.

A fun family activity for the whole family at the Frigate Peder Skram in Christianshavn.

The museum is located in the 200-year-old Life Guards Barracks on Rosenborg drill ground which is still the starting point for the guard duty to the Royal Family.

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.

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

The Danish Jewish Museum in Copenhagen, designed by Daniel Liebeskind, presents Jewish life in Denmark through 400 years, using materials from its own collection.

The museum is the only one of its kind in the country. It presents the history of the Danish police and offers and insight into a number of crime cases and mysteries.

Step into the world of The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling and The Princess and the Pea as you discover the world of Hans Christian Andersen, whose work has been translated into over 100 languages. 

Rigsarkivet is right next door to Christiansborg, and it's definitely worth a visit if you are a history enthusiast. Here you can find historical sources that are also available to the public. Go ahead and dive into the old history of Denmark. 

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.