List of museums in and around Copenhagen

The following is a list of museums in and around Copenhagen.

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Name Image District/place Municipality Type Summary
Amalienborg Museum Frederiksstaden Copenhagen Art, antiguities, historic site Located in Amalienborg Palace, the down town residence of the Danish monarchs, displays the Chronological Collections of the Danish Glücksburg monarchs
Arken Museum of Modern Art Ishøj Ishøj Art A permanent collection of modern art and large changing exhibitions
Assistens Cemetery Nørrebro Copenhagen Art Historic cemetery, burial place of many famous people, small museum dedicated to the artist Germin Stilling in former stables
Bakkehuset Frederiksberg Frederiksberg ´Historic house A historic house associated with the Danish Golden Age of the early 19th century
Brede House Brede Lyngby-Taarbæk Historic House A country house built in 1795 today managed by the National Museum as a historic house museum with interiors typical of its time
Brede works Brede Lyngby-Taarbæk Industrial history Located in the largest listed Danish industrial complex, permanent and special exhibitions about industrial cultural history
Carlsberg Museum Carlsberg Copenhagen Municipality History History of the Carlsberg brewery
Carlsberg Visitor Centre Carlsberg Copenhagen Municipality History Historic site, interactive experience centre
Charlottenborg City Centre Copenhagen Municipality Art Located in a historic building, large exhibition space for modern art
Church of Our Saviour Christianshavn Copenhagen Municipality Religious Lutheran church, access to the corkscrew spire
The Cinameteque City Centre Copenhagen Film National Danish film museum with three auditoriums
The Cisterns Søndermarken Frederiksberg Art Located in a complex of abandoned, underground cisterns, hosts a permanent and special exhibitions of glass art
Copenhagen City Museum Vesterbro Copenhagen History Exhibitions about the history of Copenhagen
Copenhagen Zoo Frederiksberg Frederiksberg Sciense All-round zoological garden with Elephant House designed by Norman Goster
Customs and Tax Museum Østerbro Copenhagen History History of customs and taxes in Denmark
Danish Architecture Centre Christianshavn Copenhagen Design Changing exhibitions about architecture and urban planning
Danish Design Centre City Centre Copenhagen Design Changing exhibitions about design
Danish Jewish Museum Slotsholmen Copenhagen History Based at the Royal Danish Library in galleries designed by Daniel Libeskind, documenting Jewish history in Denmark
Danish National Gallery City Centre Copenhagen Municipality Art National collection of art from the 14th century to the present day
David Collection City Centre Copenhagen Art, applied arts Located in two Neo-classical town houses, extensive collection of Islamic Art and Danish and European fine and applied arts
Den Frie Udstillingsbygning City Centre Copenhagen Art Contemporary art exhibitions
Design Museum Denmark Frederiksstaden Copenhagen Design Located in the 18th century Frederick's Hospital, Denmark's national museum for design, both modern and historic
DieselHouse South Docklands Copenhagen Technology Interactive experience centre with diesel technology as the main theme
Experimentarium Tuborg Havn Gentofte Technology Located in a former building of the Tuborg Brewery, sciense centre with interactive exhibitions, changing exhibitions
Finn Juul House Klampenborg Gentofte Historic house Operated by Ordrupgaard, modernist house designed by Finn Juul with most of its furniture for his own use
Fotografisk Center Carlsberg Copenhagen Photography Exhibition space dedicated to Danish and International art photography
Frederiksborg Museum Hillerød Hillerød Art. historic site Located at Frederiksborg Castle, art collection illustrating Danish history combined with historic interiors
Frieboeshvile Kongens Lyngby Lyngby-Taarbæk Local A former Rococo country house, now hosting the local historic collections for Lyngby-Taarbæk municipality
Gammel Holtegård Holte Rudersdal Art Located in a former country house designed by architect Lauritz de Thurah for his own use, changing art exhibitions
Hirschsprung Collection City Centre Copenhagen Art Large collection of Danish 19th and early 20th century art with come provinence furniture
Nivaagaard Collection Nivå Fredensborg Art Permanent painting collection and changing exhibitions
HDMS Peder Skram Holmen Copenhagen Ship A decommissioned frigate of the Royal Danish Navy, now open to the public
HDMS Sælen Holmen Copenhagen Ship A decommissioned fregate of the Royal Danish Navy, now open to the public
Jægerspris Castle Rungsted Jægerspris Frederikssund Historic house museum in Baroque manor house and former royal residence associated with King Frederick VII and Countess Danner, sculpture park
Karen Blixen Museum Rungsted Hørsholm Biographical, historic house Former family home of author Karen Blixen, also exhibiting a collection of her paintings and drawings
Kastrupgård Kastrup Tårnby Art, apploed arts, historic site Permanent and changing art exhibitions, a collection of artefacts from Kastrup Værk
Kunstforeningen City Centre Copenhagen Art Based in a Rovovo town house, changing exhibitions of Danish and International art, mainly contemporary but occasionally historical
Kronborg Castle Helsingør Helsingør Historic site Historic interiors and artefacts as well as changing exhibitions
Lightvessel Gedser Rev Nyhavn Copenhagen Municipality Ship Defunct lightvessel, now opened to the public
Little Mill Christianshavn Copenhagen Municipality Historic house Operated by National Museum, originally a windmill but transformed into a private home in 1917, intact, interiors
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Humlebæk Fredensborg-Humlebæk Art Denmark's most visited museum, large permanent and changing exhibitions and sculpture garden
Medical Museion City Centre Copenhagen History History of medicinefurniture
Munkeruphus Dronningmølle Gribskov Art A Colonial Revival style former country house now playing host to changing exhibitions of art, crafrs, design and architecture
Museum of Hunting and Forrestry Høresholm Hørsholm History History of hunting and forrestry
Museum of Music City Centre Copenhagen Cultural history History of Music
National Museum of Denmark City Centre Copenhagen History, archeology National collections of archeological finds and historic objects
National Museum of Photography City Centre Copenhagen Municipality Photography National Danish collections of photographs, changing exhibitions
North Atlantic House City Centre Copenhagen Municipality Art, culture cultural historyns of cultural history from Greenland, Iceland, Feroe Islands
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek City Centre Art Significant collections of classical antiquities, Danish and European 19th and 20th century art, French impressionism partecularly well represented
Nyboder Memorial Rooms City Centre Art Located in the oldest preserved row of the Nyboder former naval barracks, exhibition about everyday life in the houses from 1631 to the present day
Open Air Museum Kongens Lyngby Lyngby-Taarbæk Historic A collection of more than a hundred rural buildings from around Denmark as well as reconstructed period gardens and old Danish breeds of farm animal
Ordrupgaard Ordtup Gentofte Art Located in a historic in a former country house with an extension by Zaha Hadid, exhibits a significant collection of Danish and French art from the 19th and early 20th century as well as changing exhibitions
Post & Tele Museum City Centre Copenhagen History Postal and telecommunications history, stamps, letters, artefacts
Resistance Museum City Centre Copenhagen History Exhibition about the Danish resistance movement during World War II
Rosenborg Museum City Centre Copenhagen Art, antiquities, historic building A Renaissance castle built by King Christian IV, displays the Chronological Collections of the Danish Oldenburg monarchs, including the Danish Crown Regalia
Roskilde Cathedral Roskilde Roskilde Religious Lutheran ceahedral, exhibition about its history with artefacts, models and reconstructions
Round Tower City Centre Copenhagen Art, historic site A 17th century observatory, changing art and other exhibitions in the attached Library Hall located above Trinity Church
Royal Danish Naval Museum Christianshavn Copenhagen Military History and artefacts of the Royal Danish Navy
Royal Cast Collection City Centre Copenhagen Art Located in an 18th century former warehouse of the Danish West India Company, comprises more than 2,000 plaster casts of sculptures and reliefs from around the world
Royal Life Guards Museum City Centre Copenhagen Art Located in Rosenborg Barracks, history and artefacts of the Royal Life Guards from 1658 to the present day
Royal Stables and Carriage Museum Slotsholmen Copenhagen History The Danish royal family's stables and collection of carriages at Christiansborg Palace
Rudolph Tegner Museum Dronningmølle Gribskov Art Purpose-built museum for works by sculptor Rudolph Tegner, located in a an area of protected heatherlands
St. Ansgar's Museum Frederiksstaden Copenhagen Religoius Located in connection with St. Ansgar's, the Catholic cathedral in Copenhagen, sizable collection of artefacts linked with the church and the Catholic congregation, and Liturgic artefacts
Storm P Museum Frederiksberg Frederiksberg Biographical History of Danish cartoonist, writer, animator, illustrator, painter actor and humorist Robert Storm Petersen and collections of his works
Thorvaldsens Museum Slotsholmen Copenhagen Art, biographical Purpose-built museum designed by Gottlieb Bindesbøll for the works and collections which Bertel Thorvaldsen brought back from Rome
Tycho Brahe Planetarium Vesterbro City Centre Planetarium Exhibitions about astronomy, an IMAX theatre and a star projector
Tøjhus Museum Slotsholmen Copenhagen Military Collections of historic weapons and military artefacts
University Botanical Garden City Centre Copenhagen Natural history 27 glasshouses and more than 13,000 species of plants
Viking Ship Museum Roskilde Roskilde Maritime, history Display of recovered remains of viking ships
Worker's Museum City Centre Coepnhagen History History and artefacts relating to workers in Copenhagen
Øregård Museum Hellerup Gentofte Art, history, historic house Located in a Neoclassical former country house, holds a collection of around 3,000 pictures from the Copenhagen and hosts changing art and historic exhibitions

Visitor numbers

Visit Denmark, the national Danish tourist organisation, publishes an annual Attractions List with visitor figures for the fifty most visited attractions in Denmark. According to it, visitor numbers for the most visited museums in and around Copenhagen in 2010 were:[1]

Note: The list from Visit Denmark does not include parks such as Copenhagen Botanical Garden and Assistens Cemetery.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Attraktionslisten 2010" (in Denmark). Visit Denmark. http://www.visitdenmark.com/NR/rdonlyres/6D20E8F2-2525-4350-B5D6-AA89AF97B7BA/0/attraktionslisten_2010.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-16.