Cultural History Museums & Attractions
Visit Bakkehusmuseet and step right into a piece of Danish Golden Age history. Kamma (Karen Margrete) and Knud Lyne Rahbek’s home on Frederiksberg was the venue for many gatherings of famous personalities of the Danish Golden Age. The home was a cultural melting pot of art and literature.
Get close to rural culture and experience life in a Copenhagen suburb. Ballerup Museum mixes the real village idyll with modern exhibition techniques as you pass through history from the Stone Age to present time. Here you get a glimpse of the life and work of a peasant from the last century.
A visit to the Bank and Savings Museum is a look into the history of Danish banking system of the 1800s.
The museum of Brede Works is located in Denmark’s largest protected industrial complex. Sound, light, film, and a multitude of other things, give you an insight into the story of the lives of ordin...
Vor Frue Kirke is probably best known as the church where Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary were married on May 14 2004. But the church in Nørregade also has a museum showing changing e...
Christiansborg are castles built on top of castles. Here, Danish kings lived, and here you can discover a collection of art by some of the most famous artists of all time as well as the Royal Stabl...
At The Circus Museum you are introduced to the marvelous circus world with the bearded lady and the graceful circus princess and you can train to become a circus star yourself.
Discover the history of modern Denmark and the technological changes over the last centuries which now have become a natural part of everyday life: electricity, sanitation, bikes, cars, airplanes, ...
In September 2014, the Danish Music Museum re-opened its unique exhibition in new premises. This unique "house of music" offers an exceptional interplay between the practising musicians and the cul...
By the gateway to the more than 400 year old building at Christiansborg in Copenhagen, you find the history of Denmark. Here you can enjoy year-round exhibitions and participate in cultural events ...
Visit The Danish Police Museum at Nørrebro in Copenhagen and dive into the Danish police exciting and eventful history from the corps formation until today.
The Danish Scout Museum opens up the history of scouting, scouts' lives and their very special equipment.
DieselHouse is a wonderland for all with an interest in technology and history. The museum shows the development of diesel technology though 150 years history of B&W's shipyard and engine plant, th...
At Elsinore Museum you can experience the city's long history through exhibitions, city tours, local archaeological finds, the city's architecture and the historic house that provides the setting f...
Explore a hidden piece of Danish History at Esrum Abbey, founded in 1151 by the Cistercian Order and once amongst the largest and most powerful abbeys in Northern Europe. At present Esrum Abbey is ...
At Flynderupgård Museum you find the story of Danish agriculture in the 1930s. It is the story of farm life, the animals in agriculture and fisheries. You enter a living history at Flynderupgård.
A copper rolling mill, and a metalworker, water mills and steam power: Frederiksværk has it all, and the city's museum of industry tells the story of the nation's first and most striking factory to...
The Furesø Museums consists of three exhibition sites: Mosegaarden, Købmandsmuseet Cornelen, and the Danish Immigration Museum. The museums tells the story of the two cities Farum and Værløse as we...
A visit to Greve Museum shows you 250 years of cultural history from the Hedebo region south of Copenhagen where agriculture, horticulture, fishing and the beach area is in focus.
Dramatic hunts on sweaty horses and delightful banquets in the countryside. The Hermitage tells the exciting story of the royal hunts in Dyrehaven.
Most people know Frederiksborg Castle, but few know of the city that surrounds the castle. The old town of Hillerød grew around the hunting lodge that King Frederik 2 built in 1560, and it is this ...
At Hørsholm City Museum you can pry into the 1700s royal affairs and see how a boy looked 7,500 years ago.
Visit the site of world famous writer Karen Blixen’s childhood home, and experience the atmosphere of the rooms in which these well-known and beloved tales came into existence.
Discover one of Denmark's most important cultural and historical sights: the magnificent and impressive Kronborg Castle, which from the outside appears as a mix of both an elegant royal palace and ...
The Lighthouse Museum at Nakkehoved describes Danish lighthouse authority’s development from king Frederik 2.s time in the 1500s to the current automation.
Visit the Mosede Fort casemates and discover the story of neutral Denmark during World War 1. Explore the Great War from the perspective of a neutral country and learn about a little-known chapter ...
The M/S Maritime Museum of Denmark is located at the UNESCO World Heritage site in Elsinore, just north of Copenhagen in a unique historical context adjacent to one of Denmark’s most important hist...
Museum of Copenhagen moves from Vesterbrogade to Stormgade in a couple of years. The exhibitions at Vesterbrogade 59 are closed until the museum reopens.
The exhibition at the Museum of Danish Resistance informs the visitor about the occupation of Denmark with everything from illegally printed newspapers and secret communications with England, to ma...
The National Museum of Denmark, in the heart of Copenhagen, is the museum where you can experience the story of Denmark from the first Mesolithic hunters to the last hash stall from Christiania.
The Open Air Museum’s buildings, gardens, domestic animals and objects present Denmark’s history from 1650 to 1940 in a living exhibition showing the conditions in which people lived and their cult...
The Royal Danis Arsenal Museum has one of the largest existing weapons collections with both heavy artillery and light weapons.
The museum is closed and will move to The Royal Danish Arsenal Museum. It will re-open in august 2016.
Visit Mothsgården, the Vedbæk Finds and the historical archives of Rudersdal and discover unique finds from prehistoric Denmark and special exhibitions dealing with local, national and internationa...
At Sagnlandet Lejre children and adults get knowledge about nature and history through fun and challenging activities.
Skibsklarerergaarden offers a unique environment and a well-kept shop from when ships from all over the world were forced to call at Elsinore. The museum gives its guests a journey back in time to ...
At Christiansborg Castle, which in the 1700s was the residency of the king, opened a court theater to King Christian 7 in January 1767.
At Rudersdal Museums’ antiquity department The Vedbæk Finds, you get knowledge about life in the Stone Age.
The Viking Ship Museum offers you experiences enough for a whole day. Here you find plenty of activities, history, atmosphere and a beautiful harbor - you can even go sailing.
Get a taste of our story and beer. Visit a legendary landmark where you can use and indulge your senses. Smell the ingredients, discover beautiful architecture, try world-famous Danish beer in many...
Experience the daily life of Copenhagen workers. See how the development of the welfare state influenced living conditions. Trace the history of the Danish labour movement. And take part in activit...
The Ruins of Æbelholt Monastery were excavated from the 1930s to the 1950s - and it was no small thing that popped out of the ground: Approximately 1,000 skeletons lay hidden among the ruins.