History museums in Copenhagen

Christiansborg Palace, situated on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, is a unique blend of a palace and a government building. This dual function makes it a significant landmark in Denmark, offering visitors a glimpse into the country's political and royal history.

The Rosenborg Castle is a renaissance castle located in Copenhagen that was built in 1606 and was used as the seat of Danish kings for about a hundred years. The castle was opened to the public in 1838 and it houses a museum which displays the Royal Collections, artifacts spanning a breadth of royal

The The National Museum of Denmark (Nationalmuseet) is the largest museum of cultural history in the whole country. This museum, located in Copenhagen will guide you through several thousand years of both Danish and foreign culture. Highlights of the collections include Golden Horns of Gallehus, Gun

The Amalienborg is a Rococo palace complex in Copenhagen that serves as the residence of the Danish royals. It consists of four palaces that are exact copies of one another, all organized symmetrically around a small square. The statue of a man on a horse in the middle of the square depicts king Fre

The Thorvaldsens Museum is a museum in Copenhagen that is dedicated to Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844). It is the oldest museum in Denmark that was built from 1839 to 1848, after the sculptor returned from Rome in 1838. In addition to the collection of models and drawings of almost al

The Workers' Museum in Copenhagen is dedicated to the history of the workers in Denmark and the Danish labor movement. Founded in 1983, the museum is housed in the historic union house of the Danish trade unions from 1879. A significant part of the exhibition is devoted to the daily lives of the wor

The Danish War Museum (Royal Danish Arsenal Museum) is a military history museum of historical weapons in Copenhagen that is housed in an arsenal building that was built in 1604 by Christian IV and is still one of the biggest of its kind in the world. With more than 100.000 weapons in the collection

The Post & Tele Museum was Denmark’s national museum of post and telecommunications. It closed in 2017 and reopened on a new location as the Enigma Museum.

The Medical Museion is a museum in Copenhagen that researches, collects and exhibits medical heritage. The museum is housed in buildings from 1787 that were built for the Surgical Academy. The museum's collections were founded by a group of Copenhagen doctors in 1906/1907. Since 1918, the University

The Danish Jewish Museum (Dansk Jødisk Museum) is a museum in Copenhagen that documents the approximately 400-year history of the Jews in Denmark. One focus of the museum is the rescue of Danish Jews during Nazi occupation in October 1943. The museum is located in Slotsholmen, in a former building o

The Storm P. Museum is a a biographical museum in Copenhagen that is dedicated to the life and oeuvre of Danish humorist Robert Storm Petersen, popularly known as Storm P. The museum, that is housed in a former local police station exhibits a collection that illustrates a large number of Storm P.'s

The Museum of Copenhagen (Københavns Museum) is the official museum of the city of Copenhagen. It documents the history of Copenhagen from the 12th century to the present. The museum has six walking routes that visitors can walk through with the help of a map and an MP3 player. Each route has its ow

At Scandinavia's only Ripley’s Believe It or Not! you’ll find yourself a long way from everyday life’s normalities and instead delve into a world of curios from around the world. Stare in disbelief as you encounter the two-headed cow that's stuffed but nonetheless real and when you see the amazin

The Bakkehus Museum is a historic house museum in Copenhagen that dates from the 1520s, having served a number of functions over the years, including as a farmhouse, inn, private home, psychiatric hospital and orphanage, but mostly known to be associated with Knud Lyne Rahbek and his wife, Kamma Rah

The Danish Music Museum is a museum in Copenhagen that contains musical instruments from all over the world with the oldest museum pieces dating back to the 16th century. Furthermore, The Danish Music Museum includes a library and archive of items especially related to instruments and Danish music l

The Danish Police Museum is a museum in Copenhagen that is housed in a former police station. The museum is dedicated to the history of law enforcement in Denmark and includes an exhibition on the history of the Danish Police Corps from its foundation in 1682 until the present day. Furthermore, it c

The Nyboder is a historic area with yellow coloured houses, cobbled streets and disused air raid shelters that was originally a barracks to house sailors and their families. It contains large notices around the site explaining the history of the area.

The Lapidarium of Kings - Christian IV's Brewhouse is a lapidarium in Copenhagen that is housed in the 400 year old brewhouse of King Christian IV where it exhibits a royal collection of stoneworks. The collection consists of 300 statues, sculptures and ornamentation from various materials gathered

The Hans Christian Andersen Fairy-Tale House is a museum in Copenhagen that is dedicated to the world's most famous fairy tale writer, exhibiting scenes from his stories with sounds effects that will make you feel like you are in a different world. Moreover, you can also learn more about the life of

The Danish Revue Museum is a museum in Copenhagen that is housed in a Neoclassical country house built for August Jacob Christian Riise in 1860. The museum is dedicated to the history of humorous entertainment in Denmark, as well as the Danish Revue tradition. The collection contains pieces from the

The Spejdermuseet is the Scout Museum run by the Danish Scout Corps that is housed in the old Naval Station Holmen in Copenhagen. The museum exhibits objects from the history of the corps, from the beginning of the scout movement in 1909, over the merger of the then DDS and the Danish Girl Scout Cor

The Enigma – Museum of Post, Tele and Communication is an interactive museum in Copenhagen that is dedicated to communication. The collection includes old phones, first mobile phones or even letters dating back to the 17th century.

The Guinness World Records Museum (The Guinness World of Records Museum) is a museum in Copenhagen that exhibit a number of the world records recorded in the Guinness Book of Records.