History museums in Copenhagen
Copenhagen oozes of history, with its cobblestone narrow streets, old timbered houses, ancient castles and palaces. Throughout the city, loads of museums specialize in the most important periods in Danish history, where you get to dive deep into the past. Here are the best of the bunch!
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Designmuseum Danmark
Designmuseum Denmark offers an experience of architecture and design history spanning the past and present, as well as insights into what the future may bring.
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The National Museum
Right in the heart of Copenhagen, you’ll find the National Museum, where stories from the past meet the curiosity of the present. Here, you can explore everything from Vikings and the Middle Ages to everyday life in Denmark and feel how history still shapes us today.
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The Workers Museum
Step back in time to the 1950s in this museum about everyday life set in the historic Worker's Union and Meeting building.
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Danish War Museum
Showcasing Danish military history from the 1500s until today, from samurai swords to World War II and the war in Afghanistan.
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Rosenborg Castle
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 jewels and royal crowns.
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Danish Architecture Center
Much more than a museum about Danish architecture, talks, events and more.
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Christiansborg Palace
Experience 800 years of royal history at the awe-inspiring Christiansborg Palace.
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Medical Museion
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.
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Home of Carlsberg
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.
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ENIGMA - Museum of Communication
Enigma is the museum of communication in Copenhagen with changing exhibitions on the subject.
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Museum of Copenhagen
Get under the skin of Copenhagen at its city museum.
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The Museum of Danish Resistance
Go underground and join the Danish resistance during the Second World War.
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VILLUM Window Collection
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.
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Karen Blixen Museum, Rungstedlund
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.
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M/S Maritime Museum of Denmark
Experience award-winning architecture and interactive exhibitions in the maritime surroundings of Kulturhavn Kronborg in Helsingør.
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The Open Air Museum
The Open Air Museum, Frilandsmuseet, is one of the oldest and largest open air museums in the world.
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Nordatlantens Brygge
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 one another.
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Peder Skram
Step aboard Denmark’s former naval vessels and experience life at sea during the Cold War. Explore the frigate Peder Skram, the missile boat Sehested, and the submarine Sælen at the Naval Museum Ships at Holmen.
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Royal Guard Museum
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.
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DieselHouse
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.
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The Danish Jewish Museum
Jewish life in Denmark, presented in a museum designed by Daniel Liebeskind.
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Politimuseet
Politimuseet - The Police Museum in Copenhagen shows some of the most curious cases.
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Hans Christian Andersen Experience
Enter the world of the Little Mermaid, the Princess and the Pea, and the Red Shoes.
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Rigsarkivet
The Danish National Archives is a historic institution that collects, preserves and provides access to original archival records and data. You can visit the reading halls at the Royal Danish Library in Copenhagen and explore history on your own.
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Danish Museum of Music
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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Bakkehuset
The Bakkehus Museum tells the story of the Danish Golden Age
