These are the best museums in Copenhagen:
1Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
CopenhagenThe Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is an art museum in Copenhagen that holds and displays a collection built around the collection of the Danish beer magnate Carl Jacobsen, with especially antique sculpture from the ancient cultures around the Mediterranean, including Egypt, Rome and Greece. Apart from the 2The National Museum of Denmark
CopenhagenThe 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 3Rosenborg Castle
CopenhagenThe 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- Advertisement
4National Gallery of Denmark
CopenhagenThe National Gallery of Denmark (SMK – Statens Museum for Kunst) is the Danish national gallery, located in Copenhagen. The museum was built in 1896 and designed by the architects Vilhelm Dahlerup and Georg E.W. Miller. In 1970 the building was expanded by architect Niels Koppel and in 1998 a modern 5National Aquarium Denmark
Copenhagen 6The David Collection
CopenhagenThe David Collection (Davids Samling) is an art museum in Copenhagen that is housed in a neoclassical building opposite the Rosenborg castle gardens. The museum of the David Collection holds and displays art and crafts from 18th-century Europe, from the Danish Golden Age, modern Danish art, and one- Advertisement
7Visit Carlsberg
Copenhagen 8Copenhagen Zoo
CopenhagenThe Copenhagen Zoo (København Zoo) is a zoo in Frederiksberg, whic is part of Copenhagen. The zoo comprises 11 hectares and is one of Europe's oldest zoos. The zoo has around 4,200 animals, related to around 264 animal species. The Copenhagen Zoo has various themed main areas, including: the Nordics 9Amalienborg
CopenhagenThe 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 10Designmuseum Danmark
CopenhagenThe Designmuseum Danmark (The Design Museum of Denmark) is a museum in Copenhagen that is dedicated to design and applied art. It is Denmark's largest museum for Danish and international design with a permanent collection that offers an overview of 20th-century Danish design and applied art, with wo 11Thorvaldsens Museum
CopenhagenThe 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 12The Open Air Museum
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13Hirschsprung Collection (Hirschsprungske Samling)
CopenhagenDen Hirschsprungske Samling, or Hirschsprung Collection is a museum in Copenhagen that is dedicated to visual art from Denmark, mostly from the 19th century. The Hirschsprung Collection is chronologically exhibited. Much space is reserved for artists from the Danish Golden Age, but later 19th-centur 14Museum of Copenhagen
CopenhagenThe 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 15The Cathedral Museum - Church of Our Lady
Copenhagen 16ARKEN Museum of Modern Art
Copenhagen 17National Museum of Photography
Copenhagen 18The Cisterns
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19The Workers Museum
CopenhagenThe 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 20Danish War Museum
CopenhagenThe 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 21Post & Tele Museum
CopenhagenThe 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. 22Medical Museion
CopenhagenThe 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 23Danish Jewish Museum
CopenhagenThe 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 24Guinness World Records Museum
CopenhagenThe 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. 25Zoologisk Museum
CopenhagenThe Copenhagen Zoological Museum (Zoologisk Museum) is a museum in Copenhagen that is part of the Natural History Museum in the city. The Zoological Museum is among the world's oldest natural history museums, as its collection was started by Ole Worm over 350 years ago. In its permanent exhibition '- Advertisement
26Copenhagen Amber Museum
Copenhagen 27Natural History Museum of Denmark
CopenhagenIn the corner of the Botanical Garden in Copenhagen, you will find the Natural History Museum of Denmark. Here close to Nørreport Station, you can experience the beautiful old mineral halls and explore the temporary exhibitions on the world of nature. The museum also manages the Zoological Museum in 28Dieselhouse
Copenhagen 29Storm P. Museum
CopenhagenThe 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- 30
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum
CopenhagenThe Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum in Copenhagen is a Ripley's museum that is smaller compared to others, located close to the city hall and next to a museum of H. C. Andersen. Ripley deals in bizarre, strange and unusual events and items. 31The Bakkehus Museum
CopenhagenThe 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 32The Danish Music Museum
CopenhagenThe 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 33Danish Police Museum
CopenhagenThe 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 34Theatre Museum in the Court Theatre
CopenhagenTheatre Museum in the Court Theatre is a private museum institution located inside the ancient Danish Hofteatret (court theater) in Copenhagen. The museum traces the history of Danish theater with the exhibition of documents, paintings, letters, costumes, models and scene drawings. The court theater 35Nyboders Mindestuer
CopenhagenThe 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. 36The Vessels at Holmen
Copenhagen 37The Victorian Home
Copenhagen 38Tage Andersen Boutique & Museum
Copenhagen 39The Lapidarium of Kings - Christian IV's Brewhouse
CopenhagenThe 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- 40
Hans Christian Andersen Fairy-Tale House
CopenhagenThe ans 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 41Kunsthal Charlottenborg
Copenhagen 42Danish Revue Museum
CopenhagenThe 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 43Spejdermuseet
CopenhagenThe 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 44Kunstforeningen Gl Strand
Copenhagen 45Museum for Banks and Saving Banks
Copenhagen 46North Atlantic House
CopenhagenNordatlantens Brygge, or North Atlantic House is a cultural center where visitors can experience art and culture from the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland and the rest of the Nordic region. Visitors can experience everything from art exhibitions, concerts and films to events and lectures, with b 47Experimentarium City
Copenhagen 48Enigma – Museum of Post, Tele and Communication
CopenhagenThe 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. 49Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art
CopenhagenDen Frie Udstilling ('The free exhibition') is an artists' association that was founded in 1891 and is the owner of the Den Frie Udstillingsbygning ('The Free Exhibition Building'), where it presents an annual exhibition.It exhibits contemporary art selected by the artists who are members of the ass 50Tycho Brahe Planetarium
CopenhagenNamed after the famous astronomer Tycho Brahe, this planetarium is now an attraction in Copenhagen. The center allows you to learn while being entertained at the same time. The planetarium's permanent exhibition is focused on natural science, astronomy, and space travel. During the day, you can expe