History museums in Copenhagen

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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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sustainable_experienceDesignmuseum Danmark
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Designmuseum Danmark

Designmuseum Danmark offers displays of decorative art, crafts, and industrial designs from the Western world and Asia.

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The National Museum
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The National Museum

Denmark's showstopping national history museum.

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The Workers Museum
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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
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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
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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 j...

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sustainable_experienceDanish Architecture Center
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Danish Architecture Center

Much more than a museum about Danish architecture, it's a full experience with walks, talks and more.

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Christiansborg Palace
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Christiansborg Palace

Experience 800 years of royal history at the awe-inspiring Christiansborg Palace.

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Medical Museion
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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...

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Home of Carlsberg
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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
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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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sustainable_experienceMuseum of Copenhagen
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 Elsinore.

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The Open Air Museum
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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
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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 o...

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Peder Skram
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Peder Skram

Frigate Peder Skram - The Ships at Holmen Museum

The frigate Peder Skram was part of the Danish Navy from 1966-1988. Peder Skram was the first major warship in the world to be propelled by a combinat...

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Royal Guard Museum
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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. The collection illustrates the deve...
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DieselHouse
photo: Ulrich Jakobsson

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.

DieselHouse tells, in an authentic enviro...

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National Museum of Photography
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National Museum of Photography

You will find the impressive National Museum of Photography in the basement below The Black Diamond.

The Royal Library has collected an impressive array of photographic masterpieces. A careful estimat...

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The Danish Jewish Museum
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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
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Politimuseet

Politimuseet - The Police Museum in Copenhagen shows some of the most curious cases.
 
Visit Politimuseet in the area of Nørrebro in Copenhagen and get an insight into the exciting and eventful history ...
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Hans Christian Andersen Experience
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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
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Rigsarkivet

Rigsarkivet (The Danish National Archives) collects and preserves historical sources. 

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Danish Museum of Music
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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.

The...

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Told- og Skat Museum (Customs and Taxes Museum)
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Told- og Skat Museum (Customs and Taxes Museum)

From back in the Middle Ages Danes have been burdened with taxes or other duties to be paid to their king or government. And for just as long they have shown ingenuity and imagination on how to avoid ...
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