Best Museums in Copenhagen
I visited 27 museums in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2024 — every one is rated below, best first, on my 0–3 scale (how I rate). 3 earned my top “don't miss” rating — start with Danish War Museum. 4 of them are free.
- 1.3
Danish War Museum
Don't miss · ~DKK 98 ($14.25) · Visited 2024 · I’d revisit“Probably the best war museum I've been to”
Military history museum in Christian IV's arsenal from early 1600s, with large weaponry collection.
- 2.3
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Don't miss · ~DKK 129 ($18.75) · Visited 2024 · I’d revisit“Fantastic collection”
Fine art museum with antique Mediterranean sculptures, plus 19th-century French & Danish works.
- 3.3
Statens Museum for Kunst
Don't miss · ~DKK 200 ($29.00) · Visited 2024 · I’d revisit“Fantastic”
Danish national gallery, with international collections, temporary exhibitions & kids' activities.
- 4.2
Christiansborg Palace - Royal Apartments
Worth a stop · ~DKK 202 ($29.25) · Visited 2024“Ticket shared with other Christiansborg”
Tours of the royal palace's lavish reception rooms & stables, plus 12th-century castle remains.
- 5.2
Hirschsprung Collection
Worth a stop · ~DKK 114 ($16.50) · Visited 2024Art gallery open since 1911 exhibiting a major collection of Danish paintings & sculpture.
- 6.2
Rosenborg Castle
Worth a stop · ~DKK 145 ($21.00) · Visited 2024 · I’d revisit“Beautiful and historical small castle”
Dutch Renaissance palace & gardens, including a museum housing the crown jewels, with guided tours.
- 7.2
Thorvaldsens Museum
Worth a stop · ~DKK 103 ($15.00) · Visited 2024Canalside museum built around the neoclassical sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen's burial place.
- 8.1
Amalienborg Palace
Interesting · ~DKK 129 ($18.75) · Visited 202418th-century rococo complex of palaces, with a museum & marches/displays by royal guards.
- 9.1
Botanical Garden
Interesting · ~DKK 72 ($10.50) · Visited 2024National Museum of Natural History’s plant collection, the biggest in Denmark, spread over 10 ha.
- 10.1
Christiansborg Palace - Royal Kitchen
Interesting · Free · Visited 2024“Ticket shared with other Christiansborg”
Preserved royal kitchen at Christiansborg Palace, showing court cuisine and gleaming copperware.
- 11.1
Christiansborg Palace - Royal Stables
Interesting · Free · Visited 2024“Ticket shared with other Christiansborg”
Working royal stables at Christiansborg Palace, with historic carriages and ceremonial harness.
- 12.1
Christiansborg Palace - The Ruins
Interesting · Free · Visited 2024“Ticket shared with other Christiansborg”
Excavated underground ruins of Bishop Absalon's 12th-century castle and the original Copenhagen Castle, beneath today's Christiansborg.
- 13.1
Church of our Savior
Interesting · ~DKK 71 ($10.35) · Visited 2024Baroque, 17th-century place of worship with a carillon & steps around the outside of the spire.
- 14.1
Copenhagen Amber Museum
Interesting · ~DKK 26 ($3.75) · Visited 2024Small Copenhagen museum and shop dedicated to Baltic amber, jewelry, and natural history.
- 15.1
Danish Jewish Museum
Interesting · ~DKK 103 ($15.00) · Visited 2024“Miraculous story”
17th-century house with striking, contemporary interior, for displays tracing Danish Jewish history.
- 16.1
Designmuseum Denmark
Interesting · ~DKK 134 ($19.50) · Visited 2024Museum in 18th-century rococo building tracing history of Danish & international industrial design.
- 17.1
Medical Museum
Interesting · ~DKK 114 ($16.50) · Visited 2024Medical museum in 18th-century royal academy with instruments & exhibits from up to 400 years ago.
- 18.1
Museum of Copenhagen
Interesting · ~DKK 103 ($15.00) · Visited 202418th-century mansion with collections and exhibitions on Denmark's history, people and culture.
- 19.1
Museum of Danish Resistance
Interesting · ~DKK 124 ($18.00) · Visited 2024Contemporary structure with subterranean exhibitions on the Danish resistance movement during WWII.
- 20.1
Museum of Natural Histroy
Interesting · ~DKK 119 ($17.25) · Visited 2024Compact natural history museum with dinosaurs, minerals, taxidermy, and Denmark's largest meteorite collection.
- 21.1
National Museum of Denmark
Interesting · ~DKK 134 ($19.50) · Visited 2024Denmark's national history museum, spanning prehistoric finds (including the Egtved Girl), Viking-era objects, and worldwide ethnographic collections.
- 22.1
Royal Guard Museum
Interesting · ~DKK 96 ($14.00) · Visited 2024Museum on the history, uniforms, and traditions of the Royal Life Guards, beside Rosenborg Castle.
- 23.1
The David Collection
Interesting · Free · Visited 2024Museum featuring a collection of Islamic, European & Danish early modern paintings & decorative art.
- 24.1
The Round Tower
Interesting · ~DKK 41 ($6.00) · Visited 202417th-century tower with an observatory, planetarium, event hall & spiral ramp instead of stairs.
- 25.1
Tivoli Gardens
Interesting · ~DKK 165 ($24.00) · Visited 202419th-century amusement park with antique roller coaster & live entertainment program.
- 26.0
MACA Museum
Skip · ~DKK 165 ($24.00) · Visited 2024Copenhagen contemporary art space presenting rotating exhibitions by emerging and established artists.
- 27.0
Workers Museum
Skip · ~DKK 128 ($18.63) · Visited 2024Working culture museum with a 1915 apartment & industrial & labour conditions history exhibitions.
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