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Museum of Copenhagen
- Must see · Heritage site
- Museum
Museum · Copenhagen
National Museum of Denmark
Nationalmuseet
- Good for families
- Today
- Open today, 10:00 – 17:00
- Visit duration
- 3 hours Editorial visit time estimate
- Accessibility
- Step-free
- Price
- DKK 150.00 per person
- Standing
- Must see
- Rank
- Rank 7 of 2,076
Plan your visit.
Opening hours
| Monday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Thursday | Closed |
|---|
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About National Museum of Denmark
Nationalmuseet is Denmark's national museum of cultural history, and it occupies a building that was a private house, then a royal residence, then a courthouse, before it was ever a museum. The core of it is the Prince's Mansion, Prinsens Palæ, on the block between Ny Vestergade, Stormgade, Vester Voldgade and Frederiksholms Kanal. After the fire that destroyed the first Christiansborg in 1794 the Supreme Court of Denmark worked here, and its administration stayed until 1864.
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What's inside
The collection is stacked over four levels and the museum publishes the floor list, which is the fastest way to plan a route. The ground floor holds the Children's Museum, Danish Prehistory and The Hunt for Danish History. The first floor holds Danish Middle Ages and Renaissance, The King's Curiosities, Voices from the Colonies, The Power of Amulets, The Prophecy of the Viking Sorceress, and The Arctic. The third floor holds Classical, Egyptian and Near Eastern Antiquities.
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How long to spend
Allow three hours. Four levels of galleries against a 10.00 to 17.00 day means the longest visit physically available is seven hours, and the museum starts closing the exhibitions at 16.45, with the Children's Museum shutting at 16.30 and the main entrance at 17.00.
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Season and crowds
The museum is closed on 24, 25 and 31 December. April–October: Monday–Sunday 10:00–17:00. November–March: Tuesday–Sunday 10:00–17:00; Monday closed except during week 7 and Easter.
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Tickets
An adult ticket is 150 DKK at the museum's ticket desk and 135 DKK bought online, a ten per cent discount for booking ahead. Anyone under 18 is free, and the museum's own wording is that children are free up to and including the year they turn 18. Payment is by Mastercard, VISA or MobilePay. Admission tickets remain valid for one year from purchase.
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Getting there
The visitor entrance is Ny Vestergade 10, 1471 Copenhagen K. Do not use Frederiksholms Kanal 12, which the museum publishes as its address for parcels, not for people. No car is needed and there is no museum car park. Rådhuspladsen station, served by metro lines M3 and M4 and equipped with two lifts, is approximately a seven-minute walk from the museum.
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What to watch out for
Two published statements about the Monday closure do not agree, and a winter visitor should plan around the stricter one. The information page says simply that the museum is closed on Mondays from November to March; the opening-hours page says the same but adds an exception for week 7 and for Easter. The entire museum is wheelchair accessible. Service dogs are permitted. One companion enters free with a valid Companion Card.
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Photography
The rules here are unusually relaxed and the museum states them without hedging: it is glad for visitors to photograph and film, provided the pictures are for private use, the camera is a standard one used without a tripod, and the flash is a regular flash. The museum asks for social posts to be tagged with its own handle.
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Place details and sources
- Type of place
- Museum OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Established
- 1849 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Internet access
- Wi-Fi OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Opened
- 1849 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Wikipedia article
- National Museum of Denmark Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09
- Website Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- +45 33134411 OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- View on Wikidata
Common questions
Are there any free-admission days?
No. The museum does not offer general free-admission days, although visitors under 18 enter free.
Can visitors leave and re-enter on the same day?
Yes. The admission ticket permits visitors to step outside and return by showing the ticket again.
Where can bags and luggage be stored?
Backpacks and large bags are prohibited in the exhibitions; free lockable lockers are provided.
Can visitors bring their own pram or stroller into the exhibitions?
No. Visitors can park it inside the entrance, borrow a lock, and use one of the museum’s strollers.
Is photography allowed?
Private photography and filming are allowed with a standard camera, regular flash, and no tripod, provided objects and other visitors are not disturbed.
Is Wi-Fi available?
Yes. Free Wi-Fi is available through the network named NATMUS_Guest.
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