The National Museum of Denmark
The National Museum is Denmark’s largest museum of cultural history. The museum's main domicile is a classical 18th century mansion just a stone's throw from "Strøget" at the center of Copenhagen.
The National Museum is the museum for all Denmark, where you can follow the history of the Danes right down to the present day. And you can get around the world from Greenland to South America.
Guides, Sight and Sound
The museum´s do-it-yourself guides only take an hour, and make it easy to get an overview of the 10.000 square metre exhibition area. So take a free do-it-yourself guide from the Information and find your way around the museum more easily.
Facilities
Museum shop, meeting facilities, cinema, lockers, restaurant and café.
Once a Royal Palace
The Prince's Palace, which houses the National Museum, was home to members of the royal family in the 18th century. The current palace, including the Great Hall – the biggest and finest of its rooms – was built by Nicolai Eigtved between 1743 and 1744. The long wall is adorned with the original Flemish tapestries, the chandeliers are copies from the period, and the chairs are from the Gaunø country manor.
The Gallery
The Gallery consists of a wide corridor that linked rooms and sleeping quarters, and featured plenty of space for exquisite handicrafts. The stucco in the ceiling, the panels and the oak parquet floor are all thought to be original. The furniture and stove are from the early 18th century.
The walls were originally covered with blue damask silk, but now feature Dutch gilt leather from the Gammel Estrup manor house.
From Crown Prince Christians audience chamber
The red enamel panels featuring the Chinese motifs in one of the rooms were painted in 1724 and adorned the walls in Crown Prince Christian 6’s audience chamber from 1732. They were rediscovered during restoration work in the 1930s. |
Rooms
Halls 
Activities