Museums in Denmark
155 museums in Denmark. Most visited: National Museum of Denmark.
Top museums in Denmark
National Museum of Denmark
1,765,030 visitors a year
Discover the rich tapestry of Danish history at the National Museum of Denmark, where each exhibit invites you to journey through time. Nestled in the heart of Copenhagen, this museum is a treasure...
ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum
Art museum · 835,606 visitors a year
Welcome to ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, one of Denmark's largest and most celebrated art museums, where creativity and innovation come to life! Nestled in the vibrant city of Aarhus, this architectural...
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Art museum · 725,000 visitors a year
Nestled along the stunning coastline of Denmark, the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is a captivating blend of art, architecture, and nature. With its breathtaking views of the Øresund Strait, the...
Rundetaarn
580,000 visitors a year
Instead of stairs, the Round Tower (Rundetaarn) is climbed by a wide spiral ramp that winds about seven and a half times around its hollow core to the top. Christian IV built it in the 1630s and...
The Old Town
Ethnographic or open-air museum · 546,485 visitors a year
The Old Town, signposted in Aarhus as Den Gamle By, was the world's first open-air museum devoted to town life rather than the countryside. Instead of farmhouses, it gathers historic townhouses,...
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Art museum · 514,608 visitors a year
Nestled in the heart of Copenhagen, the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek stands as a beacon of art and culture, inviting visitors to immerse themselves in a world where history and creativity converge. Founded...
Statens Museum for Kunst
Art museum · 451,195 visitors a year
Denmark's national art collection began in the Kunstkammer of the Danish kings, and the National Gallery of Denmark, known locally and on signs as Statens Museum for Kunst or simply SMK, still builds...
Moesgaard Museum
368,656 visitors a year
The Grauballe Man, one of the best-preserved bog bodies ever found, lies at the centre of Moesgaard Museum's prehistory galleries. The Iron Age man was discovered in a Danish peat bog in 1952, and...
Frederiksborg Palace
Historic house, palace or castle · 285,000 visitors a year
Spread across three small islands in a lake in Hillerød, Frederiksborg Palace (Frederiksborg Slot) is the largest Renaissance palace in Scandinavia. King Christian IV built it in the early 17th...
KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art Aalborg
Art museum · 242,110 visitors a year
Designmuseum Denmark
Art museum · 172,000 visitors a year
The building that holds Designmuseum Denmark (Designmuseum Danmark) was once Frederiks Hospital, built between 1752 and 1757. In the 1920s two architects remodelled it into a museum, and one of them,...
Cisternerne
Art museum · 96,813 visitors a year
Beneath Frederiksberg Hill in Søndermarken Park, Cisternerne is an underground cave given over to contemporary art. Its unusual architecture and atmosphere are a core part of the appeal. Each year...
Natural History Museum Aarhus
Natural history museum · 62,353 visitors a year
Set on the Aarhus University campus in the Midtbyen district, the Natural History Museum (Naturhistorisk Museum) is both a public museum and a working research institution. Its research focuses on...
Herning Museum of Contemporary Art
Art museum · 28,639 visitors a year
Museums by city in Denmark
Denmark’s museum landscape is compact but varied, with major collections spread across Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg, and smaller historic towns. In the capital, visitors can move from the National Museum of Denmark and Statens Museum for Kunst to the sculpture-filled halls of Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Across the country, museums often connect art, archaeology, maritime history, and everyday Danish life in ways that feel closely tied to place.
Aarhus offers a strong contrast between the contemporary focus of ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum and the open-air streets of The Old Town, while nearby Moesgaard Museum explores prehistory, ethnography, and Viking-age Denmark through immersive displays. North of Copenhagen, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art pairs international modern art with views over the Øresund. Mooseum helps visitors compare these experiences, plan routes, and navigate museum spaces more easily.
Many museums in Denmark are rooted in themes that shape the country’s identity: seafaring, monarchy, design, welfare history, and the relationship between landscape and daily life. You will find Renaissance castles with collections, science centers, local heritage museums, and small specialist museums on islands and in coastal communities. Using Mooseum, it is easier to discover both well-known institutions and regional museums that might otherwise be missed.
Map of museums in Denmark
Museums in Denmark: questions
- How many museums are there in Denmark?
- Mooseum lists 155 museums in Denmark. Copenhagen has the most, with 37.
- Which cities in Denmark have the most museums?
- Copenhagen (37), Aarhus (9), Aalborg (6), Esbjerg (5) and Helsingør (5).
- What are the most visited museums in Denmark?
- By annual visitors reported on Wikipedia: National Museum of Denmark (1,765,030), ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum (835,606) and Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (725,000).
- What kinds of museums are in Denmark?
- Of the 114 whose type we know, the most common are art museums (39), history museums (13), zoos and aquariums (12) and historic houses, palaces and castles (9).
- Strong coverage of Viking, Iron Age, and prehistoric archaeology, especially at the National Museum of Denmark and Moesgaard Museum
- Major art museums range from classical collections at Statens Museum for Kunst to modern and contemporary works at Louisiana and ARoS
- Open-air and living-history museums such as The Old Town present Danish urban life, crafts, and homes across different centuries
- Copenhagen museums often combine royal, cultural, and design history, including collections linked to palaces, sculpture, and decorative arts
- Regional museums in Jutland, Funen, and on the islands highlight maritime culture, local heritage, and Denmark’s close relationship with the sea
- Many Danish museums are closed on Mondays, especially outside peak season, so check opening hours in advance on Mooseum or the museum’s own site.
- In Copenhagen and Aarhus, museums are easy to reach by train, metro, bus, or bicycle; regional museums may require longer rail connections or a car.
- Popular museums such as Louisiana, ARoS, and major Copenhagen sites can be busy on weekends and during school holidays, so pre-booking timed tickets is helpful.
- Winter visits are comfortable for indoor collections, while summer is ideal for combining museums with open-air sites, castle grounds, and coastal day trips.
All museums in Denmark
Every museum in Denmark listed on Mooseum. Search by name or type.
| Name | Type | Website | Links | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
History museum | www.nordmus.dk/aalborg-historiske-museum |  | — | |
Maritime museum | www.aalborgmarinemuseum.dk | | — | |
Zoo or aquarium | aalborgzoo.dk | | — | |
History museum | levendehistorie.dk/forside-4 | | — | |
Art museum | www.anchershus.dk | | — | |
Art museum | www.arken.dk | | — | |
ARoS Aarhus KunstmuseumWelcome to ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, one of Denmark's largest and most celebrated art museums, where creativity and innovation come to life! Nestled in the vibrant city of Aarhus, this architectural... | Art museum | www.aros.dk | | — |
BakkehusetBakkehuset, "The Hill House", is best known as the home where Kamma Rahbek held her salons during the Danish Golden Age, while she and her husband, Knud Lyne Rahbek, owned the house. That link to the... | — | frederiksbergmuseerne.dk/en/bakkehuset | | — |
Art museum | www.bornholms-kunstmuseum.dk | | — | |
Zoo or aquarium | www.sommerfugleparken.dk/index.php/en | | — | |
History museum | bornholmsmuseum.dk/da | | — | |
Transport museum | www.dbj.dk | | — | |
Ethnographic or open-air museum | bornholmsmiddelaldercenter.dk | | — | |
Science and technology museum | www.pumpemuseum.dk | | — | |
Art museum | www.brandts.dk | | — | |
— | bredevaerk.natmus.dk | | — | |
Science and technology museum | www.papfabrik.dk | | — | |
CisternerneBeneath Frederiksberg Hill in Søndermarken Park, Cisternerne is an underground cave given over to contemporary art. Its unusual architecture and atmosphere are a core part of the appeal. Each year... | Art museum | frederiksbergmuseerne.dk/da/cisternerne | | — |
Copenhagen ZooCopenhagen Zoo (København Zoo) is one of a small number of European zoos with giant pandas. Its two pandas, on loan from China, live in a yin-and-yang-shaped habitat designed by Bjarke Ingels and... | Zoo or aquarium | www.zoo.dk | | — |
Zoo or aquarium | www.krokodillezoo.dk | | — | |
Danish Architecture CentreAs Denmark's national centre for architecture, building and urban development, the Danish Architecture Centre (Dansk Arkitektur Center, or DAC) works to develop and share knowledge about how the... | — | www.dac.dk | | — |
Danish Design CentreAs Denmark's national center for design, the Danish Design Center (DDC) works to put design to use in business, industry and society rather than to preserve a fixed collection. Founded in 1978, it is... | — | ddc.dk | | — |
Danish Jewish MuseumDaniel Libeskind designed the Danish Jewish Museum (Dansk Jødisk Museum) so that the building itself memorializes the Danish Jews who were saved from Nazi persecution by their fellow Danes in October... | History museum | jewmus.dk | | — |
Maritime museum | mfs.dk | | — | |
Natural history museum | www.jagtskov.dk | | — |