The 10 Best Museum Visits in Denmark

1.National Museum of Denmark Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 960 reviews · 365 days · from $21Our pick

Visit Copenhagen’s National Museum at your own pace with an entry ticket valid for 365 days. See Stone Age and Bronze Age finds, Viking objects, Danish treasures, and special displays such as Viking Sorceress. Allow two to five hours, then stop at the cafe or shop.

“Excellent place to spend several rainy hours. Very friendly staff, excellent exhibitions, so much to look at and so much information. Nice cafe for a cuppa too. Could probably spend three /four good hours there.”

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2.Exhibition – Home of Carlsberg

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 281 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $36

Visit Home of Carlsberg in Copenhagen’s original brewery, where interactive exhibits tell the story of J.C. Jacobsen, Carl Jacobsen, brewing science, and a 22,000-bottle collection. The visit is mainly self-guided, offered in English, and includes an alcoholic drink for visitors aged 18 and over.

“Learning about the history of this brand was really enjoyable and beside it I do like beer só it was a really good combo.”

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3.MACA Museum: Banksy & Street Art Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 142 reviews · 1 day · from $25

At MACA Museum in Copenhagen, explore Banksy’s early drawings, stencils, photographs, and paintings, plus work by Futura 2000, Lady Pink, Shepard Fairey, STIK, and others. Your one-day ticket includes every exhibition, multilingual audio guides, and coat and bag storage.

“Gillade både utställningen och lokalen - saknade bara ett glas vin!”

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4.Danish War Museum Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 106 reviews · 1 day · from $20

Spend a full day exploring Denmark’s military story inside Christian IV’s 1604 Arsenal. See knightly armor, Swedish War weapons, a Civil War uniform, Afghan equipment, and a new drone exhibit. A hammock station adds Danish seafaring tales, but the first-floor hall has no elevator.

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5.The Museum of Danish Resistance Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 48 reviews · 1 day · from $20

Enter the underground Museum of Danish Resistance at Kastellet and follow five real wartime figures through Denmark’s occupation from 1940 to 1945. Your English or Danish audio guide leads you through civilian life, resistance choices, illegal printing, phone interception, and the Enigma code.

“Väl värt ett besök, mycket att se och uppleva. Ligger nära tågstationen Österport.”

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6.MACA Museum ‘Banksy & Street Art: The Early Years’ Art Exhibition

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 32 reviews · 45 minutes to 1 hour (approx.) · from $25

Explore MACA Museum’s Banksy and Street Art: The Early Years exhibition in Copenhagen. Expect Banksy’s work and background, plus pieces by major artists including Warhol, Basquiat, RETNA, KAWS, Hirst, and Murakami. The visit takes about 45 minutes to an hour and includes a mobile ticket.

“Overall it was good but there was lots of reading about the art work. Stairs up and down to see the exhibition.”

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7.Danish National Museum Copenhagen Archeology History Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 6 reviews · 2 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $289

Meet your English-speaking private guide near Copenhagen City Hall, then explore Denmark’s National Museum and Christiansborg Palace. See Viking and prehistoric objects, royal rooms, kitchens, stables, ruins, and government history. Choose a walking tour or add transfers and palace skip-the-line tickets.

“As set up, not for arthritis sufferers. We did not meet our guide at the museum itself, but about 3 or 4 blocks away. We then took a roundabout route from our meeting point that included walking on cobblestones, so by the time we got to the museum one of us (the husband) had gone from a tender ankle due to a mishap in the airport, to a sore ankle where every step was painful. Consequently the husband had to rest a lot in the museum’s atrium while his wife did the actual touring. The guide seemed to have trouble adjusting to us. We are not typical tourists in that…”

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8.Private Tour to Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $566Top rated

Travel privately from Copenhagen to Louisiana Museum of Modern Art with hotel pickup, a driver, and an art guide such as Whitney. Allow about two hours at the museum, including a 45 to 60-minute guided visit and time to explore alone. Entry costs extra.

“Whitney was an exceptional guide and really brought this singular museum to life. We took a beautiful drive from Copenhagen to get there, along the shore , seeing swans and cormorants and then urban forest. The museum has some wonderful paintings by Asger Jorn and a breathtaking show by a Swiss Artist Franz Gertsch. The view from one room, overlooking a man-made lake, looks just like a Monet painting. There is a magnificent outdoor sculpture garden with terrific views of the water. Whitney told us something memorable about each piece we saw.”

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9.Danish Jewish Museum Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 3 reviews · 365 days · from $15Best value

Visit the Danish Jewish Museum in Copenhagen with an entry ticket valid for 365 days. See Daniel Libeskind’s striking architecture, learn how Jewish life took root in Denmark, and examine exhibitions on wartime flight, persecution, and antisemitism. Most visits take 45 to 60 minutes.

“Very informative exhibition, museum is small and visit should take you about 1 hour. I would recommend you visit this museum if you wish to learn about history of jewish community in Denmark”

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10.Jewish Walking Tour of Copenhagen and Danish Jewish Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 3 reviews · from $247

Walk Copenhagen’s Old Town with a licensed guide who explains Danish-Jewish life, the 1943 rescue, and the city’s Jewish landmarks. Choose a 2-hour walk or a 3-hour option with reserved entry to the Danish Jewish Museum. The Great Synagogue is viewed from outside.

“Our tour quide had excellent information. We all were happy with the tour and would recommend it. Glad we did it.”

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