A distinctive feature of Copenhagen is the abundance of museums: despite the relatively small size of the city, there are more than six dozen here. Let's talk about some of the most popular.
Historical museums
The National Museum of Denmark is located in the center of Copenhagen, very close to the pedestrian zone, numerous restaurants and the best hotels . He talks about the history of Denmark, the neighboring states and Greenland, beginning with "prehistoric" times.
Rosenborg is one of three royal residences, which has remained unchanged since 1633 (just then the castle was erected). Since 1838 is open for free visiting. Here you can see a collection of royal porcelain and silverware, get acquainted with the life of the royal family of that era, see royal regalia and ornaments belonging to members of the royal family. Near the palace is a very beautiful park.
In Denmark, they know how to honor famous compatriots. The museum of Hans Christian Andersen in Copenhagen is very popular not only among tourists, but, first of all, among the Danes themselves. It is in the same building as the Ripley Museum. "Believe it or not, you will." The museum exposition consists of sculptures, drawings and paintings depicting the heroes of his fairy tales. And, of course, here you can see the wax figure of the writer himself, who sits at the table in his office.
Danish Royal Maritime Museum about the more than three-hundred-year history of shipbuilding; visitors can see very accurate models of ships - starting with sailing and ending with modern, currently employed in the Navy Denmark today, as well as details of ship rigging, instruments, weapons and paintings depicting important naval battles involving the Danish fleet, portraits of famous naval commanders.
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Museums of Art
The first museum of art in Denmark was a museum dedicated to the most famous Danish sculptor - Bertel Thorvaldsen. Here there are sculptures that came out of the master's carver-made in marble and plaster, as well as the personal things of the creator and the collections of paintings, bronzes, coins that he presented to his native city in 1837. There is the Thorvaldsen Museum next to the royal residence, the Christiansborg Palace.
Located in the center of Copenhagen, the State Museum of Art has an extensive collection of art objects: paintings, sculptures, installations. Here you can see the paintings of such famous artists of the Renaissance as Titian, Rubens, Rembrandt, Bruegel Peter the Elder and Brueghel Peter Jr., as well as paintings by artists who created in the XIX-XX centuries: Matisse, Picasso, Modigliani, Leger and others. You can visit the permanent exhibition for free.
In the northern part of the city there is a small museum Ordrupgaard, which offers its visitors a collection of paintings by French impressionists. Here you can see the paintings of Degas, Gauguin, Manet and other famous artists.
The new Carlsberg glyptoteka is an art museum named after its founder Karl Jakobsen, the owner of Karlsberg. The museum has an extensive collection of paintings and sculptures. Here you can see the paintings of famous Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, statues of Rodin and Degas, as well as a very rich antique collection.
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Other original museums
Another attraction of Copenhagen is a museum of eroticism , the first among such museums. It was created by cinematographer Olom Yejem photographer Kim Paisfeldt-Klausen in 1992, and in 1994 moved to a beautiful building in the central part of the city, where he existed until his closing in 2010.
The exposition of the museum with the spoken name "Experimentarium" is associated with technical, scientific and natural "miracles"; visitors can not only see the exhibits, as it is done in other museums, but also touch them and take part in fascinating experiments. The museum is very popular both among children and adults, more than 360 thousand people visit it every year.
The Museum of Applied Art (it is also called the Museum of Design) offers visitors two permanent exhibitions. The exhibition of furniture and design of the XIX-XX centuries occupies several halls offering to familiarize with different styles of furniture. The exhibition of fashion and textiles, located in four halls, tells about the history of fashion, since the XVIII century.
Also, tourists are happy to visit the Guinness World Records Museum. In a room of 1000 m 2, you can see photographs, video tapes, wax sculptures and other items related to truly incredible records recorded in the world-famous Book of Records.
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