Nationalmuseet Denmark

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The Nationalmuseet, located in the heart of Copenhagen, is one of the most popular museums in Denmark. Housed in the breathtaking eighteenth-century Princes' Palace, it is the largest museum of cultural history in Denmark.

 The Nationalmuseet offers spectacular collections that reflect upon the culture and history of Denmark and the Danish people. You can opt to explore the museum on your own, follow the do-it-yourself guide and gain a general overview of the museum in an hour, or participate in a guided tour with a member of the knowledgeable museum staff.

The National Museum of Denmark collections are organized by time period, and they each house unique artifacts from around the country. The Danish Prehistory collection showcases the evolution from the reindeer-hunters who arrived at the close of the Ice Age to the Viking Age of 800-1050 AD. The Bronze Age collection is one of the most popular exhibits at the Nationalmuseet. 

It is home to the Chariot of the Sun, a disc covered in a thin layer of gold that represents the sun when it is situated on the east-west trajectory. The collection also includes an oak coffin that preserved clothing from a teenage girl who was buried in 1370 BC, as well as numerous bronze lurs, the oldest Nordic instruments that were used during religious ceremonies. 

The Prehistory Collection also includes the Iron Age collection, which displays iron craftsmanship and gold and silver goods that belonged to the wealthier Danes. It features imported goods from around the world that introduced the Danes to gold and silver craftsmanship and decoration.

The Danish Middle Ages collection at the National Museum of Denmark features various galleries dedicated to Danish religious art from 1000 to1536 AD. 

It is one of the largest medieval collections housed at any of the museums in Denmark, and it includes a unique and rare collection of clothing from medieval Greenland that was discovered in old church graveyards around the country.

 It also houses five ornate, golden religious altars that were commissioned during this time. The Dagmar Cross is one of the most popular artifacts in the Middle Ages collection; it is believed to have belonged to the sister of Valdemar the Victorious. 

Valdemar, who lived from 1202 to 1241, is known as one of the most influential kings of Denmark as he expanded the Danish kingdom and turned it into the strongest power in Northern Europe at the time.

 To complete the Middle Ages collection, there is a great exhibit of Danish drinking horns. The horns were passed around at guild meetings to show solidarity and commitment to the guild. They are great cultural artifacts that show the importance of guilds during the Middle Ages.