Danish Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum of Denmark is a natural history museum located in , . It is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen. The museum became an organizational entity in 2004 with the merger of Copenhagen's , Geological Museum, , and .
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Tuesday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM and Wednesday 10:00 AM—9:00 PM and Thursday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Also known as: “Geological Museum”, “Natural History Museum of Denmark”, “Nature History Museum of Denmark”, and “NHMD”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include castle Rosenborg and National art museum Copenhagen.

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Rosenborg Castle is a renaissance castle in Copenhagen, . The castle was originally built as a country summerhouse in 1606 and is an example of Christian IV's many architectural projects. is situated 190 metres south of Danish Natural History Museum.

Museum
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The National Gallery of Denmark is the Danish national gallery, located in the centre of . The museum collects, registers, maintains, researches and handles Danish and foreign art dating from the 14th century to the present day. is situated 170 metres northeast of Danish Natural History Museum.

University
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is a former astronomical in , Denmark owned and operated by the University of Copenhagen. It opened in 1861 as a replacement for the university's old observatory at Rundetårn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Copenhagen and Nyboder.

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is the capital city of and forms the moderate conurbation that one million Danes call home. It is big enough to form a small Danish metropolis, with shopping, culture and nightlife par excellence, yet small enough still to feel intimate and be safe.

Quarter
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is a historic row house district of former Naval barracks in , . It was planned and first built by Christian IV to accommodate a need for housing for the personnel of the rapidly growing Royal Danish Navy and their families during that time.

Quarter
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is a district in , . Constructed during the reign of Frederick V in the second half of the 18th century, it is considered to be one of the most important rococo complexes in and was included in the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.

Danish Natural History Museum

Latitude
55.68739° or 55° 41′ 15″ north
Longitude
12.57699° or 12° 34′ 37″ east
Open location code
9F7JMHPG+XQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 862967576
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q978464
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Swedish—“Danish Natural History Museum” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Natuurhistoriese Museum van Denemarke”
  • Catalan: “Museu d’Història Natural de Dinamarca”
  • Chinese: “丹麥自然史博物館”
  • Chinese: “丹麦自然历史博物馆”
  • Danish: “Danmarks Naturhistoriske Museum”
  • Danish: “Kongelige naturhistoriske museum”
  • Danish: “Statens Naturhistoriske Museum ved Københavns Universitet”
  • Danish: “Statens Naturhistoriske Museum”
  • Estonian: “Statens Naturhistoriske Museum”
  • French: “Musée d’histoire naturelle du Danemark”
  • French: “muséum d’histoire naturelle du Danemark”
  • German: “Staatliches Naturkundemuseum Dänemarks”
  • Japanese: “デンマーク自然史博物館”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Statens Naturhistoriske Museum”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Statens Naturhistoriske Museum”
  • Norwegian: “Statens Naturhistoriske Museum”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Historii Naturalnej w Kopenhadze”
  • Slovenian: “Državni naravoslovni muzej (Danska)”
  • Slovenian: “Državni naravoslovni muzej Univerze v Københavnu”
  • Slovenian: “Statens Naturhistoriske Museum ved Københavns Universitet”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Historia Natural de Dinamarca”
  • Swedish: “NHMD”
  • Swedish: “Statens Naturhistoriske Museum”
  • “Statens Naturhistoriske Museum”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fritløbsområde Sølvgade v. Botanisk Have and Georg Brandes Plads.

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