Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
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Why go
- Auguste Rodin's works, which count as the most important collection outside France
- The largest antiquities collection in the north, with more than 10,000 objects mostly from ancient cultures
- All of Degas's bronze sculptures, including the series of dancers
- Paintings by Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley and Cézanne, in the French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist collection
Opening hours
Today10:00 – 17:00, 00:00 – 23:59Show all
Don't miss
- Gilded bronze AtheneA gilded bronze Athene, a copy of a classical statue, stands on a stepped pyramid over the facade.Above the facade on Dantes Plads On the map
- Facade on Dantes PladsThe facade faces Dantes Plads with palace-style features and columned niches.Dantes Plads 7, the Dahlerup Wing On the map
- The Winter GardenA green space under an iron and glass dome that links the two wings. Guests may sit down here and take in the surroundings.Between the Dahlerup Wing and the Kampmann Wing On the map
- Ramses II and the god PtahRamses II and the god Ptah share one statue, among the large pieces in Rooms 1–4.Rooms 1–4, in the antiquities collection in the Kampmann Wing On the map
- Bronze statue of SethA bronze figure of Seth, a god seldom shown as a statue, among the museum's most unusual objects.In the antiquities collection in the Kampmann Wing On the map
Know before you go
- The museum is set to undergo a historic restoration, so it will be closed for works ahead.
- Opening hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday to Sunday 10:00–17:00. Thursday 10:00–21:00.
- Tickets can be bought online in advance, which gives a 10 % discount on the entrance fee, or at the ticket counter.
- Showing your entry ticket at the museum lets you skip the line at the ticket counter.
- Admission to the whole museum is free on the last Wednesday of every month. Free days draw many visitors, so the galleries can get congested quickly.
- Guided tours cannot be booked on the last Wednesday of each month in 2026 and after, due to free admission.
- Groups with guided tours or teaching sessions booked for 2026 will go ahead as planned.
- The roof terrace above the Henning Larsen Wing looks across Copenhagen. It is open only when the weather permits.
- A season ticket also gives special prices for about 80 live events.
- The museum's phone number is +4533418141.
What's inside
- Dahlerup Wing: the oldest part of the museum, a lavish historicist building on Dantes Plads.
- Kampmann Wing: a simpler neo-classical building with galleries around an auditorium. The antiquities collections are housed here.
- The original wings are lit only through skylights or large side windows, as Jacobsen required.
- Winter Garden: the green heart that links the two wings and leads to the exhibitions, café and shop. Its dome is copper and wrought iron.
- Henning Larsen Wing: a minimalistic infill in a former inner courtyard, with roof access and an adjustable climate system for its own and borrowed works.
- Galleries in the Henning Larsen Wing are lit artificially only, to protect the works.
- Rooms 6–18: more than 800 classical objects.
- The Egyptian collection began in 1882 with a sarcophagus bought in Cairo.
- Middelhavshorisonten (Mediterranean Horizons): the former Etruscan collection, fully renovated and renamed.
- Festsalen (Festive Hall) is modelled on a late-classical temple. Official meetings and banquets are sometimes held in the museum.
- Auditorium: mainly classical concerts, including the Helge Jacobsen concert series.
- Picnic café and the museum shop, which sells products for adults and children, inspired by the collection and the building's history.
- Large foyer with tickets, cloakroom and toilets, added under the oldest building in 2006.
- The collection holds more than 10,000 works of art.
- Many works by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux and Paul Gauguin.
- Works by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Pierre Bonnard are also present.
- Works by the sculptor Ipoustéguy are also represented.
With kids
- Activities for the whole family are on offer.
- The museum is studying the colours of its antique sculptures, as a current project.
- Visitors can sit down and rest in the Winter Garden, under its iron and glass dome.
Tips for your visit
- The address is Dantes Plads 7, 1556 København V.
- A season ticket includes a 10 % discount in the museum shop and café.
- The foyer with tickets and the cloakroom is reached by four granite staircases.
- The official website is available in English and Danish.
Tours and audio guides
- Guided tours
- With a season ticket: free Sunday guided tours.
- Booking
- Booking is possible on regular days, which give more space and a calmer atmosphere for deeper engagement.
Interesting facts5
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Etruscan art here ranks among the biggest holdings anywhere outside Denmark.
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The building has served as a film location, including for Stjerneskud (1947).
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The climate system can be adjusted, keeping owned and borrowed works protected and making international exhibitions possible.
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Jacobsen required the original wings to get their light only from skylights or large side windows.
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In the extension, galleries rely on artificial light alone to protect the works.
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History
The core of the museum is the private collection of Carl Jacobsen (1842–1914), a brewer and passionate art collector. He was the son of the founder of the Carlsberg brewery. Jacobsen chose the name after the Glyptothek in Munich. The name joins Carlsberg with 'Neu' and 'Glyptothek', meaning sculpture collection. Archaeologist Wolfgang Helbig bought 950 sculptures and Etruscan antiquities for the museum. In 2004 two foundations gave the museum 100 million kroner for its rebuilding.
- 1882The collection opens to the public in the old Glyptothek beside the Carlsberg brewery.
- 1888Carl Jacobsen gives the collection to the Danish State and Copenhagen.
- 1897The Dahlerup Wing on Dantes Plads opens on 1 May, designed by Vilhelm Dahlerup.
- 1906Hack Kampmann's wing and the Winter Garden open.
- 1992Henning Larsen wins the competition for an extension.
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- 1996Henning Larsen's extension opens in the former conservators' courtyard.
- 2006Dissing+Weitling direct a major renovation of the building.
- TodayThe museum is still funded by a levy added to every bottle of Carlsberg beer.
How to get there
- 5 minOn footAbout a 5-minute walk from Central Station and City Hall Square.
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- Website
- glyptoteket.dk/
- Phone
- +4533418141
Questions and answers
How much does a visit to Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek cost?
The whole museum is free on the last Wednesday of each month. Online tickets get 10 % off the entrance fee, and a season ticket gives a year of free admission and special prices for about 80 live events.
What are the opening hours of Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek?
It is open 10:00–17:00 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday to Sunday, 10:00–21:00 on Thursday, and 24 hours on Monday. A historic restoration is set to close the museum for works ahead.
How do I get to Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek from Central Station?
The museum at Dantes Plads 7 is about a 5-minute walk from Central Station and City Hall Square. It can also be reached by bicycle or by car.
Should I book tickets for Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in advance?
Yes. Buying tickets online gives 10 % off the entrance fee. Showing your entry ticket also lets you skip the line at the ticket counter.
Is Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek good for children?
A season ticket includes free Sunday guided tours. The shop sells products for children, and the museum offers activities for the whole family.
Is Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek wheelchair accessible?
The foyer with tickets, cloakroom and toilets is reached by four granite staircases.
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