Musikmuseet

About the museum

The Musikmuseet was founded in 1898 on the initiative of the music historian Angul Hammerich as the Musikhistorisk Museum and is thus among the oldest museums of its kind. It collected musical instruments from Europe, Asia, and Africa from the Bronze Age to the present, as well as sheet music, books, pictures, and estates of Danish musicians.

In 1977 the museum was merged with the private instrument collection of Carl Claudius and was henceforth called Musikhistorisk Museum og Carl Claudius' Samling. In 2006 it came to the Nationalmuseet and today bears the shorter name Musikmuseet. In 2014 it moved to the former Radiohuset on Rosenørns Allé, where the Royal Danish Academy of Music, the orchestra Copenhagen Phil, and music publishers are its neighbors.

The exhibition follows two paths: a Danish strand begins with the Bronze Age lurs and leads via minstrels and town musicians to the composers of the Golden Age, while a European strand runs through the stylistic periods since the Middle Ages; both meet in the globalization of the 20th century. In the Pragtrummet, particularly precious and rare instruments can be seen; in the Klangrum and the Flexspace, visitors can try out instruments themselves, including newly developed electronic ones. The library and archive are open to professionals by arrangement.

In the 2026/27 school year the museum is closed for all visits.

Highlights

• Bronze Age lurs at the start of the Danish tour
• Pragtrummet with rare showpiece instruments
• Klangrum for trying out historic and present-day instruments
• Electronic instrument Omni in the Flexspace
• Light and sound work "Aurora" in the entrance area

Permanent exhibitions

• Musikmuseets udstilling – Instruments from about 3,000 years in a Danish and a European tour, supplemented by the Pragtrummet and the Klangrum for playing yourself.

Founded

1898

Operated by

Nationalmuseet

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations

In the Klangrum and the Flexspace, the whole family can try out instruments, from the French horn to electronic instruments; three treasure hunts through the exhibition are aimed at children aged 10 and up or younger children with adults. The museum is currently closed.

Getting there & parking

Entrance for individual visitors Rosenørns Allé 22; groups, administration, and mail: Worsaaesvej 19, 1972 Frederiksberg C.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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