Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

About Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek stands on Dantes Plads, between Tivoli and the back of the Danish parliament quarter, and it is one museum only in the administrative sense. It is three buildings joined around a glass-domed winter garden, holding two collections that have little in common except the man who bought them. The museum holds over 10,000 works, split mainly between ancient Mediterranean antiquities and Danish and French sculpture and painting of the nineteenth century. Monday closed; Tuesday–Wednesday 10:00–17:00; Thursday 10:00–21:00; Friday–Sunday 10:00–17:00.

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What's inside

Seven permanent displays share the floor. The Egyptian Collection runs to more than 300 works across three millennia, from the colossal dyad of Ramses II with the god Ptah to a hippopotamus some five thousand years old, and it ends in a basement reached by a staircase built to imitate the descent into a tomb, where the mummies and painted coffins are. Rodin occupies rooms 33-34, Carpeaux 41-42, and Danish art from 1780 to 1930 the first floor of the oldest building.

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How long to spend

This guide records 150 minutes for the Glyptotek, and that figure is editorial judgement rather than an operator statement: the museum publishes no recommended visit length anywhere on its site. A visitor who reads labels, or who has come specifically for the Degas bronzes or the Roman portrait series, should plan on four hours and treat the café as part of the visit rather than an interruption. Standard adult admission is DKK 150 at the museum or DKK 135 online. Admission to the entire museum is free on the last Wednesday of each month. Visitors under 18 are free.

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Season and crowds

The museum is closed every Monday and open 10:00 to 17:00 the rest of the week, with one exception: Thursday runs to 21:00. There is no midday closure. The opposite advice applies to the last Wednesday of every month, when admission to the whole museum is free. Daylight is worth planning around. Monday closed; Tuesday–Wednesday 10:00–17:00; Thursday 10:00–21:00; Friday–Sunday 10:00–17:00. The address is Dantes Plads 7, 1556 Copenhagen. From Copenhagen Central Station, the museum is a 5–10-minute walk; from Rådhuspladsen/City Hall Square, served by the Metro, it is about a 5-minute walk.

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Tickets

Standard adult admission is DKK 150 at the museum's ticket counter, or DKK 135 booked on the museum's website, which carries a flat 10 per cent discount on the entrance fee. Visitors under 27 and students pay DKK 120 at the desk and DKK 108 online. Admission is charged per person and covers the entire museum. Standard adult admission is DKK 150 at the museum or DKK 135 online. Admission to the entire museum is free on the last Wednesday of each month. Visitors under 18 are free. The listed historic building is not fully accessible to wheelchair users.

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Getting there

No car is needed and the museum asks visitors not to bring one. The address is Dantes Plads 7, 1556 Copenhagen V, on the far side of H.C. Andersens Boulevard from Tivoli. From City Hall Square it is the same five minutes, southeast down H.C. Andersens Boulevard. The address is Dantes Plads 7, 1556 Copenhagen. From Copenhagen Central Station, the museum is a 5–10-minute walk; from Rådhuspladsen/City Hall Square, served by the Metro, it is about a 5-minute walk. Several exhibitions can be reached using a platform lift or standard lift, but step-free access does not cover the entire museum.

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What to watch out for

The building is listed and full of steep staircases, and the museum states outright that it is not well suited to visitors with mobility problems and cannot be altered. Guide dogs on a lead are welcome. Hidden Disability sunflower lanyards are handed out at the ticket counter without questions. Only transparent water bottles come in, and drinking happens outside the halls. The listed historic building is not fully accessible to wheelchair users. Wheelchair-accessible restrooms are provided. Visitors who need route guidance can contact the museum at [email protected] or +45 33 41 81 41 before arriving.

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Photography

Photography and filming for private use are welcome, with rules the museum publishes in full. A phone or a small camera is fine. Flash is allowed except in the exhibitions of paintings. Lamps, tripods and selfie sticks are not allowed anywhere. Pictures may not be used commercially, which the museum spells out as no bringing in clothes or products to shoot, no tagging garments and no paid partnership content. Instructions from the custodians settle any doubt. Visitors who need route guidance can contact the museum at [email protected] or +45 33 41 81 41 before arriving.

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Where it is

• 1 hr 30 min

  3 min walk

  Museum of Copenhagen

  • Must see · Heritage site
  • Museum
• 45 min

  5 min walk

  Copenhagen City Hall

  • High · Heritage site
  • Historic monument
• 1 hour

  3 min walk

  Tivoli Concert Hall

  • Notable
  • Art and culture venue

External links

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