Complete your visit to Amalienborg Palace square – step inside Amalienborg and experience royal life past and present. The Amalienborg Museum presents the private interiors of the most recent kings and queens and a treasury with world class jewellery. Opening Hours: Plan your visit - The Amalienborg Museum (kongernessamling.dk) Get a royal start to Christmas when we are extraordinarily open after closing hours and invite you to Christmas fun here at the Amalienborg Museum on Thursday 21 November, 15:30 -19:30. We decorate the Christmas tree in the Garden Hall, you can enjoy live music and we get the museum shop ready for Christmas. This will be a truly special evening. The scope of the museum stretches back 150 years to Christian IX and Queen Louise, who were known as "the in-laws of Europe" because four of their children ascended to the thrones of England, Greece, Russia and Denmark respectively. As in a journey through time the rooms of the royal couple and their descendants stand intact. Each reflects the modern taste of its period and the personalities of the kings and queens, whether it is in military, Victorian, or knightly style. From February 2020, one of the world’s most important collections of Russian jewellery can be enjoyed in the so-called Fabergé chamber. The collection came to Denmark mainly via empress Dagmar (Maria Fedodorovna), daughter of Christian IX and queen Louise.  On most days, there is admittance to the Gala Hall and the other magnificent rooms on the piano nobile. The royal reception rooms are still used by the royal family. Check opening hours of the piano nobile at amalienborg.dk.   

When the present Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen was constructed, the National Museum took care to excavate and protect the ruins of the Palace's oldest predecessors, Bishop Absalon's Castle of 1167 and Copenhagen Castle that replaced it. Christiansborg is outstanding in the respect that here you will find, under the same roof, Denmark's political centre of today and the remains of the country's principal castle of the Middle Ages. Revealed by accident When casting the foundations of the present Christiansborg Palace, workers struck upon the ruins of older buildings and the remnants of a curtain wall. Experts were called in from the National Museum, and a close inspection revealed that the ruins dated back as far as 1167. What they had come upon was Bishop Absalon's Castle, once situated on a tiny island off the Merchants' Habour. Walking around this underground site, you will get an idea of how the castle was continually renewed and developed. The later castle and the infamous Blue Tower The Copenhagen Castle, built on the same site, was surrounded by a moat and had a large tower as an entrance gate. The castle was rebuilt several times. King Christian IV added a spire to the tower, the infamous Blue Tower, where only prominent prisoners of state were kept. In the 1720s, King Frederik IV entirely rebuilt the castle, but as a result of this total reconstruction, the walls had become so heavy they started to give way and to crack. King Christian VI, Frederik IV's successor, soon realised the necessity of demolishing the old castle and erecting a new one on the site. This new castle was to be the first Christiansborg Palace. Special Exhibitions (Christiansborgslot.dk) Might & Magic, 27.09.2024 - 27.04.2025 The history of Danish witchcraft is a tangle of myths and mysteries. Three women acused of witchcraft, Maren Splids, Christenze Kruckow and Maren Ringsbjerg, will finally be given a voice in 2024, when the Might & Magic exhibition opens. Leading female actors lend their voices to a captivating audio track relating the fates of the three women in interactions with stunning set design. The Might & Magic exhibition was created in collaboration with Award-winning set designer Ditte Marie Walter Tygesen and researchers from the HEX! Museum of Witch Hunt in Ribe. Join us on a journey back to the Renaissance, deep into in the dark ruins beneath Christiansborg Castle, where we’ll tell you what really happened, in the place where it happened.  You’ll meet three women from some of Denmark’s most famous witch trials. Sense the lingering echoes of that bygone era, palpable in the very air around you. Trace the fates of these women as their threads of fate weave their way through the scenography, criss-crossing the ruins and spinning a gripping visualisation of their lives. The trials of Maren Splids, Christenze Kruckow and Maren Ringsbjerg were all personally overseen by Christian IV, who had them brought to Copenhagen Castle.   Who were the accused? And why did the king have them brought to his castle when he was so afraid of them? Have a go at performing magic with engaging interactive elements. Try predicting the future in lead, measuring with threads of fate, using crystals to strengthen the mind and body, and get inspiration on how to make and use a wax child – the Nordic answer to voodoo dolls.

The Royal Stables are located at Christiansborg Palace on the island of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen. In 1789 the number of horses reached a peak with 270 horses stabled. Today, there are about 20 horses in the Royal Stables. Shortly after his accession to the throne in 1730, King Christian VI had the old and outdated Copenhagen Castle torn down to make way for a new Baroque palace: the first Christiansborg Palace. The old stable complex behind Copenhagen Castle was also torn down to make way for a new and larger stable complex. The new and still existing stable complex was constructed from 1738 to 1745. The complex included an outdoor riding ground surrounded by buildings containing an indoor riding school as well as stables with room for a total of 87 riding horses and 165 carriage horses. Part of these stable buildings still remain unchanged since their inauguration in 1746 with an extravagant decoration of marble pillars. A lively museum The museum has three departments: The Harness Room with old uniforms of the Royal Stables and the splendidly decorated eight-horse harness with a wealth of lovely details - the actual Stables with the Royal Family's carriage and saddle horses, and finally the Coach Hall with old well-preserved state coaches and carriages.

Pay a visit to the Royal Kitchen under Christiansborg. This is where you can have a unique look behind the scenes of the royal parties and celebrations. What goes on in the royal kitchen when there is a gala dinner at the palace in 1937? The sweet aroma of beef tenderloin for 275 guests wafts out of the ovens - muscular chefs stagger around under the weight of the ton-heavy copper pots - the confectioner constructs exquisite crowns of candied fruit. Come and experience the royal party preparations as they are today and in days of old.

KØS Museum for Art in Public Spaces is one of the only museums in the world dedicated to exploring, communicating, and debating art in public spaces. The museum presents innovative exhibitions with Danish and international artists, showcasing how art can challenge, reflect, and change the world we live in. KØS provides art projects in public spaces that dare to take new paths, creating unexpected encounters between people and urban spaces. At the museum, you can explore different exhibitions, participate in children's activities, guided tours, and other events. At KØS Café, you can enjoy sustainable reinterpretations of classic Danish open-faced sandwiches and toast, delicious cakes, freshly brewed coffee, organic wine and beer, and much more. The goal is, that the food on your plate contribute positively to our shared nature and climate. In 2022, KØS Café became part of the international network Becoming CLIMAVORE as the first art institution in Denmark. Becoming CLIMAVORE was initiated by the London-based artist duo Cooking Sections, who have engaged art institutions across Europe and North America with the shared purpose of promoting more sustainable and climate-conscious eating habits. KØS Collection The KØS collection houses more than 18,000 works, sketches, and archival materials that together provide a unique insight into the history of art in public spaces across different times and spaces. The collection is exhibited regularly and is actively used in the museum’s educational programs, while selected artists are invited to engage with the works, creating new connections between the past, present, and future. Other Activities The museum also offers educational programs that teach children and young people about the significance of art in public spaces, equipping them with tools to become active participants in their own cultural life. Additionally, KØS contributes to research that investigates and develops the role of art in public spaces, both in Denmark and internationally. Current exhibitions: TO MOVE AND BE MOVED by Iván Argote, June 21st to November 17th 2024 Step into a realm where public spaces are reimagined, power structures challenged, and narratives rewritten. TO MOVE AND BE MOVED by world-renowned visual artist Iván Argote invites you to question the nature of public urban spaces and their complex power dynamics. Public spaces can evoke a myriad of emotions when we navigate them: from a sense of belonging to a feeling of injustice. Visual artist Iván Argote has dedicated his career to exploring human relationships with public urban spaces and their power structures through a body of works – from bold interventions and playful actions to performative gestures, sculptures, films, and installations.