Experts' Choice Award Designmuseum Danmark
What the experts agree on
This former royal hospital brilliantly showcases Denmark's design legacy through rotating exhibitions of decorative and functional arts, spanning Art Nouveau to contemporary work. The airy, manageable space doubles as a working design center, perfect
“The 18th-century Frederiks Hospital is now the outstanding Denmark Design Museum.”
– Lonely Planet
Frommer's "This is the best place for not only looking at the work of classic Danish designers, but seeing the best young innovators as well." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The airy five-story building is both exhibition hall and modern design research center." Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"What is design? This is the question this centre attempts to answer."
Frommer's "One of Denmark's premier museums for the decorative and functional arts." Full review
Afar Magazine "This museum brings in wonderful traveling exhibits to supplement its permanent exhibits and has fun mixture of different design works from all over the world." Full review
Afar Magazine "Design is one of Denmark’s great success stories." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Denmark’s design legacy is incredibly rich and influential, and it's vibrantly captured at this museum." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Set in the former Royal Fredericks Hospital, where the philosopher Søren Kierkegaard died in 1855, this museum has four wings that surround a central courtyard — but is manageable in a little more than an hour"
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November 25, 2023
Condé Nast Traveler "Building a museum from scratch is a Herculean endeavor, but renewing a legacy museum is no easy feat either. In summer 2022, the DesignMuseum Danmark reopened its doors after a two-year..." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Cutting-edge design, always a draw here, is more prevalent than ever with the reopening last year of architect Kaare Klint's Designmuseum Danmark"
