Individual ticket
€19
140 DKK at the door
With the card
Included
Discover & Hop
Pre-booking
Not needed
Walk up and scan at the desk
Mondays
Seasonal
Open 7 days 6 Jul – 31 Aug, closed Mon otherwise
Children
Free
Under 18 free · students 90 DKK
The Card

What the Copenhagen Card covers at Design Museum Denmark

Both cards cover the whole museum, and the museum's own admission page lists the Copenhagen Card as free entry.

Copenhagen Card
What's included
Discover & Hop
✓ The full permanent collection — Danish Modern, the chair gallery, textiles, ceramics and the poster holdings
✓ Temporary exhibitions in the main galleries
✓ The courtyard garden, open in season
✓ Included on both cards — Discover and Hop alike
At your own cost
Not included
Both cards
✗ Guided tours, arranged and paid for separately
✗ The café and anything from the design shop, which is a genuine shop rather than a gift counter
✗ Workshops and ticketed events in the museum programme
Inside

What to see at Design Museum Denmark

A rococo building that was Copenhagen's first public hospital, reopened in 2022 after a full rebuild. Allow an hour and a half.

Highlight 1
The chair corridor

A long gallery of twentieth-century Danish chairs in sequence — Klint, Juhl, Wegner, Jacobsen, Panton — which does more to explain why Danish design is a thing than any amount of wall text.

Highlight 2
The Danish Modern galleries

Furniture, lighting and silver from the mid-century period the country is known for, shown alongside the drawings and prototypes rather than as finished objects on plinths.

Highlight 3
The building itself

Frederik's Hospital, built in the 1750s around a courtyard, later the museum and rebuilt again in 2022. The wings and the garden are part of the visit rather than a container for it.

Before you visit

Read before you go

The Monday rule here is the opposite of what most guides say for peak season, and the closing time catches people. Confirmed against designmuseum.dk.

Mondays: open all summer, closed the rest of the year
  • 6 July to 31 August: open seven days a week, Mondays included.
  • The rest of the year: closed on Mondays.
  • That is the reverse of what a flat "closed Mondays" would tell you, and it covers exactly the weeks most visitors are here. The Monday guide has the seasonal rules side by side.
The ticket office shuts before the museum does
  • The ticket office closes one hour before the museum, and last entry is 30 minutes before closing.
  • Card holders still go through the desk to be scanned, so arriving in the last hour means being turned away even though the galleries are open.
  • Thursday opening runs to 8pm, which is the easiest evening slot.
The card is listed on their own admission page
  • Adult entry without a card is €19 (140 DKK). Students and under-27s pay 90 DKK; under-18s are free.
  • Design Museum Denmark names the Copenhagen Card as free admission on its own admission page, so there is no ambiguity at the desk.
  • Bredgade 68, five to seven minutes from Marmorkirken on the M3 — close enough to Amalienborg that pairing them is the obvious move when working out how many days to buy.
Getting there

How to get to Design Museum Denmark

Bredgade, in Frederiksstaden, a few minutes from the Marble Church. Entry is on both cards; the journey is not.

Copenhagen Card
Discover card
✓ Metro M3 to Marmorkirken, then five to seven minutes on foot up Bredgade. The fare is covered.
✓ From Kongens Nytorv — about ten minutes on foot past Nyhavn.
✓ From the airport — M2 to Kongens Nytorv, change to M3. Airport metro covered on Discover.
Copenhagen Card
Hop card
✓ Entry is included on the Hop card — the museum is covered by both.
✓ The hop-on hop-off bus stops at Amalienborg and Nyhavn, both a short walk away.
✗ The metro is not covered on the Hop card, so the airport journey is a separate ticket.
Frederiksstaden in one afternoon
  • The Amalienborg Museum is six minutes down Bredgade — though card holders there have to ask for a time slot at the museum shop rather than booking online.
  • Kunsthal Charlottenborg is at the Nyhavn end of the same walk.
  • Rosenborg Castle is about 15 minutes west across the city, and the Changing of the Guard walks between the two every morning.
Plan the rest of the day

Nearby attractions also on your card

All three are included on the same card, so the only cost of adding them is the time. For the full list, see every attraction the Copenhagen Card covers.

Royal Palace · 6 min walk · Allow 1 hr

Amalienborg Museum

The private interiors of four generations of the Danish royal family, in one of the four palaces on the octagon. The Changing of the Guard arrives outside at noon.

Card holders must request a time slot at the museum shop — it cannot be booked online.
Contemporary Art · 10 min walk · Allow 1 hr

Kunsthal Charlottenborg

Large changing exhibitions of contemporary art in the old academy building at the head of Nyhavn. No permanent collection, so it is different every visit.

On the walk between Bredgade and Kongens Nytorv.
Castle · 15 min walk · Allow 1.5–2 hrs

Rosenborg Castle

The Crown Jewels and 400 years of royal history, in a Renaissance castle set in the King's Garden. Open daily in summer, closed Mondays in winter.

Card holders collect a timed slot on arrival, so go early.
Ready to book?

Ready to visit Design Museum Denmark?

Entry is €19 per adult (140 DKK) without a card. Both cards include it, along with 80+ more attractions and unlimited public transport.

Common questions

Design Museum Denmark — card FAQ

Is Design Museum Denmark included with the Copenhagen Card?

Full entry is free on both the Discover and Hop cards, covering the permanent collection and the temporary exhibitions. The museum lists the Copenhagen Card as free admission on its own site. Adult entry without one is €19 (140 DKK).

Is Design Museum Denmark open on Mondays?

Monday opening is seasonal here, and the summer rule is the generous one: open seven days a week from 6 July to 31 August, closed on Mondays the rest of the year. Thursday opening runs to 8pm all year.

Do I need to book Design Museum Denmark in advance with the Copenhagen Card?

Nothing needs booking. Show the QR code in the Copenhagen Card app at the desk and go in. Watch the closing time instead — the ticket office shuts an hour before the museum and last entry is 30 minutes before that.

Can I visit Design Museum Denmark twice on the same Copenhagen Card?

One scan per attraction is the rule on every card type, so Design Museum Denmark can be visited once. Leaving and coming back the same day means buying a separate ticket at the door. Plan the visit as a single stretch rather than splitting it across a day.

How do I get into Design Museum Denmark with the Copenhagen Card?

Show the live QR code in the Copenhagen Card app at the entrance and let staff scan it. Your booking confirmation email is not your card, and a screenshot of the QR code will not scan — it has to be the app itself, which works offline once activated.

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