Individual ticket
€20
150 DKK at the door
With the card
Included
Discover & Hop
Pre-booking
Not needed
Walk up and scan at the desk
Mondays
Closed Mondays
Closed every Monday
Children
Free
Under 18 — no ticket needed
The Card

What the Copenhagen Card covers at Glyptoteket

Both cards cover the whole museum, permanent and temporary alike. It sits next door to Tivoli, which makes the two an easy pairing.

Copenhagen Card
What's included
Discover & Hop
✓ The full permanent collection — Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Etruscan antiquities, and the French and Danish 19th-century galleries
✓ The Winter Garden, the glass-domed palm house at the centre of the building
✓ Temporary exhibitions, which are not charged separately here
✓ Included on both cards — Discover and Hop alike
At your own cost
Not included
Both cards
✗ Guided tours, arranged separately
✗ The café under the dome, and anything from the shop
✗ Cloakroom lockers beyond the free ones
Inside

What to see at Glyptoteket

Carl Jacobsen's private collection, built on brewery money and given to the city. Two buildings joined by a glass dome; allow an hour and a half.

Highlight 1
The Winter Garden

A glass-domed palm house in the middle of the museum, with a fountain and a café under the trees. It is the reason a lot of Copenhageners come in winter, and it costs nothing extra with the card.

Highlight 2
The French collection

Degas bronzes, Gauguin from before and during Tahiti, and one of the largest groups of Rodin outside France. Jacobsen bought them when they were contemporary art rather than heritage.

Highlight 3
The Egyptian and Etruscan rooms

Sarcophagi, mummy portraits and a large Etruscan holding, in the older wing. Quieter than the French galleries and the part most visitors skip, which is precisely why it is worth the time.

Before you visit

Read before you go

One thing to check before you plan around this visit in 2026, and one late opening worth using. Confirmed against glyptoteket.com.

Some sculpture galleries are shut until October 2026
  • The Greek and Roman sculpture galleries are being rearranged until 1 October 2026, and some rooms are closed while that runs.
  • The Egyptian, Etruscan, French and Danish collections are unaffected, as is the Winter Garden.
  • If antiquities are the reason you are going, check the museum site for which rooms are open on the day.
Closed Mondays, open late on Thursdays
  • Closed every Monday, all year — no summer exception. If your only free day is a Monday, see what stays open.
  • Thursday opening runs to 9pm, which makes it one of the few card venues you can do properly after dinner.
  • Also closed on 1 January, 5 June, and 24–25 December.
Next door to Tivoli, five minutes from the station
  • Dantes Plads 7, immediately beside Tivoli and about five minutes on foot from Copenhagen Central. Adult entry without a card is €20 (150 DKK at the door, 135 DKK online).
  • Buses 1A, 2A, 11A, 15, 40 and 65E all stop at Glyptoteket, and all are covered on the Discover card.
  • Entry is free to everyone on the last Wednesday of the month. That does not help card holders, but it does mean the galleries are busier that day.
  • Pairing it with Tivoli is one of the cleanest ways to reach break-even quickly — see how many days to buy.
Getting there

How to get to Glyptoteket

About as central as a card attraction gets — five minutes from the main station, next door to Tivoli. Included on both cards.

Copenhagen Card
Discover card
✓ Five minutes on foot from Copenhagen Central, past the Tivoli main entrance.
✓ Buses 1A, 2A, 11A, 15, 40 and 65E stop at Glyptoteket. All covered.
✓ From the airport — metro M2 to Kongens Nytorv or the train to Copenhagen Central, both covered on Discover, then a short walk.
Copenhagen Card
Hop card
✓ Entry is included on the Hop card — the museum is covered by both.
✓ The hop-on hop-off bus stops beside Tivoli, a couple of minutes away.
✗ City buses and the metro are not on the Hop card, so airport arrivals pay separately.
Three more card venues within ten minutes
  • Tivoli Gardens is next door — the card covers garden entry, though not the rides.
  • The National Museum is a ten-minute walk across H.C. Andersens Boulevard.
  • The Museum of Copenhagen is a similar distance the other way, and much quieter than either.
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.

Gardens · 2 min walk · Allow 3+ hrs

Tivoli Gardens

The 1843 pleasure gardens next door. The card covers garden entry — the rides are a separate Ride Pass, and the gardens close between seasons.

Glyptoteket in the morning, Tivoli from the afternoon into the evening.
National Museum · 10 min walk · Allow 2–3 hrs

The National Museum

Denmark's national collection — the Sun Chariot, the bog finds, the Viking rooms. Free for under-18s and with a Children's Museum built for them.

The natural second half of a centre-of-town card day.
City Museum · 10 min walk · Allow 1.5 hrs

Museum of Copenhagen

The city's own story, from the medieval settlement to now, in a rebuilt hall on Stormgade. Considerably quieter than the two above.

Good third stop when the big two are full.
Ready to book?

Ready to visit Glyptoteket?

Entry is €20 per adult (150 DKK) without a card. Both cards include it — along with Tivoli next door and 80+ more attractions, plus unlimited public transport.

Common questions

Glyptoteket — card FAQ

Is Glyptoteket included with the Copenhagen Card?

Full entry is free on both the Discover and Hop cards, covering the permanent collection, the temporary exhibitions and the Winter Garden. Adult admission without a card is €20 (150 DKK at the door, 135 DKK online).

Is Glyptoteket open on Mondays?

Glyptoteket closes every Monday, all year, with no summer exception. It also shuts on 1 January, 5 June and 24–25 December. Thursday opening runs to 9pm, so a Thursday evening is the easiest slot to fit it into a short trip.

Do I need to book Glyptoteket in advance with the Copenhagen Card?

Nothing needs booking. Show the QR code in the Copenhagen Card app at the desk and walk in — there is no timed entry. Note that some Greek and Roman sculpture galleries are closed for rearrangement until 1 October 2026.

Can I visit Glyptoteket twice on the same Copenhagen Card?

One scan per attraction is the rule on every card type, so Glyptoteket 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 Glyptoteket 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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