With the card
Included
Discover only
Pre-booking
Recommended
Booking a slot is recommended
Mondays
Seasonal
Closed Mondays except July and August
The Card

What the Copenhagen Card covers at the Natural History Museum

The Discover card covers entry. There is no admission price on this page, and given what used to be here, that is worth explaining.

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What's included
Discover only
✓ The museum and its collections, on the Nørreport side of the Botanical Garden
✓ Temporary exhibitions, including Wildlife Photographer of the Year while it runs
✓ Unlimited transport to get there, on the Discover card
At your own cost
Not included
Both cards
✗ The Palm House, which carries its own fee and is a separate card attraction with its own booking
✗ Food and drink, which the card does not cover anywhere
✗ A second visit. One scan per attraction, so the card opens this door once
Inside

What to see at the Natural History Museum

Denmark's natural history collections, at the Nørreport corner of the Botanical Garden. Allow an hour and a half, more with children.

Highlight 1
Wildlife Photographer of the Year

The touring exhibition runs here from 21 November 2025 to 20 September 2026, which covers most of the card-buying year. It is the single strongest reason to plan a visit rather than fit one in, and it is inside the same admission.

Highlight 2
A garden you do not have to pay for

The Botanical Garden surrounding the museum is free to everyone, card or not. That makes this an unusually good half-day: a ticketed museum the card covers, wrapped in grounds that cost nobody anything.

Highlight 3
Open to 9pm on Wednesdays, all year

Late opening one night a week, every week rather than seasonally. Copenhagen shuts early and a museum still open at eight is worth building an evening around — see what else is on our list of what stays open.

Before you visit

Read before you go

A seasonal Monday rule with two halves, and a price this page deliberately does not state. Hours confirmed against the 2026 Copenhagen museums folder and snm.dk.

The Monday rule changes in July and August
  • In July and August it opens on Mondays, 10am to 5pm, like any other day of the week.
  • For the rest of the year it is closed on Mondays. September through June, a Monday visit is not possible — see what is open on a Monday for the venues that are.
  • Tuesday to Sunday it runs 10am to 5pm all year, with Wednesdays to 9pm in every season.
The museum does not publish an admission price, and the old figure was wrong
  • The museum does not publish an adult admission rate, the 2026 museums folder does not list one, and we have not been able to establish it elsewhere.
  • This site published a figure here until August 2026 that nothing supported. It came from an old note rather than a source, and it was counting toward the break-even total in our family guide and calculator. It has been removed, and the museum is now out of every total.
  • Card coverage is not affected. The Discover card includes entry; it is only the without-a-card comparison that nobody can supply.
Book a slot, and know what the card does not cover next door
  • Booking a time slot is recommended rather than required. Show the QR code in the Copenhagen Card app when you arrive.
  • The Palm House is a different attraction with its own fee and its own booking, even though it sits in the same gardens. The card covers it separately, and it must be booked ahead.
  • The Botanical Garden itself is free to everyone, so nothing is saved by holding a card to walk in it.
Getting there

How to get to the Natural History Museum

Five minutes from Nørreport, the busiest interchange in Denmark. Entry is Discover-only, and so is the journey.

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Discover card
✓ Metro M1, M2, M3 or M4 to Nørreport, then five minutes on foot. The fare is covered.
✓ S-trains and regional trains also stop at Nørreport, all covered on Discover.
✓ About 20 minutes on foot from Copenhagen Central, or three stops on the metro.
✓ From the airport — M2 to Kongens Nytorv then M1 or M3 to Nørreport, about 20 minutes and covered.
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Hop card
✗ The Natural History Museum is not included on the Hop card — it is a Discover attraction.
✗ The metro and S-trains to Nørreport are not covered on the Hop card either.
✗ For the museums around the Botanical Garden, Discover is the card that works.
The Botanical Garden cluster
  • The Palm House is in the same gardens, on the card, and needs its own time slot booked ahead.
  • Rosenborg Castle is on the far side of the King’s Garden, with the crown jewels below it.
  • SMK, the national gallery, is a few minutes north and closes on Mondays year round.
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.

Glasshouse · In the same gardens · Allow 1 hr

Palm House Botanical Garden

The 1874 Palm House and the Butterfly House inside the Botanical Garden — the ticketed part of grounds that are otherwise free.

Pre-booking is essential for card holders. No guide of its own yet.
Castle · 10 min walk · Allow 1.5 hrs

Rosenborg Castle

Christian IV's summer castle in the King's Garden, with the Danish crown jewels and regalia in the treasury below.

Card holders cannot book a slot online — ask at the ticket desk on arrival.
National Gallery · 10 min walk · Allow 2 hrs

SMK National Gallery

Denmark's national art collection, from Mantegna and Rembrandt through the Danish Golden Age to the present.

Closed Mondays all year, with late opening to 8pm on Wednesdays.
Ready to book?

Ready to visit the Natural History Museum?

Entry is included on the Copenhagen Card Discover, along with 80+ more attractions and unlimited public transport across the Capital Region. The Botanical Garden around it is free to everyone.

Common questions

Natural History Museum — card FAQ

Is Natural History Museum included with the Copenhagen Card?

Entry is included on the Copenhagen Card Discover, covering the collections and the temporary exhibitions. The museum does not publish an admission price, so this page states none. The Hop card does not include it, and the Botanical Garden outside is free to everyone.

Is Natural History Museum open on Mondays?

It closes on Mondays for most of the year, but opens on Mondays in July and August from 10am to 5pm. Tuesday to Sunday it runs 10am to 5pm all year, with Wednesdays open until 9pm in every season.

Do I need to book Natural History Museum in advance with the Copenhagen Card?

Booking a time slot is recommended rather than required. Show the QR code in the Copenhagen Card app when you arrive. The Palm House in the same gardens is a separate attraction, and that one must be booked ahead.

Can I visit Natural History Museum twice on the same Copenhagen Card?

One scan per attraction applies, so this is a single visit per card. The Palm House counts as its own attraction and its own scan, even though the two sit in the same gardens.

How do I get into Natural History Museum 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.

See all 80+ attractions included with the Copenhagen Card →