New natural history museum to open next year after years of delays

The Natural History Museum of Denmark will open its doors in Copenhagen on March 6 next year, ending a project that has been delayed for several years.

The museum stands in the Botanical Garden near Nørreport Station. The idea dates back to 2004, according to TV 2 Kosmopol, and the original plan called for an opening in 2024. Delays pushed back the project, while the total construction bill rose to more than 1 billion kroner.

The museum describes the project as “the largest Danish museum investment in recent history”. Director Nina Rønsted calls it “a natural history beacon for the future” and says the institution wants to bring people closer to nature.

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Nature is in crisis, and many people at the same time experience a distance from it. When we do not feel connected to nature, we do not feel responsible for it either.

“Nature is in crisis, and many people at the same time experience a distance from it. When we do not feel connected to nature, we do not feel responsible for it either,” Rønsted said. “Therefore, our most important task is to help restore that connection and create the sense of wonder that can lead to change.”

The museum will open with eight new exhibitions, including displays on “The Universe”, “Earth”, “Life”, “Denmark”, “The Arctic”, “Biodiversity”, “The Human” and “The Ocean Hall”. The University of Copenhagen institution is Denmark’s national natural history museum. Its collections include about 14 million animals, plants, fossils, minerals and meteorites gathered over 400 years, as well as around 8,000 plant species. Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitekter designed the building with Claus Pryds Arkitekter, with support from several private foundations.

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Therefore, our most important task is to help restore that connection and create the sense of wonder that can lead to change.