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Behind the Scenes workshops

Look on while archaeologists and other museum professionals examine new museum artefacts. By observing work in progress, you will gain an understanding of the professional endeavours that take place behind the scenes in the museum world.

What does an archaeologist do besides excavating finds?

Are you curious to see how things work in a museum? If so, be sure to visit the Museum of Copenhagen's recently opened Behind the Scenes workshops. Here, you can look on while recently excavated and collected artefacts are accessed to the museum.  Archaeologists and other museum professionals are ready to tell you how they go about accessing, cleansing, identifying, registering and examining museum artefacts.

Opening hours

These workshops do not have fixed opening hours. However, you can remain up-to-date by registering for our newsletter or visiting our website on a regular basis.