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Long term exhibitions
Everywhere in Copenhagen the past interferes with the present. But how did the Copenhageners live 1000 years ago, and how did the city become the metropolis we know today? The long term exhibitions trace the changing of the city through time, both socially and physically.
Power and Autocracy
Copenhagen grew to become a new city at the height of the autocratic period. This exhibition tells the story of Copenhagen when it was the residential seat of the reigning autocratic monarchy, a period that lasted up until the Danish Golden Age when the Bourgeoisie came to power.
Freedom, Equality and the Bourgeoisie
While Copenhagen expands beyond its ramparts, the Bourgeoisie spend money recklessly and the town’s streetlights have recently become fuelled by gas. This exhibition tells the story of Copenhagen from the passing of the Constitution during the 1840s up until the enfranchisement of Danish women in 1908.
Under the Wings of Democracy
From the enfranchisement of Danish women in 1908 to the hosting of the European Capital of Culture in 1996 - Copenhagen certainly underwent extensive changes, socially, politically and economically speaking, in less than 100 years. This exhibition tells the story of welfare society’s road to victory within the capital.