About the museum

The museum is responsible for the management of the national natural history collections as well as the associated research and public outreach. The collections form the absolute core of the museum. They include approx. 14 million objects collected over 400 years, including skins, skeletons, insects on needles, herbarium plants, fossils, minerals and meteorites. In addition to this is also the living collections in the Botanical Garden, which include approx. 9,000 different plant species, such as orchid, cactus, carnivorous plants and exotic tree species. Some of the objects can be seen in the museum's exhibitions and in the Botanical Garden, while others are only available to researchers.

The museum provides world-class research and is thus organized as a department of the University of Copenhagen. The museum is a leader in citizen-driven science and engages the general public in mapping the Danish nature.

In a few years, the museum will have a new museum building. The new building will be located in the Botanical Gardens in the heart of Copenhagen. It will be a place where interdisciplinary research will have the best possible setting. The public can choose between a pleasant walk in the gardens, a visit to the beautiful Victorian Palm House or a journey of exploration of the big new museum building.