Tourist in Copenhagen
Tourist in Copenhagen
Tourist in Copenhagen
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tHe museum of<br />
national History<br />
Only a short trip from <strong>Copenhagen</strong>,<br />
<strong>in</strong> the town of Hillerød,<br />
you f<strong>in</strong>d one of Denmark’s great<br />
national treasures, the Museum<br />
of National History.<br />
The museum and its Royal<br />
Portrait Collection, illustrat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the past 500 years of Danish<br />
history, is housed at Frederiksborg<br />
Castle – a magnificent<br />
former royal palace dat<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
the 16th and early 17th centuries.<br />
Special exhibitions this w<strong>in</strong>ter<br />
<strong>in</strong>clude: Pr<strong>in</strong>ce Gong’s Palace -<br />
a Ch<strong>in</strong>ese visit at Frederiks borg.<br />
Costumes and artefacts from<br />
the Imperial Court of Ch<strong>in</strong>a<br />
(until 31 Dec).<br />
Apr – Oct 10 am-5 pm • Nov – Mar 11 am-3 pm<br />
3400 Hillerød • tel 48 26 04 39 • www.dnm.dk<br />
Also <strong>in</strong> December, the museum<br />
exhibits a rare selection of 17th-<br />
century Danish silk embroidered<br />
l<strong>in</strong>en tablecloths and opens its<br />
collection of cab<strong>in</strong>ets and cupboards<br />
from the 17th and 18th<br />
centuries to reveal their rich and<br />
precious ornamented tableware.<br />
You will f<strong>in</strong>d a wide selection of<br />
Christmas ornaments and other<br />
gift items <strong>in</strong> the museum shop.<br />
cph-tourist.dk<br />
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