Things to do in Zealand, Zealand: The Best Natural History Museums

January 28, 2022 Janette Largent

Denmark's largest island is so much more than simply the home of the country's dynamic capital, Copenhagen. Zealand also offers a delightful array of holiday homes and villas, pleasing harbors and sandy beaches, fringed by forests where castles lurk. Major destinations include the UNESCO-designated, Dutch Renaissance-style Kronborg Castle in Helsingor and the Viking attractions, cathedral and music festival of Roskilde. To the south bobs a flotilla of beautiful and relatively untouched islands.
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1. Botanical Garden

Gothersgade 128, Copenhagen 1353 Denmark +45 35 32 22 22 http://botanik.snm.ku.dk
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Botanical Garden

The Botanical Garden is a part of the Natural History Museum of Denmark. The Botanical Garden holds the largest collections of living plants in Denmark. If you are interested in botany and gardening or are just looking for an idyllic escape from the hustle and bustle of the city, the garden is a great place to relax and find inspiration. Year round it is home to a variety of exhibitions and activities, for example the Palm House, the Butterfly House and guided tours. The Botanical Garden are open Tuesday through Sunday from 8:30 AM to 4 PM in the winter, and every day from 8:30 AM to 6 PM from May through September. Visiting the Botanical Garden is free, except for the Palm House where there is an entrance fee.

Reviewed By okeedoke

We visited the lovely gardens after our tour of Rosenborg Castle.The garden contains more than 13,000 species, arranged in different sections including: Danish plants (600 species), perennial plants (1,100 species), annual plants (1,100 species), rock gardens with plants from mountainous areas in Central and Southern Europe and Conifer Hill...which is planted with coniferous trees. One of the newest inclusions is a rhododendron garden and the butterfly pavilion. Higly recommend!

2. Medical Museion

Bredgade 62, Copenhagen 1260 Denmark +45 35 32 38 00 [email protected] http://www.museion.ku.dk/
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Medical Museion

Exploring, understanding and treating the body has always been the job of medicine. At Medical Museion we explore what medicine means for our lives – in the past, present and future. Medical Museion is a museum for everyone who has a body and is curious about how it is has been understood and treated, from Antiquity to Genetics. Exhibitions at Medical Museion draw on the museum’s vast collection of historical objects. However, you can also encounter cutting edge medical research and practice. The exhibitions take you on a journey through the world of medicine from historical understandings of our bodies to current challenges in public health such as obesity. The Body Collected (opened in 2015) lays out how medicine has collected the human body for research and teaching throughout history, running up to the present day. Guests are invited to join one of our guided tours (included in admission price) for a general introduction to the exhibitions, however, we also encourage you to explore the museum on your own. Do make sure to check out the museum’s calendar for special events, including Evening Consultations. Medical Museion is a university museum where scholars do research in science communication and medical humanities, often based in or contributing to the exhibitions. Many of the museum’s activities are experimental - both in format and content. Examples include the open collection room for Psychiatry, and the contemporary research focus of Room for Ageing. The Royal Surgical Academy Medical Museion is based in the buildings of the old Surgical Academy from 1787. Traces of the past are still evident in the exhibition rooms. At the centre of the museum is the anatomical theatre in which generations of medical student witnessed dissections of corpses and learned about anatomy. The anatomical theatre is still used for public lectures, doctoral defences and teaching. Medical Museion also hosts concerts, performance art and theatre in its historical surroundings, and arranges public events based on the exhibitions.

Reviewed By Miea_H - Bodo, Norway

The medical Museion is a combined museum and a research unit with a lot of history. The building has a really special atmosphere, with its vast collection of medical artefacts and materials, as well as the well kept rooms. Stepping in to the building was a treat on its own. It was definitely worth the visit.

3. Zoological Museum

Universitetsparken 15, Copenhagen 2100 Denmark +45 35 32 22 22 [email protected] http://zoologi.snm.ku.dk/
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Zoological Museum

Reviewed By Marketa90 - Prague, Czech Republic

the museum was great. many animals. suitable for adults and children. I warmly recommend. better to buy Copenhagen card, free entry

4. Geological Museum

Oster Voldgade 5 - 7, Copenhagen 1350 Denmark +45 35 32 22 22 http://snm.ku.dk/
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Geological Museum

Reviewed By lesliegbrown - Stonehaven, United Kingdom

Visited the Geological Museum with my 10 year old daughter whilst her elder sister and mother visited the Rosenberg Palace which is located nearby. The Dinosaur and Butterfly special exhibits were perfect in size to hold the attention of my daughter with lots of interactive areas and opportunities to work with the staff members to perform various activities. The Geological rock area was also very interesting with lots of wow moments seeing how many different types and shades of rocks that can be found all around the world. The fact the Rosenberg Palace visitors had to wait for us to finish our visit goes to show just how engaging this was for my daughter who usually gets bored quite quickly in these sorts of environments.

5. AEbelholt Klostermuseum

AEbelholt 4, Hillerod, Hilleroed Municipality 3400 Denmark +45 72 17 02 40 [email protected] http://www.museumns.dk
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AEbelholt Klostermuseum

In 1175, the largest – Augustinian monastery was built near Hillerød to serve as a seminary, a shelter for the poor and as a hospital. After the Reformation, the monastery was partly demolished. The museum exhibits many of the excavated skeletons showing diseases, living conditions and causes of death in the middle ages. Walk on the ruins of the monastery and in the medical garden.

6. Naturcenter Amager Strand

Oeresundsstien 7, Copenhagen 2300 Denmark +45 29 28 21 17 http://naturcenteramagerstrand.dk/
Naturcenter Amager Strand

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