Tucked inside the Royal Botanic Gardens in Copenhagen is the Geological Museum. Our motivation for visiting was to see the exhibition Flora Danica - a display of hand-drawn and coloured botanical prints. These were showcased alongside contemporary interpretations by Danish artists. It was a very small exhibition, which isn't a criticism. In fact, it was … Continue reading Geological Museum: University of Copenhagen

The following is part 2 of yesterday's museum adventures. I'll start by saying we didn't really plan on visiting the Design Museum. I stumbled across it whilst googling what to see around the Medical Museion. What's pretty cool is that the Design Museum is housed in part of the former Frederiks Hospital. Its collection includes … Continue reading Design Museum Denmark

We have had such an amazing day seeing some of the wonderful sites in the city and, most importantly, museum-hopping. Although we visited the Design Museum first, I am too excited to write about the Medical Museion. Since they are such different places, both deserve their own blog entry. The Medical Museion, founded in 1907, … Continue reading Medical Museion

After arriving in Copenhagen at 6.00 am this morning we thought it was absolutely necessary to start our trip with a danish and a visit to Det Kongelige Bibliotek (The Royal Library). Nicknamed "The Black Diamond", this library is a beautifully designed space seamlessly combining the old and the new. The old section of the … Continue reading Det Kongelige Bibliotek – Royal Danish Library