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4 unusual facts about National Museum of Denmark


Ammassalik wooden maps

Upon Holm's return, the maps were deposited along with the rest of the collection at the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen.

Lisbjerg

It was removed from the church in 1867 and is now on display at the National Museum of Denmark.

National Museum of Denmark

The museum has a number of national commitments, particularly within the following key areas: archaeology, ethnology, numismatics, ethnography, natural science, conservation, communication, building antiquarian activities in connection with the churches of Denmark as well as the handling of the Danefæ (the National Treasures).

Tell Shemshara

The objects found during the Danish excavation were divided between the National Museum of Iraq and the National Museum of Denmark.


1816 in archaeology

Christian Jürgensen Thomsen is appointed curator of the collections of the Museum of Northern Antiquities in Copenhagen, where he begins to organize them according to the three-age system.

Jacob Kornerup

His acquaintance with the archeologist Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae encouraged him to become involved in the restoration of historical buildings in collaboration with the National Museum, leading to hundreds of drawings and watercolors which are now in the museum's archives.

Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae

As director of the National Museum of Denmark (1865-1874), Worsaae became the mentor of a new generation of archaeologists: including Sophus Müller in Denmark.

Stig Andersen Hvide

Recent excavation on the island of Samsø by archaeologists of the National Museum of Denmark revealed acts of piracy attributed to Marsk Stig.

The Bog People

Outlining the find's removal to the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen, he then outlines the manner in which the head was conserved for public display at the Silkeborg Museum.


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