Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Every bronze Degas ever cast, plus the most important Rodin collection outside France — all from one brewer's obsession.
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Carl Jacobsen, son of Carlsberg's founder, spent his life buying ancient Mediterranean sculpture and French painting, then donated everything to Copenhagen in 1888. Greek, Roman, and Egyptian antiquities share the building with Monet, Gauguin, van Gogh, and Toulouse-Lautrec — a sweep from pharaohs to Post-Impressionism under one roof.
What to look for
- The complete set of Degas bronze sculptures, including his full series of dancers
- The Rodin works — ranked the most significant collection outside France
- Ancient sculpture from Egypt, Rome, and Greece, which formed Jacobsen's original obsession
A public institution (donated to the Danish State and City of Copenhagen); check current opening hours and admission before you go.
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is one of 35 sights worth the detour in Copenhagen, all bundled offline in Voyage GO — download the Copenhagen pack and it sits on your map with no signal, filling your travel passport the moment you walk past.
More to see in Copenhagen
- The Little MermaidAt 1.25 metres tall, she is smaller than almost every visitor expects — and that gap between legend and reality is the whole experience.
- Parken StadiumA 38,000-seat national football ground with a retractable roof and a three-Michelin-star restaurant on the eighth floor.
- AmalienborgFour matching palaces share one octagonal courtyard — and the Danish king actually lives in one.
- Tivoli GardensOpen since 1843 on a royal permit granted because, as the founder told the king, people busy having fun don't think about politics.
- Christiansborg PalaceThe only building on Earth where parliament, prime minister, and supreme court share one address — and the king still drops by.
- Rosenborg CastleA 1606 royal summerhouse that ended up storing the crown jewels and standing in as emergency palace twice.