All year round you can explore our three main collections of Islamic art, European 18th-century art and Danish early modern art. We furthermore have 1-2 special exhibitions on show each year.
Free entrance to collections and exhibitions, always.
Plan your visit
Opening hours
There is always free entrance to the museum's collections and public guided tours.
Opening hours
Tuesday to Sunday 10-17
Wednesday until 21
Monday closed
Opening hours on holidays
Opening hours on holidays
The museum is closed on December 23, 24, 25, and 31.
Getting here
Address
Kronprinsessegade 30
1306 København K
Danmark
Getting here
Getting here
The David Collection is situated right by Kings Garden and close to both Kongens Nytorv and Nørreport in Copenhagen. It is therefore easy to get to the museum via public transportation just as it is a nice walk or bike ride from most of the central Copenhagen.
Train: take the S-train or regional train to Nørreport or Østerport Station.
Metro: Both Nørreport Station, Marmorkirken Station and Kongens Nytorv Station are all close to the museum.
Bus: Find your way on Rejseplanen and DOT – Public Transport in and around Copenhagen
Car: Acces to paid public parking in the neighborhood
When visiting
We kindly ask you to observe the museum’s rules for visitors:
Please remember
Please remember
Do not touch the works of art.
Photography is permitted, but not with a flash or tripod.
Food and drink may not be consumed in the museum.
Please do not use mobile phones for conversation.
Large bags are not allowed into the museum.
Lockers are available and tokens are available to borrow.
Instructions from the custodians must be followed at all times.
Accessibility
The museum is not easily accessible to the walking-impaired, since the David Collection is located in historical buildings that have many flights of stairs.
Wheelchairs and rollators
Wheelchairs and rollators
Because of the museum’s layout in two historical buildings, visitors may unfortunately not use wheelchairs or rollators. The elevator will not function in case of fire, and no staff would be available to help evacuate the walking-impaired.
Cloakroom
Cloakroom
Lockers are available and are locked with a token, you can borrow at the reception.
Toilets
Toilets
The toilets are found on plan 0 next to the cloakroom and on the 4th floor.
Info-tablets & audio guides
The Islamic collection is of practical considerations dimly lit. If you want to make sure that you can read all the labels in this part of the museum, we recommend borrowing one of our info-tablets.
For more than 100 of the Islamic artworks the info-tablet furthermore includes an audio guide.
You can borrow an info-tablet free of charge at the reception.
