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Krigsmuseet | |
Former name | Royal Danish Arsenal Museum (Danish: Tøjhusmuseet) |
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Established | 1928 |
Location | Christian IV's Arsenal Slotsholmen Copenhagen, Denmark |
Type | Military museum |
Collection size | 100,000 |
Visitors | 71,530 (2016)[1] |
Director | Jens Carl Kirchmeier-Andersen |
Owner | National Museum of Denmark |
Public transit access | Stormbroen, Nationalmuseet (Vindebrogade) |
Website | Official website |
The Danish War Museum (Danish: Krigsmuseet) is a museum of military history and arms on Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located in Christian IV's Arsenal (Danish: Tøjhuset), from which it takes its former name. On 1 July 2018, the name was changed from the Royal Danish Arsenal Museum (Danish: Tøjhusmuseet) to The Danish War Museum, in order to make it easier for guest to discern the nature of the museum.[2]