The David Collection in Copenhagen is the largest collection of Islamic art in Scandinavia. Furthermore the collection contains European 18th century fine and applied art, displayed in interiors from the period.
set in a beautiful park , which on our visit looked amazing in a covering of snow . Small sculpture area nearby
Why is this number 1 in Copenhagen? It's good but not mindblowingly amazing. Its A Free Exhibit. Would go if you're nearby but theres better museums to see.
The Collections are set up in a good way, so you can enjoy both the single items and the general Group.
The David Collection is really impressive, even more so if you consider that it is free. They have an impressive collection of Islamic art that is wonderfully presented with lots of accompanying information about the religion, culture, and areas of the world where the artefacts were found. We found it really informative as well as beautiful. I also like the tablets that they have allowing you to have access to all of the information about the collection in English. You could spend hours and hours here, so you might want to break up your visit so that you don't get overloaded if you try to view it all at once. I'll definitely go back on my next visit to Copenhagen.
We recently received a private tour from a David Collection volunteer and were blown away. Both my husband and I have travelled in several Muslim countries and were somewhat familiar with Islamic art, but the breadth of this collection is truly astounding. The Islamic collection is arranged both by period and location, and I felt like I learned a lot just from our short tour. The patterns and colors of the different objects were breathtaking, and there are numerous very valuable items here, including art created with the image of Mohammed (which I had previously thought went against the Koran -- that it has not always been prohibited is something else I learned) as well as old beautiful pages of the Koran itself, and beautiful robes and textiles. I was also very impressed with the amount of information available and computerized exhibits that displayed the spread of Islam at different points in history. The lower floors of the museum also contains the collector's private collections of Danish art, French porcelain, and very interesting functional furniture. We really just touched the surface of this museum too -- there was just so much to see!Visiting this museum was a surprising treat of our time in Copenhagen, and best of all, it's free! I love and really appreciate museums who open themselves to the public for free -- that is public education at its best. In sum, we highly recommend this museum.
A very nice way to spend a few hours getting out of the cold!Some very beautiful examples of islamic art, I especially enjoyed the calligraphy and woodwork pieces.Friendly staff and helpful electronic gadgetry to provide more detailed information on a lot of the items on show.
My favorite museum in Copenhagen. A world class collection of Islamic art that the Qataris would love to have in Doha but also some local gems including a sublime Hammershøj interior. The building itself is also worth seeing for itself and it's all free!!
It has a big collection, in real good condition, well indentified , It provides you an overlook of the country history and it is free
A beautiful collection of arts and crafts from various cultures. The arabic arts are astonashing.I recomend this pearl of a museum.