Search services
Through our search services you can search directly in many of our materials. Here you can find pictures, letters, maps, newspapers, radio and TV broadcasts and much more.
Find materials
Our collections are large. We have many different search services and special collections, which is why you cannot search all of our material at once. But our guides can help you.
We have extensive collections of materials that you can delve into to learn more about our common history and cultural heritage.
The collections are located in different search services, and therefore you cannot search all of our collections at once.
Choose one of the three entries below and delve into the collections.
Guides
We know that it can be difficult to navigate our collections, so we have created a series of guides to help you find different types of material.
Collections
Our collections range widely. From handwritten documents to prints, from photos to videos, and from sound recordings to sheet music. Explore the many collections.
Which kind of material are you interested in?
You can choose to view a selection of the materials by using the filter buttons.
DR-arkivet
Discover a unique amount of DR's programmes in Royal Danish Library's archive from the Danish Broadcasting Corporation: DR-arkivet.
The library system
In the library system, you can borrow books, articles, and journals. You can also find physical and digital material, for example images, music releases, sheet music, manuscripts, and much more.
An Aerial View of Denmark
See our digitised aerial photos from our extensive collection. You can also help us place them on the map of Denmark.
Mediestream
Mediestream gives you online access to our unique digital collection of historical newspapers, radio and TV programmes, and cinema advertisements.
Digital collections
Immerse yourself in a range of digital collections, including images, printed matter, handwritten manuscripts, maps, rare books, and much more.
Open Books
Get access to scholarly and professional e-books from Danish research institutions.
Tidsskrift.dk
Tidsskrift.dk gives you access to Danish professional, scientific, and cultural journals in digital full text.
Danish educational history
Take a closer look at Danish educational history material such as wallcharts, photos, parish charts, and teaching material throughout the ages.