Liberation of Denmark 1945
We have found material in the collections from the five cursed years and the early May days of 1945, when freedom returned.
Royal Danish Library's
DR-arkiv
Explore millions of programmes
Transitional arrangement for students using Royal Danish Library's Nota service
Published 28 March 2025
For the rest of the year, a transitional arrangement will be established at Royal Danish Library's Nota service for students without a grant for special educational support (SPS).
Royal Danish Library's DR-arkiv is now here
Published 31 March 2025
Royal Danish Library launches an archive with up to one million DR programmes from 2006-2024 – and that's just the beginning.
Find materials
DR-arkivet
Discover a unique amount of DR's programmes in Royal Danish Library's archive from the Danish Broadcasting Corporation: DR-arkivet.
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.
Advertisements collection
The collection of advertisements is an essential documentation of 20th century Danish cultural history. We have advertisements that were shown in cinemas and on TV.
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.
Texts
Here you can read and search works from the Danish literary history from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
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Print and copy
You can print, copy and scan at the library if you are registered as a user and you log in to your print account.
Ask the library
You are welcome to contact us if you need help and guidance for search and lending or have questions about our collections. We respond to inquiries weekdays at 9-15.