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Living culture – the winners of the 2025 public consultation are now on the Danish register of intangible cultural heritage

Living culture – the winners of the 2025 public consultation are now on the Danish register of intangible cultural heritage

Sankt Hans bål på sø med en masse mennesker samlet på bredden.

Published 25 November 2025

The Danish Ministry of Culture conducted a public consultation in April 2025 to identify intangible cultural heritage in Denmark. The winners have now been entered into our register of living culture.

Bo of Denmark returns home

Bo of Denmark returns home

Fragmentets fire sider på et sort bord.

Published 27 November 2025

New manuscript in the library's collections from one of the most significant Danish thinkers of the Middle Ages.

The Carl Nielsen Letter Edition is published digitally

The Carl Nielsen Letter Edition is published digitally

Carl Nielsen and Anne Marie Nielsen

Published 27 November 2025

Royal Danish Library and Multivers are now publishing the Carl Nielsen Letter Edition digitally with English translations, so that interested parties around the world have access to the letters and the…

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DR-arkivet

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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

An Aerial View of Denmark

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See our digitised aerial photos from our extensive collection. You can also help us place them on the map of Denmark.

Mediestream

Collection of older newspaper clippings

Mediestream gives you online access to our unique digital collection of historical newspapers, radio and TV programmes, and cinema advertisements.

Digital collections

Digital collections

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Immerse yourself in a range of digital collections, including images, printed matter, handwritten manuscripts, maps, rare books, and much more.

The library system

The library system

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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.

Tidsskrift.dk

The database of journals - tidsskrift.dk - on mobile

Tidsskrift.dk gives you access to Danish professional, scientific, and cultural journals in digital full text.

Danish educational history

Danish educational history

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Take a closer look at Danish educational history material such as wallcharts, photos, parish charts, and teaching material throughout the ages.

Texts

Texts

Portrait photo: Georg Brandes

Here you can read and search works from the Danish literary history from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.

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