See our Treasures

See the finest, most beautiful, most important and most valuable of Royal Danish Library's treasures in our exhibition in The Black Diamond.

A look into the treasures exhibition with Hans Christian Andersen's showcases in the front

Photo: Anders Sune Berg

Discover gems from the collections on science, philosophy, mapping, music and much more - or zoom in on a number of prominent Danes and read Søren Kierkegaard's letter to his fiancée, Karen Blixen's own manuscript or Hans Christian Andersen's diary.

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Treasure hunt in the exhibition - For children and their adults

As something special, children and their adults can go on a treasure hunt together in the exhibition! Here you have to solve tasks, find your way and talk about your own treasures. During the hunt, you follow the treasure map and find not just one but many treasures. Get the free treasure map in the Diamond's shop.

The exhibition is also disseminated to children with specific texts, so that even the youngest can experience and understand Denmark's great treasures. You will find the children's texts on the iPad closest to the treasure.

You can find our treasures digitally too

If it is too far to The Black Diamond, you can also explore our treasures from home.

Karen Blixen - Behind the Scenes

Karen Blixen is sitting on a step with a large bouquet of lilies
Karen Blixen is one of the most important Danish authors of the 20th century. We take a little look behind the façade of both the private person and the artist.