The chicken farmer from Høsterkøb
From the winter track to the first Danish tour hero. We follow in the wheels of Hans Edmund Andresen. The first Danish cyclist to complete the Tour de France.
Inspiration
We dive into our collections and share our knowledge.
How to digitise 200,000 photographs?
Get behind the digitisation of royal court photographer Peter Elfelt's photographs and learn more about our work processes when almost 100-year-old images go digital.
Friday the 13th
One to three times a year the 13th falls on a Friday. But why do many not dare to challenge fate that day? We uncover the origin of the fateful day.
Women's struggle for citizenship
The women's cause and the fight for women's rights officially came on the political agenda in 1871 when the Danish Women's Society was founded.
HM Queen Margrethe II - 50 years on the throne
This year, Queen Margrethe celebrates her 50th anniversary as Denmark's regent. We celebrate the anniversary with a number of highlights from Her Majesty's long life and career from our collections.
Podcast - Margrete I
Have you seen the new movie about Margaret I? Listen to our podcast about the movie, Margaret's life and how to portray historical figures in fiction.
Copenhagen 2021
While Copenhagen hosted the world's largest LGBTI+ event, Copenhagen 2021, we took a look at our cultural heritage, where a number of LGBTI+ people have left their mark.
The roots of racism
May 2021 marks a year since the murder of the 46-year-old black American George Floyd. On that occasion, we have taken a look at our collections to examine the roots of racism.
Freedom of the Press Writings
Come! Let us lead you into 18th century Facebook, where feuds, scams and deportations are the order of the day. We have digitised the texts published when the censorship laws were abolished.
Poetry readings in the Library Garden
Every summer, we invite Danish poets to write new poems and read them aloud in the Library Garden in August.
Behind the scenes at The Black Diamond
In 2017, film director Mauricio González-Aranda followed the day-to-day work at The Black Diamond in his movie "A Word for Human". Watch it here.
Rødstrømper – sisterhood and revolution
In 1970, something new happened in Denmark. A group of women associated with the youth uprising had had enough of doing other people's laundry and meeting society's gender-based expectations.
Karen Blixen - Behind the Scenes
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.
The creative library - at home
Get inspired by the library's treasures to make creative works of art at home. You only have to use things and materials that you likely already have in the house or you can buy in grocery stores.
Find more in our collections
Map Collection
Our collection of maps is one of Northern Europe's largest. The oldest maps in the collection date from the 16th century, and the newest may have just come from the printing house.
Collection of Prints and Photographs
We have both physical and digital images in the collection. They all come from Denmark or have some kind of connection with the country.
Newspaper collection
The national newspaper collection consists of daily newspapers and local newspapers that have been published in Denmark or have direct relations to Denmark.