Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen: How to Visit and What to Do Nearby

The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek sits behind Tivoli Gardens on Dantes Plads in central Copenhagen, an art museum founded in 1888 by brewer Carl Jacobsen of the Carlsberg dynasty. The collection holds the largest assemblage of ancient Mediterranean art in northern Europe, with Egyptian sarcophagi, Roman portrait busts, and the most comprehensive collection of Etruscan art outside Italy. A glass-domed winter garden with palm trees connects the original 19th-century building to a modern wing. The French collection includes over 40 works by Gauguin and a significant group of Rodin bronzes. is just one of many options in Copenhagen. Major attractions worth considering include Christiansborg Palace (Christiansborg Slot), Freetown Christiania, and Amager Museum (Amagermuseet).