The biggest criminal cases in Danish history
In the museum’s exhibitions you can get acquainted with the police’s handling of various types of crime, from pawnshops, forgeries and theft to spectacular robberies and murders. For example, the case of the safe thief ‘The Drilling X’, murders in the former Danish colony in the West Indies, the case of Dagmar Overby, who murdered poor children in 1920s Copenhagen and Palle Sørensen, who shot and killed four police officers in 1965.
Street fights and terror preparedness
Over the past 50 years, clashes between police and groups of the population and terrorism have become an increasingly important part of the reality for Danes – and thus also the police. Both developments have led to major changes in police equipment, clothing and methods. The exhibition includes objects from the terrorist attacks on 14 and 15 February 2015 – an event that really shaped the Danish police in a new and security-oriented direction.
The Danish Police Museum
Fælledvej 20
2200 Copenhagen
Monday: closed
Tuesday: 11:00 – 16:00
Wednesdat: Closed
Thursday: 11:00 – 16:00
Friday: closed
Saturday: 11:00 – 16:00
Sunday: 11:00 – 16:00
Opening hours are subject to change. Please visit the museum’s website for details.
Adults: 70 DKK
Children (0 – 18 years): 0 DKK
Prices are subject to change. Please visit the museum’s website for details.
Meet the watchman, who patrolled the streets with his morning star, lit the gas lamps, and sang his traditional verses. See the first real policemen in their colorful uniforms, which made them look more like soldiers. Encounter the “panserbasse” with his round helmet and hefty build—a favorite subject of satirical cartoons. And, of course, you can also meet today’s officers in full riot gear, designed to withstand firebombs and projectiles. The Police Museum has been open to the public since 1993, but its origins trace back to the founding of the Criminal Museum in 1904. In 2010, the museum’s exterior was fully restored, bringing it back to its original appearance as Station 6.
At the Danish Police Museum, you’ll find everything from forged artworks to murder weapons from some of the most infamous criminal cases.
There are vintage police motorcycles, a forensic science department, and—just like any real police station—a detention corridor.