Things to do in Copenhagen Region, Zealand: The Best Museums

How did people live, work, go to school and vacation in the fishing village of Gilleleje? Visit The Ship Hall Museum and experience a mid-1800 house. See the old fishing boats and learn more about the dangerous life at sea. A classroom from 1865 takes you back to school more than a hundred years ago. Visit the small vacation home from the 1950’s and 60’s – could you enjoy your vacation in a 10 m² cottage? Skibshallerne (The Ship Halls) are located in the middle of old Gilleleje surrounded by a beautiful old orchard. Enjoy cake and coffee in the garden before you venture out to explore the sights.

The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art collection focuses on contemporary works from 1945 to the present. Works by Pablo Picasso, Jean Dubuffet and Louise Bourgeois are part of the permanent exhibition at this white villa named Louise, after the first (and second and third) wife of the man who commissioned the building.

Odrupgaard is an exclusive art museum with a collection that includes names such as Monet, Gauguin, Matisse, Renoir and Hammershoi. Initially, the museum building served as a manor house. You can still sense the atmosphere throughout the old rooms and the park. Additionally, you can experience temporary exhibitions and (on weekends) visit the renowned Danish architect Finn Juhl's house which is a part of the museum. The sculptural extensional adjacent building is designed by the internationally acclaimed architect Zaha Hadid. How to get there: Take the S-train to Klampenborg or Lyngby Station, and then take bus 388 to Vilvordevej. It is a 2-minute walk from there to the museum.

A historic home, bird sanctuary, park, and museum all in one, located in the house of writer and Nobel Prize finalist Baroness Karen Blixen (in the US and UK, Isak Dinesen), known especially for "Out of Africa" and "Seven Gothic Tales". The museum not only maintains the 17th century house, Blixen's furnishings, and the park, but regularly hosts exhibitions related to Blixen's life and work in Kenya and Denmark. Recent exhibitions have included an exhibition "HER" by internationally acclaimed artist Candice Breitz about Meryl Streep's career.

The museum of Brede Works is located in Denmark's largest protected industrial complex. Sound, light, film and a multitude of other things give you an insight into the story of the lives of ordinary people in the transition to modern society, as well as the significance of industrialisation to daily life.