Museum · Copenhagen · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Thorvaldsen Museum is a museum in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 33 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 180 m you'll find a bench, a water point and a public toilet.
Audio tour · Thorvaldsen Museum
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You're standing at the Thorvaldsen Museum, on the little island of Slotsholmen right in the middle of Copenhagen. Next door is Christiansborg Palace, home of the Danish parliament. This is Denmark's oldest museum, and it's all about one man: the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
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No, according to OpenStreetMap it is not wheelchair accessible.
Yes: a water point at 70 m and a public toilet at 180 m.
When you stand at Thorvaldsen Museum, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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