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Children & families
Design is meant to be used, seen, and explored, which is why young museum visitors are just as important as the older ones. We are constantly working to become an even better destination for both children and adults. On this page, you can read about the various offerings for families with children at the Designmuseum Danmark.
Children aged 0-17 always have free admission to the entire museum.
CHILDREN'S GUIDE
At the museum’s ticket counter, children can get a free children’s guide with small, creative design tasks. Here, the monkey Kay guides them to explore different patterns, shapes, and materials in the museum and to draw/design themselves.
GREEN SURROUNDINGS
The green museum garden is a peaceful oasis, secluded from the city’s noise. There is space both to play and to take a break. In the garden, a collection of sculptures from the 18th to the 21st century is exhibited, as well as the figure group ‘Playmates’ created especially for the museum garden by Danish furniture designer Anne Brandhøj. The figures invite play and are inspired by Kay Bojesen’s forms and choice of materials. Children are welcome to touch and climb on the ‘Playmates’ – at your own responsibility, of course.
HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS AND 'FASTELAVN'
During the winter, autumn, and Easter holidays, there are creative workshops for children and families in the museum’s cozy Design Workshop. Here, there is an opportunity to ‘learn a little craft’ based on one of the museum’s current exhibitions – always under the expert guidance of the museum’s guides. According to tradition, the museum also invites children and families to celebrate the Danish tradition ‘Fastelavn’ in the garden every year.
CHILDREN'S MENU
If you get hungry, the museum café FORMAT offers a special menu for children. Naturally, the café has high chairs for the youngest visitors.
Diaper facilities and breastfeeding
Very young children are also very welcome at the museum. There are changing facilities by the toilets in the foyer, and breastfeeding is allowed everywhere in the museum. For safety reasons, it is not allowed to bring your own strollers and prams into the exhibition areas. At the information desk, you can borrow an umbrella stroller.
Please note that the strollers are suitable for children over 1 year, and we therefore recommend that you bring a baby carrier for children under 1 year.