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Guided tours
Every Sunday at 16 you can join a free guided tour that focuses on Danish and international design and crafts. Through selected objects and stories, the tour provides a general introduction to the museum’s eight exhibitions. The tour lasts one hour and starts in the entrance hall.
The capacity is 20 people and registration is distributed on a first come, first served basis. Get your free ticket for the tour in the ticket sale. Please note, that it is not possible to prebook in advance. Likewise a guided tour in Danish starts at 14 every Sunday in the entrance hall.
Private guided tour
We offer several different tours of the museum’s exhibitions. Read about the different tours and book the one you want below.
GUIDED TOUR: Introduction to the museum and its exhibitions
Through 12 selected stops, the museum guide will guide you through seven of the museum’s eight exhibitions. The introduction will give a look into the exhibitions: THE POWER OF PRINT, DANISH MODERN, POWERFUL PATTERNS, WONDER, DANISH SILVER, LITTLE TABLE, COVER THYSELF! and IN THE MAKING. The tour is intended as a preview of the museum’s large and diverse collections.
Please note: the maximum number of people is 25.
Duration: 1 hour.
Price: 1000 DKK when the entrance ticket is redeemed.
Special price for annual pass holders: 850 DKK.
THE POWER OF PRINT: TEXTILE PRINTING IN MOTION
Experience the power of color, pattern and craftsmanship as we explore the exhibition The Power of Print together.
What happens when hands, colors and fabric meet in rhythm and repetition? This guided tour dives into the history and present of Danish textile printing – from the pioneering experiments with pattern to today’s artistic prints. We take a closer look at works from the museum’s own collection as well as pieces by eight prominent contemporary textile printers who are keeping the craft alive and pushing it in new directions. Along the way, you’ll gain insight into techniques, traditions, and the essential role of workshops in shaping Denmark’s design heritage and into the many stories that patterns can hold.
The tour concludes with a direct link to the exhibition Powerful Patterns and offers further threads into the museum’s other displays.
Please note: the maximum number of people is 25.
Duration: 1 hour.
Price: 1000 DKK when the entrance ticket is redeemed.
Special price for annual pass holders: 850 DKK.
GUIDED TOUR: DANISH MODERN
Danish design is known and loved – both at home and abroad, but what led to its success, which designs are central and who are the great Danish designers of the 20th century? The exhibition ‘Danish Modern’ unfolds the story of Danish design from the 1920s to the year 2000, focusing on some of the most iconic Danish designs. Through selected stops and objects, the tour offers a glimpse into this golden era of Danish design.
Please note: the maximum number of people is 25.
Duration: 1 hour.
Price: 1000 DKK when the entrance ticket is redeemed.
Special price for annual pass holders: 850 DKK.
GUIDED TOUR: Wonder
The exhibition Wonder focuses on collectors and collections. That collections can be both wonderful and a source of wonder. And the fact that we have, or have had, a collector hidden inside us. Through five exhibition rooms, five different stories are told about collections and the collectors who can still be glimpsed behind the collections. The tour focuses on the founding of the museum in 1890 and offers an opportunity to get close to the history of collecting and the very oldest objects in the museum.
Please note: the maximum number of people is 25.
Duration: 1 hour.
Price: 1000 DKK when the entrance ticket is redeemed.
Special price for annual pass holders: 850 DKK.
GUIDED TOUR: Powerful Patterns
The main story of the exhibition “Powerful Patterns” is patterns as they unfold on textiles, both fabrics for clothing and accessories, as well as the flat textiles, fabric panels and smaller samples. All textile patterns are chosen across time, place, and cultures – and all are from the Design Museum’s collections. The exhibition’s universe has been created in collaboration with artist, fashion designer and musician Henrik Vibskov. The tour offers the opportunity to delve into the art forms and compositions of the patterns.
Please note: the maximum number of people is 25.
Duration: 1 hour.
Price: 1000 DKK when the entrance ticket is redeemed.
Special price for annual pass holders: 850 DKK.
GUIDED TOUR: LITTLE TABLE, COVER THYSELF!
Little Table, Cover Thyself! shows objects from the history of table setting from the Renaissance to the present day, displayed on 7 original tables. We delve into the details and stories of craftsmanship, design processes, customs, and usage as we look at over 200 objects in silver, gold, glass, porcelain, and wood.
Please note: the maximum number of people is 25.
Duration: 1 hour.
Price: 1000 DKK when the entrance ticket is redeemed.
Special price for annual pass holders: 850 DKK.
WANT TO KNOW EVEN MORE?
Arrange a guided tour with one of the museum’s curators. Each of the museum’s exhibitions has been created by a curator who, in collaboration with the exhibition designers, has set the scene for the objects and their stories. A guided tour with a curator allows you to delve even deeper into the subject matter of the exhibition, while getting even closer to the choices and exclusions that an exhibition represents.
Please note: the maximum number of people is 25.
Duration: 1 hour.
This tour requires booking through bookning@designmuseum.dk