Take a walk through the Danish War Museum and step back in time as you explore exhibitions that cover Danish war history from the 1500s until present day with the War in Afghanistan.

The war museum is located in the historic “Tøjhus” – Arsenal building, built by Christian the 4. in 1604 and functioned as an armoury.

See the shining armour of 15th-century Danish knights. Learn about the 17th-century war with the Swedes and the 19th-century conflict with the English. Sit back in a hammock and listen to Danish stories from the seven seas.

Discover how World War II and the Cold War affected the country. Uncover Denmark's role in 21st-century conflicts.

At the Museum you can see:
a ship model made of bones
a 150-year-old biscuit
a military car that ran over a roadside bomb in Afghanistan - but everyone survived!
the world’s only complete example of a uniform from the American Civil War

We have just launched a new spot exhibition at the museum: Have drones changed the way we wage war?

What do drones mean for today’s wars? And how will drones affect the battlefield of the future? The media constantly brings stories about the use of drones in Ukraine and other battlefields around the world, just as social media is overflowing with videos of spectacular drone attacks. The unmanned aerial weapons spread fear and terror in the places where they monitor and drop bombs - among both soldiers and civilians. Nowhere is safe, with cameras and sensors, the drone can see you everywhere.

There are plenty of horror scenarios: Are we looking into a future where drones develop into pure killing machines that operate on their own? And can we stop a drone attack with the defence systems that the Danish defence has at its disposal today?