Prinsens Palais in Copenhagen. Home of the National Museum of Denmark

Seal (1893)

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The museum has a number of national commitments, particularly within the following key areas: archaeology, ethnology, numismatics, ethnography, natural science, conservation, communication, building antiquarian activities in connection with the churches of Denmark as well as the handling of the Danefæ (the National Treasures). This July 2007 does not cite any references or sources. ... Ethnology (from the Greek ethnos, meaning people) is the branch of anthropology that compares and analyses the origins, distribution, technology, religion, language, and social structure of the racial or national divisions of humanity. ... Numismatics is the scientific study of currency and its history in all its varied forms. ... Ethnography ( ethnos = people and graphein = writing) is the genre of writing that presents varying degrees of qualitative and quantitative descriptions of human social phenomena, based on fieldwork. ... The Michelson–Morley experiment was used to disprove that light propagated through a luminiferous aether. ... Architectural conservation describes the process through which the material, historical, and design integrity of immovable objects are prolonged through carefully planned interventions. ... Communication is a process that allows organisms to exchange information by several methods. ... An antiquarian or antiquary is one concerned with antiquities or things of the past. ... For the architectural structure, see Church (building). ...

The Danish pre-history section of the museum is closed until May of 2008 for renovations.[1]

Famous artifacts

• The Golden horns of Gallehus (only copies are on display since the originals were destroyed)
• The Gundestrup cauldron
• The Egtved Girl
• The Kingigtorssuaq Runestone
• The Snoldelev Stone

Image depicting the copies of the Golden horns found at the National Museum of Denmark. ... A photo of the Gundestrup cauldron. ... The Egtved Girl is the well-preserved remains of a 16-20 year old Nordic Bronze Age girl found in Egtved (55°37′ N 9°18′ E), Denmark in 1921. ... The Kingigtorssuaq Runestone (GR 1 M) was found in 1824 in a cairn on the top of mountain on Kingigtortagdlit Island (near ) north of Upernavik in Western Greenland. ... The Viking Age (Younger Futhark) runestone at Snoldelev, Ramsø, Denmark, dated to ca. ...

External links

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National Museum of Denmark

• Official website (Danish)
• Information in English

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