Explorar Ishøj

A museum of contemporary art in Ishøj Beach Park, about 16 minutes by S-train from Copenhagen Central Station, opened in 1996 in a building by Søren Robert Lund and extended in 2008.

A museum of circus history in Hvidovre, opened in 2001 in the former commandant's building of the Avedøre barracks and built on the collection of the juggler Ølund "Barly" Jacobsen.

A coastal fort on Køge Bay built in 1913–16, now a museum on how Denmark stayed neutral through the First World War and what the war meant for daily life. Exhibition texts and audio are in English too.

Science centre in Copenhagen about energy and water, with a showroom, a waterfall and a giant toilet, and school programmes.

A museum for the Danish artist Henry Heerup (1907–93) in Rødovre, showing his paintings, prints, assemblages and granite sculptures; opened in 2000 beside Rødovregaard, the last farm of the old village.

Museum of more than 300 years of firefighting in Copenhagen, run by the city's emergency service.

Carlsberg's visitor centre in the brewery's original buildings in Copenhagen's Carlsberg district, telling the story of the brewery and its beer.

A historic house museum in Frederiksberg, the home where Kamma and Knud Lyne Rahbek hosted Golden Age figures such as Hans Christian Andersen, Adam Oehlenschläger and H.C. Ørsted. Temporarily closed since September 2025 because of mould; its café is open.

A museum of Danish humour and satire at Frederiksberg Runddel, formed in 2021 from the Storm P. Museum and the collection of the Morskabsmuseet. The first floor is devoted to the cartoonist Storm P.; the ground floor has changing exhibitions.

Experience and knowledge center showcasing 120 years of diesel engine innovation, featuring Denmark's first diesel engine and the historic B&W2000.