Copenhagen Amber Museum, Amber museum in Kanneworffs House, Copenhagen, Denmark
The Copenhagen Amber Museum is a museum inside Kanneworffs House, near Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen, displaying a collection of amber pieces that contain preserved insects and plants from prehistoric times. Magnifying glasses are available throughout the exhibition so visitors can examine the details of each specimen closely.
Kanneworffs House dates to 1606 and was originally home to craftspeople such as barbers and tobacco spinners. Over time the building changed use and eventually became the space where the amber collection is now displayed.
Amber has been valued across Scandinavia for thousands of years and traveled along trade routes as far as the Mediterranean. Pieces on display show how this material connected people from distant regions long before modern trade existed.
The museum sits right at Kongens Nytorv, making it easy to reach on foot from most parts of central Copenhagen. Since examining specimens through magnifying glasses takes time, it is worth setting aside a longer visit than you might expect.
In 2010 the museum acquired the largest modern amber piece ever found in Denmark, weighing over 9 pounds (4 kg), pulled from the sea by a fisherman. This shows that the waters around Denmark still give up rare finds today.
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