A “epidemic”, as it has been called by conservators, is not only threatening some of the country’s most notable paintings and cultural objects but also poses a health hazard to visitors. “It’s quite a ...

Two exceptionally rare Anglo-Saxon "Lamb of God" coins, minted over 1,000 years ago in a desperate bid to seek divine protection against Viking attacks, have been discovered in Denmark. The silver ...

Denmark's National Museum has unveiled what it described as the first "portrait" of a Viking: a miniature 10th-century figurine depicting a man with an imperial moustache, braided beard and ...

Deep in the storerooms of the National Museum of Denmark lay millennia-old clay tablets covered in engravings. Today, these ...