Copenhagen to unveil £200 million underground Natural History Museum in 2027

After years of planning and construction that began in 2019, Copenhagen’s Natural History Museum is set to open on March 6, 2027, marking the culmination of a £200 million project. The centerpiece is a network of eight underground galleries beneath the city’s Botanical Garden, each focusing on themes such as the Universe, Earth, Life and the Ocean Hall. Designed by Lene Tranberg, the spaces will receive natural light via skylights and feature concrete walls, curved staircases and acoustic wooden slats.

The museum’s holdings comprise roughly 14 million specimens gathered over four centuries, highlighted by a 17-metre Diplodocus and multiple T-rex skeletons, all viewable through interactive touchscreen tables offering 3D scans. The Ocean Hall will boast a 16-metre-wide, 23-metre-high dome made of 1,600 triangular glass panels supported by 2,000 steel frames. Collaborators include design agency Tinker Imagineers, Event Communications, and the Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond, whose director Christine Wiberg-Lyng praised the sensory setting. Ticket prices are slated at about £13.22 for adults and £5.75 for children aged three to 17.