Natural History Museum of Denmark

Denmark - Copenhagen

Garden Information

Institution Code: C

BGCI Member: Yes

The Palmhouse-Complex from 1874

About the Natural History Museum of Denmark

The Natural History Museum is the national museum of natural history in Denmark and is responsible for the management of the national natural history collections as well as associated research and public outreach. The collections form the absolute core of the museum. They include approx. 14 million objects collected over 400 years, including skins, skeletons, pinned insects, herbarium specimens, fossils, minerals and meteorites. In addition to this is the living collections within the Botanical Garden, which include approx. 12,000 different plant species.

The Botanical Garden dates back to 1600 and has occupied four different locations over time. Herbarium C houses 2.9 million plant specimens: 1.4 million within the General Herbarium; 250,000 within the Danish Herbarium and 146,000 within the Greenland Herbarium. The Natural History Museum is active in the field of botanical research with a dedicated Botany Research Section.

Main Address:
Natural History Museum of Denmark
Øster Voldgade 5-7
Copenhagen
1350 Denmark

Telephone: +45 22 82 76 79
Fax:
URL: https://snm.ku.dk/english/
Primary Email: teilersen@snm.ku.dk

Staff Details

Director's Name: Professor Peter C. Kjærgaard
Curator's Name: Natasha de Vere, Nina Lundholm (Curators of Botany). Head of Botanical Garden: Tonni Eilersen
Plant Records Officer's Name:

About the Garden

Institution Type: Botanic Garden
Status
Status: Private: No
Status: State: Yes
Status: Educational: Yes
Date founded: 1600
Physical Data
Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
Landscaped Area: Yes
Total Area: 10 Hectares
Latitude: 55.6833
Longitude: 12.5666
Altitude: 0.00 Metres
Locality: Information
Locality: Garden Name: Natural History Museum of Denmark
Local Address: Øster Voldgade 5-7 1350 Copenhagen K
Locality: City: Copenhagen
Locality: State:

Features and Facilities

Herbarium: Yes
Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 2900000
Arboretum: Yes
Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: No
Seed Bank: Yes
Computer Plant Record System: Yes
Open to public: Yes
Retail Outlet: Shop: Yes
Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: Yes
Disabled access: Yes

Plant Collections

Accession Number: 20000
Cultivation Taxa Num: 12000
Special Collections:Thai orchids, succulents, historic collection of cycads, Danish plants, annuals, conservation plants (e.g. oceanic islands).
Invasive Species Monitoring: Yes
Invasive Species Policy: Yes
ABS Policy: Yes
Plant Collection Policy: Yes

Conservation Programmes

Conservation Programme: Yes
Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes

Research Programmes

Biotechnology: Yes
Conservation - Biology: Yes
Conservation - Genetics: Yes
Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Yes
Ecology: Yes
Ecosystem Conservation: Yes
Education: Yes
Ethnobotany: Yes
Exploration: Yes
Floristics: Yes
Molecular Genetics: Yes
Pollination Biology: Yes
Restoration Ecology: Yes
Systematics and Taxonomy: Yes
Sustainability: Yes
Land Restoration: Yes
Urban Environments: Yes

Education Programmes

Visitor/Education Centre: Yes
Education Signs in Garden: Yes
Public Lectures/Talks: Yes
Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes
Guided Tours: Yes
Permanent Public Displays: Yes
Special Exhibitions: Yes
Courses for School Children: Yes
Courses for University/College Students: Yes
Courses for General Public: Yes
Education Programme: Yes

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