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WHAT’S ON AT THE MUSEUM
The Workers’ Assembly Hall
Travelers’ CHoice 2026
The Workers’ Museum has received the Travelers’ Choice award – a distinction given to attractions that consistently earn excellent reviews on Tripadvisor.
Thursdays in July
Guided tours
Join us for a guided tour of the Workers Museum in English. As an added bonus, you can bring a companion for free starting at 16:00
Exhibition
We are the workers
Discover the story of how people with very small means became the strongest force in the development of Danish welfare society.
Food and drinks
Fru Hansens KAffebar
The coffee shop is a piece of working-class culture that is disappearing from the urban landscape. But at the Workers Museum, it lives on.
Exhibition
The Children’s WorkERS Museum
Come play and explore Copenhagen’s most fun museum for children. Find the blue kitchen and the staircase to the Children’s Backyard.
Summer Fun for Kids
Screen-Free Summer
Bring the children along for a screen-free day, where they can touch, play, and experience history hands-on.
FROM THE CALENDAR
CAFÈ & Øl-Halle
The Café & Øl-Halle restaurant in the basement of the Workers’ Museum is Copenhagen’s only listed basement tavern. The historic premises have been restored to its 1892 appearance and the restaurant bears its original name.
Fru Hansens kaffebar
In Arbejdermuseet’s coffee bar from 1950 you can buy coffee, sweets, beer and water, and during the holidays other typical food of the time – and enjoy it in nostalgic surroundings.
NEWS FROM THE MUSEUM
International Collaboration
on the road to World Heritage nomination
The Workers’ Museum is currently working on a UNESCO World Heritage nomination.
Sustainability
Going green at the Workers Museum
The museum has achieved Green Attraction certification and is continuously working on sustainability
Our Projects
Industrial Denmark
In collaboration with the Industrial Museum, the Workers’ Museum will strengthen the narrative about Denmark as a country of industry and production.
The Archive
New Storage Facilities
Behind every object stored lies a unique story of our shared cultural heritage. Now, the museum’s collection is safe for years to come.
Explore labour history
Stauning: Embraced by the Nation
Thorvald Stauning was a beacon in Danish politics and is the longest-serving prime minister in the 20th century
WITH THE LAW OR WITHOUT
In 1871, the living conditions for the few industrial workers in Denmark at the time were appalling. But when the labor..
THE BATTLE FOR TIME
Working 48 hours a week. It sounds like a lot for a Danish worker in 2019. But 100 years ago, it was just..
BUY YOUR TICKET ONLINE AND SAVE 10%
The ticket is valid for 90 days for one visit to the Workers’ Museum.
Children under the age of 18 are admitted free of charge.
