Davids Samling

Overview
The David Collection in Copenhagen is the largest collection of Islamic art in Scandinavia. Furthermore the collection contains European 18th century fine and applied art, displayed in interiors from the period.

The David Collection is housed in the building once occupied by the museum's founder, Christian Ludvig David who in 1945 decided to preserve his collections for posterity in the form of a museum.

The museum has three permanent collections: the Collection of Islamic Art, the Collection of European 18th Century Art, and the Collection of Danish Early Modern Art.

Important pieces of history: The Collection of Islamic Art is the museum's largest. It covers virtually the entire classical Islamic world, from Spain in the west to India in the east, and spans the period from the 8th to the 19th century, with all artistic media represented.

The Collection of Islamic Art is by far the largest of its kind in Scandinavia and is among the ten most important in the Western world.

The Collection of European 18th Century Art is displayed in original period interiors of the 19th century, and it includes furniture and other decorative art from the 18th century.

The Collection of Danish Early Modern Art consists of a fairly small group of paintings, sculptures, and ceramics made by Danish artists between c. 1880 and 1950. It includes works by Theodor Philipsen, Jens Ferdinand Willumsen, L. A. Ring, Peter Hansen, and 11 works by Vilhelm Hammershøi.

Tickets
Free Admission

Opening Hours
Tuesday to Sunday 10-17 Wednesday until 21 Monday closed

Find Your Way
Bus Store Kongensgade and Bredgade: 1A and 15 Sølvgade: 26 Gothersgade: 11A and 350S

Train Commuter trains (S-train) and regional trains to Nørreport Station and Østerport Station

Metro Nørreport Station and Kongens Nytorv Station

Tours
Borrow an Info-tablet 

Read the labels in English in the Islamic Collection with an Info-tablet

Now museum visitors can read the Islamic Collection’s labels on a hand-held Info-tablet. Borrow your Info-tablet free of charge at the reception desk, where personnel will show you how it works. A wrist strap secures the device so you can hold it in one hand.

The easy-to-use Info-tablet displays the museum’s labels in Danish or English. Just point it at the scanner symbol on each showcase.

The Info-tablet also has a built-in audio guide with Danish or English descriptions of more than 100 works of art in the Islamic Collection.