in detail
The Freedom Museum which was founded on 15 October 1957 under the patronage of former members of the Danish Resistance shows the story of the Danish Resistance during the German occupation.
Following a chronological structure the development of the resistance movement is represented using an extensive collection of photographs, documents and video films. Items make clear how individual actions were put into practice in the resistance. Other exhibits show the support of the Danish population for the resistance movement. The collection of documents was donated by private individuals and members of resistance groups among others; other parts of the collection are the result of research projects carried out by the museum. The museum is a part of the National Museum of Denmark.
The exhibition »Fighting Denmark« was arranged by the Resistance Council in Copenhagen as early as the summer of 1945. It was the first documentation about Denmark during the Second World War. As a result of its success a permanent exhibition was opened in 1957 in the rooms of the Museum of Danish Resistance you see today. The current exhibition was opened to the public in 1995.
The Museum of the Danish Resistance 1940-45 tells the story of the Danish resistance movement in the context of Danish society during the German occupation.
Copenhagen, 2005, Self-made armoured car of the resistance movement, now the sign of the museum, SDJE.
Copenhagen, 1941, propaganda poster, The National Museum of Denmark.
Copenhagen, 2005, Memorial stone to commemorate the resistance fighters 1940-1945, SDJE.
