page_title: Royal Danish Naval Museum
section_title: Artifacts, marine painting and maps
hierarchical_section_title: Royal Danish Naval Museum / Exhibition / Artifacts, marine painting and maps
caption_attribution_description: English: A ship in the dock (known as Old Dock) at Christiansborg in Copenhagen, Denmark. Later a warehouse - still known as Gammel Dok (Old Dock) was built on the site, today it houses Danish Architecture Centre. couache from c. 1750
context_page_description: The Royal Danish Naval Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of the Royal Danish Navy. The displays include a collection of naval models which dates back to late 17th century. The museum is based in Søkvæsthuset, a former naval hospice which overlooks Christianshavn Canal.
  The museum is a branch of the Museum of Military History which also includes the Tøjhus Museum at Slotsholmen and two museum ships, the frigate HDMS Peder Skram and the submarine HDMS Sælen, both located at Holmen.
context_section_description: The exhibitions also comprise a vast number of weapons, uniforms and artifacts such as navigational equipment and tools.
  The museum also holds a large number of artworks which depict naval history. Represented artists include Christian Mølsted, Anthon Melbye and Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg.
caption: A painting in the museum showing  ship at Old Dock, not far from the current museum building (c. 1750)
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