page_title: Holstein Mansion
section_title: Royal Museum of Natural History
hierarchical_section_title: Holstein Mansion / History / Royal Museum of Natural History
context_page_description: The Holstein Mansion is a Baroque style town mansion on Stormgade in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The history of the property dates back to the late 17th century but the name and current design of the building is from the 1750s when it was owned by the Holstein family and expanded by royal sculptor Jacob Fortling. Once home to the Natural History Museum, it now houses government offices.
context_section_description: The Holstein Mansion changed hands twice more before it was acquired by the Crown in 1827. The building was then adapted for use as the Royal Museum of Natural History under supervision of Jørgen Hansen Koch.
  The naturalist Peter Wilhelm Lund was associated with the museum. He made several journeys to South America and is particularly known for his examinations of limestone caves in Brazil. The zoologist Johannes Theodor Reinhardt was appointed inspector of the Royal Museum of Natural History's 1st Department (mammals and birds) in 1848. He had previously participated in the Galathea Expedition 1845-47 and visited Lund in Brazil in 1848.
caption: Johannes Theodor Reinhardt
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