Dansk Jødisk Museum

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Copenhagen, Denmark. Danish Jewish Museum in the Royal Library Garden. The museum, designed by the world famous Polish-American architect ,Daniel Libeskind, opened in 2004.

Step inside the former Royal Boat House, an early-17th-century building once part of Christian IV's harbor complex, and you'll find the Dansk Jødisk Museum (Danish Jewish Museum; jewmus.dk; adult/child 100kr/free), with arresting geometric design by Polish-born Daniel Libeskind. The zigzagging floors and walls are intended to create the unsteady feeling of being aboard a boat. It takes you through history, as well as telling the story of how over 90% of Danish Jews were evacuated to Sweden over two nights in 1943.

You'll find the museum entrance in the gorgeous Royal Library Garden, right behind the Kongelige Bibliotek (Royal Library).

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