Welcome in the world of the police
In the Nørrebro quarter of Copenhagen is an old police station from 1884. Through the ages the old Station 6 has housed arrested people, unmarried police officers and a station manager who lived in the station’s large apartment. Today the building is home to the Police Historical Museum.
Murder weapons and motorcycles
At the Police Historical Museum you can find everything from fake artefacts to murder weapons from the most famous criminal cases. There are old police motorcycles, tools from before the legalisation of porno, a criminology department – and as in any other police station, there are of course also detentions.
The dark side of society
At the Museum you will have a unique opportunity to come face to face with the dark side of society. The story of the odd characters easily left out of the history books, but who have nonetheless been visible in the cityscape and taken up room in the police protocols: con-artists, swindlers, prostitutes, thieves, brutal murderers and sophisticated gentleman thieves.
Coppers
When you visit the Museum you meet the police through the ages: the night watchman patrolling with his mace and lit the streetlamps and sang watchman verses. The first real police officers in colourful uniforms, making them look like soldiers. The copper with his round helmet and large corpus, the aim of numerous satirical sketches. Of course you can also meet the police officers of the present in riot gear, able to withstand firebombs and things thrown.
The Police Historical Museum has been open to the public since 1993, but the history of the Criminal Museum in reality goes all the way back to 1904.
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