All the Things You Never Knew We Had is an exhibition at the Royal Danish Library in Copenhagen, Denmark. It draws on a selection of Danish cultural heritage held in the library's archives, and it is built to show how wide those collections reach.
What you will see
The display moves across very different kinds of material. Visitors are shown items ranging from music and magazines to manuscripts and old advertisements, so the same room can hold a page of a historical manuscript and a piece of everyday print from another era.
- Music, including the folk-electronica of Stemmer i Voks, Danish pop ballads and dansktop
- Magazines, including Se og Hør
- Botanical material, including Flora Danica
- Historical manuscripts
- Advertisements from earlier decades
What kind of visit it makes
This suits anyone curious about how a national library keeps its holdings and what those holdings say about Danish life. It is a good choice if you enjoy browsing over a short, focused visit, and it may appeal to those interested in music, print culture or the history of everyday objects. The exhibition shows the stories the materials tell, rather than a single theme, so you can move through it at your own pace.
Practical notes
The exhibition is held at the Royal Danish Library, and the library's own events page carries the latest details on the show. Copenhagen's city centre is within reach, so a visit here can easily be combined with other sights in the city.