We are transforming Danske Sal for you

From 2027, there will be more space for users of The Black Diamond in Copenhagen. You will have the opportunity to use one of the library's many book vaults when we renovate the beautiful Danske Sal from 1906. The hall faces the Library Garden opposite Christiansborg, and the project is supported by the fund A.P. Møller og Hustru Chastine Mc-Kinney Møllers Fond til almene Formaal.

Although you can find many of our materials online, fortunately you will not stop visiting us. In fact, you are using our library space more and more. Visitor numbers have increased from 1.4 million. visitors in 2022 to 1.5 million visitors in 2023 in the Royal Danish Library's buildings in Copenhagen, Roskilde and Aarhus. That says something. And we want to listen and create a place for contemplation and reflection, for learning and new insight. The expansion provides more attractive study places and contributes to realizing our ambition to reach more people.

The project is carried out in collaboration between the The Agency for Culture and Palaces and Royal Danish Library. The project's overall adviser are the architects Vilhelm Lauritzen Arkitekter and Kjaer og Richter.

We expect that during the spring of 2027 we will be able to give users access to the new study facilities in Danske Sal. At the same time, the plan is to open the old main entrance towards the Library Garden and thus create a better connection between the old part of the building from 1906 and the new one from 1999.