The National Museum of Denmark is of the rank and order of the British Museum. It celebrated its 200 year anniversary in 2007 and traces its roots back to CJ Thomsen's famous collection on Danish prehistory - the Stone, the Bronze, and the Iron Age, as they are coined. This title traces this development until 1848, at the dawn of democracy.

This is a study of The National Museum of Denmark which celebrated its 200 year anniversary in 2007. It sees a nation in world context, tracing its roots back to C.J. Thomsen's famous collection on Danish prehistory through to the age of science. T. B. Jakobsen traces this development in great detail and with a high degree of accuracy until 1848, at the dawn of democracy. This is an unusual and thought-provoking collection - no other main European museum is documented to such degree. This is a study into a highly important aspect of the Danish 'Golden Age' of the days of Soren Kierkegaard and Hans Christian Andersen. It includes comprehensive minutes which hold all information on collection, excavation, conservation, exhibition, economics, studies and visitors.

Introduction.
1. The History Of Archaeology In Denmark Before 1800.
2. The Historical Background Leading To The Establishment Of The Antiquity Commission.
3. The Establishment Of The Royal Commission For The Preservation Of Antiquities.
4. Permanent Members Of The Antiquity Commission.
5. The Corresponding Members Of The Antiquity Commission And Its Foreign Connections.
6. The Antiquity Commission And The Freemasonry.
7. The Antiquity Commission And The Reports.
8. Monuments And Relics With Inscriptions