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Drop-in Wolf Workshops for Kids
Get inspired by our new exhibition and create your very own wolf mask at our drop-in family workshop.
What would you look like as a wolf? Would you be big, bad and aggressive? Or shy and timid? Maybe you’d be a werewolf?
Take a walk with your parents in our new exhibition “Danes With Wolves” and gather inspiration. The Round Tower will be providing supplies for you to get crafty and create your own wolf masks to take home.
The drop-in workshops are open between 10 and 14 – and free once admission to the tower is paid.
Please note, that even though exhibition is aimed at all ages, smaller children should be accompanied by adults, as it features both dramatic scenes and preserved, taxidermied animals.
Drop-in Wolf Workshop for Kids
Get inspired by our new exhibition and create your very own wolf mask at our drop-in family workshop.
What would you look like as a wolf? Would you be big, bad and aggressive? Or shy and timid? Maybe you’d be a werewolf?
Take a walk with your parents in our new exhibition “Danes With Wolves” and gather inspiration. The Round Tower will be providing supplies for you to get crafty and create your own wolf masks to take home.
The drop-in workshop is open between 10 and 14 – and free once admission to the tower is paid.
Please note, that even though exhibition is aimed at all ages, smaller children should be accompanied by adults, as it features both dramatic scenes and preserved, taxidermied animals.
Summer Scavenger Hunt
This summer, kids and adults can explore the tower’s rich history and architecture – from bottom to top.
Little adventurers can move up the Spiral Ramp and solve the seven tasks in the scavenger hunt.
Grab a map in the Library Hall half-way up the tower and start your adventure, discover the secret places and answer questions about the Round Tower.
Bring your own pencil or buy one in our shop (also located in the Library Hall).
In the King’s Footsteps
Join the history hunt and go searching for letters and knowledge in the Round Tower
We invite kids of all ages to grab a map by the ticket office and go searching for the red and yellow bubbles that are hidden all over King Christian IV’s old tower. One letter is emphasized on each one. Find all the letters and see if you can guess which word they make up.
In the process, you’ll learn more about the old king who built the Round Tower.
Happy hunting!
A Royal Birthday Celebration
King Christian IV of Denmark was born on April 12th, 1577. On Saturday the 15th of April we’re celebrating his birthday with a festive day for children and adults – and a final chance to explore our current family exhibition “The Rose Cannon – The King’s Enchanted Garden”.
Join us for a birthday celebration for the old king who built the Round Tower. Listen to renaissance music composed by his royal court musician John Dowland, wish the king a happy birthday as he walks about his majestic tower and get lost in his enchanted flower garden in our current exhibition.
“The Rose Cannon – the KIng’s Enchanted Garden”
Christian IV was a king who valued growth. Before letting the Round Tower sprout up in the heart of Copenhagen, he created the King’s Gardens where he placed his loveliest rose: Rosenborg Castle. He even made a cannon adorned with rosebuds!
With a spark of inspiration from the rose cannon and floral objects from Rosenborg Castle, Signe Kejlbo creates an enchanted garden where children and adults can immerse themselves in the secretive world of flowers. Here, paper flowers and poetic stories will unfold among breezy garden tents and secret pathways.
Come, walk among the king’s flowers and help build the Rose Cannon’s flower explosion by adding your own paper flower creations at the craft tables.
Please note! The exhibition closes at 2PM on April 15th
Opening of Family Exhibition: “The Rose Cannon – the King’s Enchanted Garden”
Join us for the opening of the floral family exhibition “The Rose Cannon” – a Saturday full of surprises for the entire family awaits!
We are excited to present our upcoming family exhibition. “The Rose Cannon – the King’s Enchanted Garden” is an immersive exhibition for children, intended to stimulate the senses, awaken creativity and curiosity, and offer a poetic, enchanted version of the old tales about King Christian IV who built the Round Tower.
The exhibition opens on Saturday the 4th of February. Drop in early for some sweet snacks and refreshments, and take a garden stroll in the whimsical floral world created by artist Signe Kejlbo. Watch the dancing flower creatures, add your own paper flowers to the rose cannon’s floral explosion and see if you can catch a glimpse of old King Christian IV as he walks among the flowers in his lovely garden.
About the exhibition
Christian IV was a king who valued growth. Before letting the Round Tower sprout up in the heart of Copenhagen, he created the King’s Gardens where he placed his loveliest rose: Rosenborg Castle. He even made a cannon adorned with rosebuds!
With a spark of inspiration from his rose cannon and floral objects from Rosenborg Castle, Signe Kejlbo creates an enchanted garden where children and adults can immerse themselves in a secretive world of flowers. Here, paper flowers and poetic stories will unfold among breezy garden tents and secret pathways.
The exhibition is inspired by objects and locations from King Christian IV’s life and Rosenborg Castle. Experience “The Rose Cannon” in the Round Tower between February 4th and April 16th.
Read more here.
Drop-in Family Workshop: Build Like a King
Join us for a drop-in workshop and create your own towers and castles like King Christian IV of Denmark.
King Christian IV was not just the longest reigning king of Denmark – but also one of the most imaginative! He adorned Copenhagen with buildings and towers so special that we’re still talking about them.
Drop by one of our crafty workshops, when the Round Tower invites kids and their adults to unleash their creativity and build like a king.
We will provide materials, so you can get crafty with popsicle sticks, cardboard and other materials, and create weird and wonderful towers and buildings worthy of a king.
The workshops are open for drop-ins on February 19th and April 4th between 10:00 and 14:00.
Admission is in included in your entry ticket to the Round Tower.
DIY Crafty Christmas Workshops for Kids
Drop by our open Christmas workshops for kids on Saturdays and Sundays in December.
Decorate The Round Tower’s own Christmas tree or make cute and festive decorations to bring home. We’re turning up the Christmas music, providing paper, scissors and other materials so you can drop by and create whatever you feel like.
The workshops are open for drop-ins all Saturdays and Sundays in December until Christmas Eve from 10AM – 4PM. Access to the workshops are included in your normal entry ticket for The Round Tower.
Find All the Yggenyks!
All throughout December kids and their grownups can go looking for the fun three-legged creatures in The Round Tower.
Many years ago, the Yggenyks stole The Round Tower according to a classic Danish children’s book. Luckily for us, they were persuaded to put it back again after receiving a bag of their favorite cookies. This Christmas, they have snuck back in, hiding all around the old tower.
See if you can spot them all!
Bring Home Your Own Yggenyk
If you want to take home a cuddly Yggenyk of your own, visit our gift shop in The Library Hall, halfway up/down the tower – the only store in the world selling these soft, huggable plushies.
Summer holiday in the Round Tower
This summer there will be plenty of opportunity to explore the history of the tower from bottom to top. Take the family on a discovery of the tower and observatory.
Explore the special architecture of Rundetaarn, move up the Spiral Ramp and solve the test card throughout the tower. With a map in hand, chlidren can draw, write and answer questions about the old tower. Please take the map with the 7 adventurous tests right after the ticket sale and please return the pencil afterwards.
On the platform you will find, in addition to the Observatory and a beautiful view of the entire city center, also the almost onehundred-year-old Topkiosk. The kiosk is open at 10-17 most days, and sells a large selection of ice cream, postcards, souvenirs and beverages.
Every Sunday during the school holidays, the Ruond Tower astronomers will guide all guests on a quest out into the middle of our solar system. Hear about the Sun, take a closer look at it through the telescope using a special filter and study the sunspots. The Observatory is manned only between 1pm-4pm and is open for all guests.
Download the app USEEUM and hear stories from the Round Tower in the new audio guide.