Visiting the Kunstkammer While the collection was situated at the Castle, only a very limited few - in particular the guests of the King - were allowed to wander from room to room and observe, admire, wonder at and be aware of the innumerable objects. Floor plan showing the disposition of the Kunstkammer collection in the newly erected building. (From Bering Liisberg: Kunstkammeret. 1897) After the transfer to the new building, things were different, and in the 1700s one could - on payment - obtain a guided tour with the Kunstkammer's keeper. The visitors coming from outside entered the Kunstkammer from the western staircase, and their first experience after the Antechamber would be the Perspective Chamber. From the Castle however, access to the Kunstkammer was via a covered passageway - a secret passage built in 1662 - leading to the Proviantgård (the Navy Victualling Yard), going on through this and a newly erected building which communicated with the first floor of the Kunstkammer building. During the construction of the first Christiansborg Castle, a secret passage was built in 1740-43 leading directly from the Castle to the western end of the Kunstkammer building. This passageway to the Kunstkammer still exists. It would appear to be the most complete surviving remnant of the building complex that linked the castle of Christian VI (ruled 1730-46) with its surroundings. Numerous accounts are to be found, wherein both Danish and foreign visitors relate their experiences in Copenhagen, including a visit to the Kunstkammer. To previous page The Kunstkammer and Library building To next page The Gottorp Kunstkammer