Picnic is open on the same days as the museum itself – from Tuesday to Sunday – and is located overlooking the lovely Winter Garden. We serve tasty light lunches, desserts, coffee, and other beverages.

Please note that if you want to visit Picnic, you will have to pay for a ticket to the museum.

With The Annual Season Ticket you get a 10 % discount at the café.
Read more about the benefits and buy a season ticket.

Opening hours
From Tuesday-Sunday 10 am. – 4.30 pm.
Open on Thursday evening 5 pm. – 7.30 pm. (3 pm. – 5 pm.: only serving drinks, hot beverages and cake).

Aperitivo
Every Thursday in October and November 4 pm. – 5 pm.
Picnic offers to-for-one on beer and wine.

Table reservation

Table booking is possible for lunch on weekdays and Thursday evening.

The kitchen is open from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM on Thursday evening.

Reserve a table here

Larger groups

Please contact us at picnic@glyptoteket.dk if you wish to book a table for groups larger than 7 persons. See the menu for larger groups here.

The e-mail is monitored during regular business hours, Monday – Thursday.

About Picnic

When Carl Jacobsen opened the Glyptotek in 1897, the idea was not solely to give the people of Copenhagen a new art museum. It was also to provide them with an oasis, the centre of which would be the lush greenery of the Winter Garden: a place to give each visitor the chance to unwind from the daily grind and make the visit a pleasure with no obligations. At Picnic – the museum café – we have recreated a new, modern version of Carl Jacobsen’s idea of an oasis. Here we invite you to our version of a “picnic”. 

At the Glyptotek you can have a “picnic” out in “the open air” all the year round – even if the weather is grey and inhospitable outside. The name of the café is likewise inspired by the Glyptotek’s strong connection with France: Carl Jacobsen’s extensive collection of French sculpture and his son Helge’s substantial one of French Impressionist paintings. It seems only logical, therefore, that the café’s name should be found in the French language (pique-nique in French, and later picnic in English).

Picnic is run by top chef Lasse Askov, who has more than 15 years of experience with events and guests. Previously, Lasse Askov influenced Copenhagen’s food scene and received a Michelin star in 2009 at restaurant Kokkeriet. At Picnic he serves modern food with high quality produce from local suppliers in menus that change with the seasons.

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Practical information

Accessibility for the Disabled

The Glyptotek is an old building and subject to a listed building which means that the museum is not optimally appointed for, for instance, wheelchair users, which means, among other things, that unfortunately there are stairs to the café. Naturally we do what we can to make the café as accessible as possible for all. Therefore, we ask all wheelchair users to book a table in the café prior to you visit no later than one day in advance
and state in the comment box ‘wheelchair user’ when booking.

Business Dinners & Receptions

Hold a lavish arrangement right up close to the art of millennia. The Glyptotek’s rooms can act as the setting for elegant gala dinners, award presentations and receptions of up to 500 guests.

Please note that it is not possible to hold private arrangements such as weddings in the Glyptotek.

Kai Nielsen - Born of Everyday Life

Experience the major special exhibition about Kai Nielsen, the artist who created "Vandmoderen" for the Glyptotek.

Season Tickets

Admission for a whole year to the Glyptotek's fantastic collection, the many special exhibitions, events and the relaxing Winter Garden.

Calendar

See the exciting activities and events, the Glyptotek has to offer. Please note, the events in Danish will not be presented here. Go to the Danish version of the homepage to see all events.