A Divine Christmas Dinner
Thursday 4 and 11 December
Come and enjoy a warm and tasty Christmas dinner in the atmospheric café at the Glyptotek. Before the meal, you are invited through the ancient collections on the guided tour ‘Divine Festivities’.
Here we examine how people throughout history have celebrated large and small events, from the coming of the New Year to milestonesof life. Hear about Babylon’s New Year’s celebration, Rome’s Opposite Day of the Inversion, the theater festival of Athen and parties where both gods and humans were invited. The tour lasts approximately 40 minutes.
Afterwards, a Christmas dinner is served in Picnic – a well-known menu with modifications.
The guided tours at 5.00, 6.30 and 7.00 pm will be in Danish. The guided tour at 5.30 pm will be in English.
Menu Specific menu will follow, but it will consist of a beer, main course, water, coffee and a petit four.
If you want to sit at the same table, please buy tickets together and under the same name.
If you want a vegetarian menu, please let us know at picnic@glyptoteket.dk.
The beer can be replaced with a non-alcoholic alternative. Extra beer, water and wine can be purchased.
Price and tickets
Menu and beverages are 265 DKK and to that comes a guided tour and museum admission.
Total price for admission to the museum all day, guided tour, a bear, main course, water, coffee, and a petit four:
Season Ticket holder 295 kr. Adult 390 kr. Under 27/student 360 kr.
Tickets are purchased here and give free access to the entire Glyptoteket on the day. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable but may be passed on.
Meeting point is in The Central Hall, where the guided tour starts. Afterwards, you will be taken to the café, where the Christmas dinner will be served. Here, your table will be reserved for approx. 1 hour and 20 minutes.
The tour includes several stairs. For general information about wheelchair accessibility, companion arrangements, etc., read more here.
Buy a season ticket and get discounts on several events as well as in the museum shop and café. Read more here.
Save money by buying a season ticket on the same day as the event. Then you get a nice discount (equivalent to the museum entrance fee). Contact the museum's ticket office to hear more.
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