Fewer visitors and rising IT costs are causing the National Museum to cut its budget.

The National Museum eliminated 21 positions at the beginning of the year, and now more job cuts are expected. (Photo: © Ida Marie Odgaard, Ritzau Scanpix) 44 minutes ago.

The National Museum is eliminating more positions and lowering expectations for next year's revenue. This is stated by the National Museum in a press release. The museum expects rising costs in the IT area, after the authorities have increased the threat assessment for cyber attacks. The museum itself experienced such an attack this summer, when it was hit hard. This year, visitor numbers across the National Museum's 15 locations have been declining.

"The analysis of the situation in 2025 meant that the management took a more conservative perspective on the economy for 2026. But the development in visitor numbers has unfortunately proven to be more declining than we could foresee," says the National Museum's director, Rane Willerslev.

The museum must find several million

The management will eliminate positions so that 11-13 million kroner can be freed up. At the same time, the organization will be changed in a number of areas to be more robust in the future. The increase in the number of tourists in Denmark has created an expectation that tourist visits could break the downward trend, but this has not been possible. Rane Willerslev points to rising living costs as the reason.

"One thing is that, although more tourists are coming, especially to Copenhagen, it also seems that their disposable income has shrunk as a result of rising costs for flights and accommodation. This leaves less money to spend on visiting museums," says Rane Willerslev.

Half of the National Museum's budget comes from state grants, while the other half consists of revenue that the museum generates itself. The National Museum's locations include, among others, Frilandsmuseet, Klunkehjemmet, and Kronborg Castle.

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