Building a Mega-Museum
About this episode
This episode explores the journey of designing Denmark's new Natural History Museum with architect Claus Pryds.
Eighteen years, a 14-metre-deep crater, a rebuilt brick façade, and a glass dome set to redefine Copenhagen's skyline Denmark's new Natural History Museum is almost ready. In this episode, Michael Booth meets architect Claus Pryds , who was barely out of architecture school when he unexpectedly won the competition for the country's next great museum. What followed was a marathon of design, engineering and sheer perseverance that stretched across nearly two decades. Michael and Claus dive into the wild story behind the museum: the setbacks, the breakthroughs, the impossible holes in the ground — and the thrill of watching a once-in-a-lifetime project finally rise to the surface. Opening in 2027, the museum will feature new worlds dedicated to Danish nature and Greenland and rumoured to have everything from dinosaurs to a Blue Whale skeleton . Guest: Claus Pryds Host: Michael Booth Let's Talk Architecture is a podcast by Danish Architecture Center. Sound edits by Munck Studios.
People in this episode
Host: Michael Booth
Guest: Claus Pryds
Topics covered
- architecture
- museum design
- Copenhagen
- natural history
- urban development
Keywords
- museum
- architecture
- Copenhagen
- design
- natural history
- Claus Pryds
- Michael Booth
- urban development
- exhibition
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Danish Architecture Center
Books & works: Natural History Museum
Places: Copenhagen, Denmark
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