The main purpose of the aquarium is to disseminate marine information, help science projects, and help improve educational institutions.

[4] Denmark's Aquarium remains internationally familiar thanks to its central role in the Danish-American film Reptilicus, which was partly shot there in 1960.

[2][5] To reduce energy consumption the building is equipped with cooling units using seawater from Øresund and double glazing.

[3] In the first year of existence, the aquarium received approximately 1.3 million visitors – twice as many as expected.

To mitigate this extra wear, and in order to improve public education, 12.5 million DKK (approx.