The National Museum of Photography (Nationale Fotomuseum) is located in the Black Diamond, a modern waterfront extension to the Royal Danish Library in Copenhagen.
The National Museum of Photography, founded in 1996, moved into its current premises when the Black Diamond was completed in 1999.
The museum's collections, consisting of around 100,000 photographs, cover Danish and international photography from its invention in 1839 to the present day.
[2] The museum's exhibitions are generally based on its collection which is frequently supplemented with loans from artists or other institutions.
Exhibitions can be based on a theme, a genre, a place, a specific photographer or else aspects of the collection are highlighted via loans from artists or institutions at home and abroad.