Martin Brandt Djupdræt

Martin Brandt Djupdræt is a museum curator at Frederiksborg National History Museum in Hillerød, Denmark. He returned to the museum in August 2026 after working there from 1999 to 2000.

Before returning to Frederiksborg, Djupdræt spent 15 years at Den Gamle By, Aarhus’s open-air museum, where he served as Head of Research, Development and Cross-disciplinary Projects.

He has also held curatorial and leadership roles at Moesgaard Museum and at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde. His work has focused on exhibitions, public engagement, museum audiences, and museums as social spaces.

Djupdræt completed an industrial PhD at Copenhagen Business School researching how museums create value for visitors and society. His work covers museum impact, identity, audience research and museums as social spaces.

He also represents Denmark at the European Museum Academy and has contributed to cultural policy through advisory and research roles focused on museum evaluation, participation and public value.