The amber collection at SNM comprises almost 70,000 pieces with inclusions, mostly of insects. Almost all the pieces are of Baltic amber, either collected on the western coast of Jutland or along the Baltic coastline of Russia (Kaliningrad region) or Latvia. The collection includes approximately 100 holotypes and additional material identified to species, but most of the material is identified only to order or family. The entire collection is databased and stored in airtight zip lock bags.

The majority of the collection (57,000+ pieces) was bought in 2018 from a private collector in Skagen. This purchase was made possible by donations from Augustinusfonden, Knud Højgaards Fond and Villum Fonden.