Skansen
Skansen (; "the Sconce") is the oldest open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius (1833–1901) to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era.
Key facts
- Museum.name
- Skansen
- Museum.logo
- Skansen Logo.svg
- Museum.image
- Skansen huvudentre 2010.jpg
- Museum.imagesize
- 250
- Museum.caption
- Main entrance
- Museum.location
- Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden
- Museum.type
- Open-air living museum and zoo
- Museum.visitors
- 1,369,431 (2016)
- Museum.director
- John Brattmyhr
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- skansen.se
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8 sectionsContents
- History
- The open-air museum
- Funicular railway
- Keepers of Skansen
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Skansen (; "the Sconce") is the oldest open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius (1833–1901) to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era.
The term "skansen" has become a generic term referring to other open-air museums and collections of historic structures, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe, but also in the United States, e.g. Old World Wisconsin and Fairplay, Colorado.
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