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Skansen is the world’s oldest open-air museum, showcasing the whole of Sweden with houses, animals and traditions from every part of the country.
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Skansen is the world’s oldest open-air museum. Here you can...
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The Children´s zoo (Lill-Skansen) included in the entrance...
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At Skansen, you can discover wild animals, Sweden’s history...
- This is Skansen
Skansen is the world’s oldest open-air museum and was...
- Skansen shop
Startsida Skansenbutikens Webshop. Presenter för alla...
- Skansen’s Privacy Policy
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The Children´s zoo (Lill-Skansen) included in the entrance...
- A Year at Skansen
In 2005, Sweden’s National Day was declared an official...
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Skansen (Swedish: [ˈskǎnːsɛn]; "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.
Skansen is the world's first open-air museum, founded in 1891. Here you can stroll through five centuries of Swedish history, from north to south, with a real sense of the past all around the historical buildings and dwellings, peopled by characters in period dress.
- (11.4K)
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- Djurgarden 49-51, Stockholm
This is the oldest open-air museum in the world and also the Stockholm zoo, with animals native to Scandinavia, a children's petting zoo, and two indoor aquariums; Skansen's Aquarium and the Baltic Sea Science Center.
Open-air museum with concert stages, a living culture heritage and Nordic animals. Founded in 1891, Skansen is the world’s first open-air museum. Visitors to Skansen meet a historical Sweden reflected both in the buildings and their surroundings.
