Skansen Museum Gallery Currently unavailable Find things to do in Stockholm Visit the world's oldest open-air museum, Skansen, showcasing the whole of Sweden with houses and farmsteads from every part of the co
Skansen is the world’s oldest open air museum. It helped inspire places like Colonial Williamsburg, and is so iconic that ‘skansen’ is literally the word for an open air museum in Czech. It features buildings from different eras from all across Sweden. Some of the buildings are only vi...
2. Skansen Open-Air Museum – Welcome to historic Sweden! Stockholm museums: The Skansen Open-Air Museum is not only for nature lovers The Open-Air Museum Skansen gives a good impression of the Swedish history and wildlife. You are able to observe bears, wolves and, of course, elks. On...
Skansen: open-air museum since 1891 With around 1.5 million visitors each year, Skansen is the most popular attraction in Stockholm. This open-air museum, which opened in 1891, takes you through 5 centuries of Swedish history shown through around 150 traditional homes, shops, warehouses, ...
SkansenSkansen was opened in 1891 by founder Arthur Hazelius as the world's first open-air museum. Hazelius, who later established Nordiska Museet (The Nordic Museum), Skansen wanted to give future generations a glimpse of how they lived around Sweden during the past. He wanted to create ...
Skansen Open-Air Museum, Stockholm Ethnographic complex, museum, zoological garden with century history, attracting hundreds of thousands of tourists every year - all this lies behind the short word "Skansen" Skeppsbron, Stockholm The eastern border of the Old Town, the embankment and the stree...
The Vasa Museum, home to a 17th-century warship that sank on its maiden voyage, is a fascinating testament to Sweden's maritime history. Visitors can marvel at the intricate details of the ship and learn about the era it represents. Moreover, the Skansen open-air museum offers a glimpse ...
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Skansen is especially exciting on summer Tuesdays, whenAllsång på Skansen, a traditional Swedish singing event, is held there. "Nothing says Swedish summer quite like singing together. You can also watch the show on television, and it is one of Sweden's most vie...
If you happen to be in Stockholm over a weekend between December 1st and December 15th, you simply must go to the Christmas Market at Skansen. Skansen is the world’s oldest open-air museum, showcasing Sweden’s culture, history and lifestyle through a charming village set-...