Artur Hazelius
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Artur Immanuel Hazelius was a Swedish teacher, scholar, folklorist and museum director. He was the founder of both the Nordic Museum and the Skansen open-air museum in Stockholm.
Artur Hazelius. From Emil Hildebrand, Sveriges historia intill tjugonde seklet (1910)
Bust of Artur Hazelius at Skansen
Plaque at Skansen
Open-air museum
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An open-air museum is a museum that exhibits collections of buildings and artifacts outdoors. It is also frequently known as a museum of buildings or a folk museum.
Hida Minzoku Mura Folk Village, Takayama, Gifu, Japan
An aerial photograph of the open-air museum at Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia
The World's first open-air museum, King Oscar's Collection in Oslo. Wood engraving from the guide-book, 1888. Now part of Norsk Folkemuseum