Skansen
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Skansen 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 to show the way of life in the differe
Main entrance
Folk dance at Skansen in 1904.
Skansen staff in 1896.
Walrus being fed at Skansen, 1908.
Djurgården
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Djurgården or, more officially, Kungliga Djurgården, is an island in central Stockholm, Sweden. Djurgården is home to historical buildings and monuments, museums, galleries, the amusement park Gröna L
Skansen
…Skansen (Swedish: ; "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 Nordic Museum at Djurgården, facing south-west with Skeppsholmen, Gamla stan and Södermalm in the background
Detail from Vädersolstavlan showing Djurgården in 1535.
Photochrom print of the 1897 exhibition, digitally restored.
The shipyard on Djurgården's southern shore today.