Scandinavian museum

The Scandinavian museum ( Nordiska museet in Swedish), located at on the island of Djurgården to Stockholm in Sweden, is a museum dedicated to the history of the Swedish people and his culture since the end of the Moyen-âge until the contemporary time. Its visit is free. It was founded at the beginning of the 19th century by Artur Hazelius, which also founded the museum of outdoor Skansen. These two museums formed part of the same project initially and became independent in 1963. The objects presented to Skansen are still today the property of the Scandinavian museum.

It was with the supposed departure to represent the culture of all the Scandinavia, but Hazelius has to be limited to only Sweden. The exposures present various aspects of the life in Sweden according to the times, and in the various layers of the population. They have as subjects the Artisanat, the Tradition S, the Nourriture, the habitat, the Jouet S, clothing…

The building sheltering the museum was designed by Isak Gustaf Clason and was built between 1888 and 1907. The initial plans were much more ambitious and envisaged a building four times larger. It is inspired by the architecture of the Danish Renaissance, whose Château of Frederiksborg is the floret.

External bonds

, the official site

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