Description of the attraction
In 1891, ethnographer Arthur Hazelius founded the Skansen park-museum on the Djurgården island in Stockholm, which today is not only a favorite recreation place for residents and guests of the capital, but also the oldest open-air museum. More than 160 manors, houses and estates of the 18th - 20th centuries from different parts of the country were transported to the territory of Skansen. It is possible to preserve the atmosphere of the corresponding era and area not only due to the buildings, but also thanks to the museum staff, dressed exclusively in national costumes. Thus, the park-museum is rightfully a miniature copy of Sweden.
In Skansen, visitors can see what the city quarters of the 18th - 20th centuries looked like. Most of the workshops and factories were moved here from the Söder metropolitan area. You can get acquainted with the life of a peasant farm in the northern regions of Sweden by looking at the Elvrus Manor and the Delsbu Manor. In the latter, a festive table in honor of Christmas is even set for visitors. But the Skugaholm estate and garden shows the way of life of the aristocracy of those years. You can get acquainted with the life of the indigenous population of the north of Sweden - the Sami, in the Sami camp. The Seglur Church, built in the first half of the 18th century and later relocated to the museum grounds, is today the most popular wedding venue in Sweden.
Lovers of folk traditions and rituals can be advised to look into Skansen during any major holiday and take part in festive events. Since the 14th century, Swedes have been celebrating the arrival of spring on Walpurgis Night. In Skansen, this happens on a grand scale: with a large bonfire and choral singing. However, the most attractive is the Mid-Summer Festival: dances, songs, round dances here do not stop for 3 whole days. Only the Christmas market, imbued with the spirit of the holiday from and to, can be compared in terms of the number of visitors with the Midsummer Festival.
Skansen Park Museum is also Stockholm's largest zoo. Here you can look at the traditional representatives of the region's wildlife, domestic animal breeds, as well as look into the aquarium and terrarium.
