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Opening of Skansen

Name: Opening of Skansen
Start: 1891-10-11
Location: Djurgården

When: 11 October 1891
Where: Djurgården
Part of: Skansen, the world's first open-air museum, established in Stockholm

Skansen was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius on Djurgården to display pre-industrial Swedish life.

Hazelius established the open-air museum on a hill on Djurgården, near the Nordic Museum. He had previously founded the Nordic Museum in 1872. The opening date is specifically recorded as 11 October 1891, contradicting the legacy placeholder date of 1 January.

Sources

Skansen Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-10

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