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Topic: Skansen


In the News (Mon 6 Oct 08)

  
  Skansen
The church was built in the 1600s and moved to Skansen a century ago.
This farm house is insulated by sod grass.
Skansen's rose garden is full of tulips this time of year.
www.edwebproject.org /scandinavia/skansen.html   (227 words)

  
  Skansen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Artur Hazelius, who had previously founded the Nordic Museum on the island of Djurgården near the centre of Stockholm, was inspired by the open-air museum founded by King Oscar II in Kristiania in 1881 when he created his open-air museum on the hill that dominates the island.
Skansen became the model for other early open-air museums in Scandinavia and later ones elsewhere.
Skansen was originally a part of the Nordic Museum, but became an independent organization in 1963.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skansen   (472 words)

  
 Kim Meineche Underwaterphotography
of September, 1978 "Skansen" had a stonecargo of 160 tons, intended for the reinforcement of a lighthousebasebuilding (Højbjerg E) in the "Langelandsbælt".
Today, the wreck of "Skansen" is resting side by side with the lighthouse basebuilding.
When diving "Skansen" it's important to mension, that the current can be very strong in the area and just a few hundred meters from the lighthouse, a heavy traffic of very large ships is going on.
photosub.dk /stock_skansen.htm   (292 words)

  
 Nordic Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nordic Museum (in Swedish Nordiska museet), Stockholm, is dedicated to the cultural history and ethnography of Sweden from the Early Modern age (which for purposes of Swedish history is said to begin in 1520) until the contemporary period.
The museum was founded in the late 19th century by Artur Hazelius, who also founded the open-air museum Skansen, for long part of the museum, until the institutions were made independent of each other in 1963.
When Hazelius established the open-air museum Skansen in 1891, it was the second such museum in the world.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nordic_Museum   (326 words)

  
 Skansen och Hazelius
Skansen är sedan grundandet 1891 en av Stockholms största turistattraktioner och samtidigt en spegel av det moderna svenska samhällets utveckling.
Skansen var ursprungligen inte ensidigt svenskt utan snarare skandinavistiskt färgat, den strömning som ville förena de tre kungadömena Sverige, Norge och Danmark.
Kanske kan dagens historieintresse och identitetssökande lyfta Skansen vidare in i 2000-talet.
www.sub.su.se /national/ttorb3.htm   (1312 words)

  
 Skansen - Startpage
Skansen is planning various activities in appropriate style throughout the year as a part of the general celebration.
Skansen is at your doorstep and central Stockholm 10 minutes away.
Skansen is the oldest open-air museum in the world.
www.skansen.se /pages/?ID=221   (611 words)

  
 Skansen - a Living Museum
Skansen was founded in 1891 for the purpose of showing how people had lived and worked in different parts of Sweden in times gone by.
Skansen is also a zoological park specialising mainly in Nordic fauna.
Skansen is a living museum, with something new happening every week - all the year round.
www.visitsweden.com /VSTemplates/Article____7013.aspx   (229 words)

  
 Skansen Outdoor Museum
Skansen is a huge outdoor museum, the first of its kind in Scandinavia.
The original founder of Skansen had hoped that it would contain buildings from around Scandinavia, but this is as far as he got with that part of the project.
Skansen sits on a hill on an island, overlooking the harbor and islands of Stockholm proper.
wind.cc.whecn.edu /~gnelson/scandinavia/skansen.htm   (586 words)

  
 Skansen - Annual festivals
Artur Hazelius, the founder of Skansen, wanted to establish an annual day that would be a patriotic focus for the nation and he chose the sixth of June.
At Skansen the Autumn Fair is an annual fixture at which you will meet tavern waitresses, stable-lads, farmers and smallholders bringing this year’s produce to market.
On Skansen she is crowned on the Solliden stage in the beginning of December and on Lucia Day, 13th December, she and her attendants arrive in procession at 6 pm.
www.skansen.se /pages/?ID=258   (711 words)

  
 Skansen
Illebøllevraget eller Skansen som vragets rigtige navn er blev bygget i 1934 og havde oprindelig en syv mands stor besætning.
Disse sejladser foregik for Skansens vedkommende helt frem til 1975.
Skansen satte næsen på bunden og stod med skrue og ror op i luften i ca.
www.narhvalen.dk /Diverse_sider/skansen.htm   (1028 words)

  
 Standard Schnauzers at Skansen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
I bought one of his fl daughters and bred her to Poro, which produced Skansen's Schwarze Ingeborg C.D. At this time I felt I had too many dogs, so I sold Ingeborg to a handler on the East coast, as well as the superb fl male Ch.
Skansen's Flip, who is the sire of the top winning fl male in the last ten years, Ch.
Skansen's Marabou is another male used frequently in our breeding program, as he carries some European bloodlines through his sire, Int.
www.skansen.com /standard/atskansen   (1022 words)

  
 Skansen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Skansen a été fondé en 1891 par Arhur Hazelius (1833-1901) afin de montrer comment on vivait et travaillait autrefois en Suède.
Skansen est né sous l'influence du romantisme national, courant qui a marqué la Suède à la fin du XIXe siècle.
Skansen est un musée vivant, on vient y célébrer les fêtes et les temps forts de l'année comme la Walpurgis, la St JEan, la Ste Lucie et Noël.
www.villedestockholm.com /skansen.htm   (1106 words)

  
 Skansen - Startpage
At Skansen there is a bonfire, a speech in honour of the spring by some well-known Swede, singing by a student chorus and music and dancing until midnight.
There are many ways to get to Skansen.
It´s situated on the island of Djurgården in the middle of Stockholm.
www.skansen.se /eng   (611 words)

  
 Fra bygningsvern til stedsvern
Ikke overraskende kaster ERLING GJELSVIK seg i dag ut i kampen for å redde Skansedammen fra å bli slukt av «visjonsløse politikeres» kamp for privatbilismen.
Bergens folkevalgte har foreslått at det på Skansen i Bergen skal bygges et parkeringshus.
Spaserturen til Skansen opp fra Fløybanens stasjon tar omkring fem minutter og anlegget inngår i et sammenhengende historisk område hvor også Fisketorget og Bryggen inngår.
www.allgronn.org /skansenparken.html   (892 words)

  
 Skansen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Skansen is a setting for encounters between generations and with Swedish history.
The first that we did when we got into Skansen; we went to the restaurant to have lunch.
It was a very bad day, it was rainy and cold, so many animals were hidden in their "houses".
www.laginesta.com /treballs/Sw-Skansen.html   (312 words)

  
 Virtual Tour of Lemko Museum in Zyndranova
Now the museum complex recreates a garden from the turn of the 19th-20th century, and included in the complex are: a farm house, a stable and a hen-house.
Until 1991 the Museum was among the institutions supported by the Museum Council and had the temporary support of the Ministry of Culture and Art, with the District (wojewodstwo) officials of Krosno and the local officials of Dukla.
In the works is the further systematic expansion of the skansen, bringing to the grounds more and more antique objects from the territory of the Lemko Region.
www.carpatho-rusyn.org /lemkos/zyn.htm   (883 words)

  
 Skansen Open-Air Museum in Stockholm - Europe for Visitors
ABOVE: A horse and wagon pass the Seglora Church in Stockholm's Skansen open-air museum.
The property was later acquired by Artur Hazelius, founder of the Scandinavian Ethnographic Collection (now the Nordiska Museet), who petitioned the crown for additional land that could be used for an open-air museum that would preserve Sweden's material culture and folklore.
Skansen opened in October, 1891 with a single building, the Mora Cottage.
www.europeforvisitors.com /europe/countries/sweden/stockholm-skansen.htm   (276 words)

  
 The Chabówka Rolling-Stock Heritage Park "Skansen"
The collection of historical exhibits began in the middle of the 1980s and consists of a growing number of interesting steam locomotives, electric and diesel locomotives, snow ploughs and rail mounted cranes plus a selection of heritage carriages and freight wagons.
The Skansen is located at the Western end of one of the most beautiful and scenic lines in Poland running from Chabówka to Nowy Sacz.
Each year it is visited by thousands of Polish and Foreign tourists who can watch the Skansen staff carry out their labour of love restoring and maintaining the historic locomotives and rolling stock.
www.parowozy.pl /steamtrains   (795 words)

  
 Stockholm and Skansen museum - informationeurope.com
There are several excellent restaurants in Skansen, some in the most picturesque historic buildings.
Skansen's schedule says it is open every day except Christmas Eve.
When you are done at Skansen, you could take a romantic dinner cruise through the scenic wonders of the Stockholm archipelago.
www.informationeurope.com /swedenpagetwo.html   (818 words)

  
 Westminster Results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
By Ch Skansen's Quidame - Ch Skansen's Opium.
By Ch Sieger V Bergherbos - Ch Skansen's Macaroni.
By Ch Skansen's Quidame - Ch Skansen's Paramour.
www.infodog.com /wm98/348A491.HTM   (308 words)

  
 Elephants in Skansen Sweden
Skansen is Sweden´s national Zoo and was founded 1891, not actually as a zoo, but as worlds first free-air museum exhibiting old cottages and houses from all over Sweden.
Skansen got their first elephant Lunkentuss 1930 from Hagenbecks Tierpark in Hamburg.
Skansen sold their last elephants Nika and Shiva 1991 to Cricket St. Thomas wildlife Park in Somerset, UK.
www.elephant.se /location2.php?location=Skansen&type=zoo&country=Sweden   (166 words)

  
 Skansen miniatur :: Poznaj Poznań   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Skansen Miniatur to park zawierający makiety obiektów historycznych i interesujących fragmentów zabudowy miast wielkopolskich.
Skansen otwarty został w maju 1998 r., w roku jubileuszu 950 - lecia Pobiedzisk, choć niektóre miniatury wykonano już w 1994 roku.
Mini Skansen otwarty jest przez cały rok codziennie, łącznie z dniami świątecznymi oraz sobotą i niedzielą, w godzinach od 8.00-20.00, z wyjątkiem poniedziałków.
www.city.poznan.pl /mim/strony/turystyka/pages.html?co=list&id=186&ch=187&instance=1017&lang=pl   (219 words)

  
 Skansen-Akvariet
Skansen-Akvariet är hyresgäst hos Stiftelsen Skansen, som arrenderat ut de gamla aphuset och apberget.
Jonas har byggt om och skaffat alla djur i sitt akvarium, som ligger inne på Skansens område.
(Skansens entréavgift måste alltså först betalas för att man ska kunna komma till oss).
www.skansen-akvariet.se   (198 words)

  
 Skansen- Stockholm, Sweden - VirtualTourist.com
Skansen is an open-air museum with 150 historical buildings, handicraft, zoo, aquaria, etc. The open-air museum was founded in 1891 by Arthur Hazelius (1833-1901) for the purpose of showing how people had lived and worked in different parts of Sweden in times gone by.
But Skansen just didn't do it for me. Nonetheless, I have to write that yes, Skansen is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Stockholm.
Skansen is open all year around, except for the 24th December.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Sweden/Stockholms_Laen/Stockholm-173634/Things_To_Do-Stockholm-Skansen-BR-1.html   (1732 words)

  
 Skansen Visitor Information - Stockholm - Europe for Visitors
Dates and hours: Skansen is open every day of the year except Christmas Eve, but the best time to visit is from May through September when most historic houses are open.
City buses 44 and 47 will also get you there, and a vintage tram runs along the waterfront to Skansen at certain times of the year.
The nearest Tunnelbana (subway) station is at Karlaplan, which is a long but not unmanageable walk from Skansen via the Narvavågen and Djurgårdsvägen.
europeforvisitors.com /europe/countries/sweden/stockholm-skansen-information.htm   (331 words)

  
 Skansen - Bedeutung, Definition, Erklärung im netlexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Besonders in Ländern Osteuropas wie Polen, Tschechien, Slowakei, Ungarn und Slowenien sind Skansens beliebte Anziehungspunkte der stark wachsenden Tourismusindustrie.
Ein Skansen ist ein Freizeitpark mit wissenschaftlichen Konzept, eine neuzeitliche Entwicklung der traditionellen Heimatmuseen.
Das erste Skansen, wurde um die vorletzte Jahrhundertwende (1891) in Stockholm eröffnet, und seither sind überall in der Welt solcher Freilichtmuseen entstanden.
www.lexikon-definition.de /Skansen.html   (438 words)

  
 NEWSLETTER no 9   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Swedish Days at Village Museum was a result of a project forming part of the ongoing SAMP co-operation between Skansen in Stockholm, Sweden, and Village Museum in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.
During this visit to Tanzania, the Skansen group also gave a performance at the annual cultural festival of the Bagamoyo College of Arts.
The capacity to encourage to keep on asking the same question until one understands are of great value, and the ability to refrain from always positing one's own values and norms is necessary in order for fruitful co operation across cultural boundaries to be at all possible.
www.natmus.cul.na /projects/samp/newsletter/jordan9.html   (678 words)

  
 Pictures of Stockholm - Sweden
The one in Stockholm is called Skansen and offers a lot of typical Swedish houses and farms.
Several people in Skansen were dressed in old costumes.
A special attraction next to Skansen is the zoo, where they have monkeys as small as your thumb.
www.bamjam.net /Scandinavia/Stock.html   (149 words)

  
 2. Skansen - stockholm's official convention bureau.
Solliden, Skansen´s highest point, offers one of the best views of Stockholm you can find, looking out over the Baltic and the seaway to the city.
Skansen has Scandinavian animals such as elk, wolves and bear, while exotic snakes and monkeys can be seen at Skansen-Akvariet.
Skansen´s brown bears are the favourites of many, especially in April when the year´s new cubs are presented.
www.stockholmtown.com /templates/page____9949.aspx?epslanguage=EN   (273 words)

  
 DN - Nyheter - Maja förser Skansen med nallar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Precis som i fjol väljer Skansen att låna nallar från annat håll för att kunna ha småttingar på björnberget.
I fjol hamnade de på Skansen och ska stanna där så länge.
Även Skansen drabbades av stormen nyligen och i stället för att elda upp de nedfallna träden har man bestämt sig för att de ska berika hägnen.
www.dn.se /DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1298&a=374512&previousRenderType=1   (511 words)

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