This article is about the Nordic Museum in Stockholm. For the Nordic Museum in the Ballard district of Seattle, Washington, see National Nordic Museum.
The museum was originally (1873) called the Scandinavian Ethnographic Collection (Skandinavisk-etnografiska samlingen), from 1880 the Nordic Museum (Nordiska Museum, now Nordiska museet). When Hazelius established the open-air museum Skansen in 1891, it was the second such museum in the world.
For the museum, Hazelius bought or got donations of objects like furniture, clothes and toys from all over Sweden and the other Nordic countries; he emphasised the peasant culture, but his successors increasingly started to collect objects reflecting bourgeois and urban lifestyles as well. For Skansen, he collected entire buildings and farms.
Although the project did not initially get the government funding he had hoped, Hazelius received widespread support and donations and by 1898, the Society for the promotion of the Nordic Museum (Samfundet för Nordiska Museets främjande) had 4,525 members. The Riksdag allocated some money for the museums in 1891 and doubled the amount in 1900, the year before Hazelius died.
Buildingedit
Architectural plans of the museum
The present building, the design of Isak Gustaf Clason, was completed in 1907 after a 19-year construction process. Originally, it was intended to be a national monument housing the material inheritance of the nation. It was, however, only half-completed for the Stockholm Exposition 1897, and it never was completed to the extent originally planned, three times the actual size. It takes its style from Dutch-influenced Danish Renaissance architecture (i.e. buildings such as Frederiksborg Palace) rather than any specifically Swedish historical models. The core of the "cathedralesque" building is taken up by a huge main hall (126 meters long) passing through all the stories up to the roof and dominated by the enormous sculpture of King Gustav Vasa, the Swedish so called founder-king. For the construction, brick and granite was used for the walls, while concrete was used for the roof.[2]
Collectionsedit
The museum has over 1.5 million objects in its collections, including buildings such as the Julita farm in Södermanland, Svindersvik in Nacka, Tyresö Palace in Tyresö, and the chaplain farm at Härkeberga near Enköping. The museum archive also houses an extensive collection of documents and approximately 6 million photographs dating from the 1840s until today.[3][4] The museum research library contains 3,800 shelf meters of literature from the 16th century and onward.[5]
^"Besöksrekord på landets museer" (PDF). Riksförbundet Sveriges museer. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
^Johansson, Bengt O H (1999). "Norra innerstaden". Guide till Stockholms arkitektur (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Arkitektur Förlag AB. p. 42. ISBN91-86050-41-9.
^"Collections". Nordiska museet. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
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nordic, museum, this, article, about, stockholm, ballard, district, seattle, washington, national, swedish, nordiska, museet, museum, located, djurgården, island, central, stockholm, sweden, dedicated, cultural, history, ethnography, sweden, from, early, moder. This article is about the Nordic Museum in Stockholm For the Nordic Museum in the Ballard district of Seattle Washington see National Nordic Museum The Nordic Museum Swedish Nordiska museet is a museum located on Djurgarden an island in central Stockholm Sweden dedicated to the cultural history and ethnography of Sweden from the early modern period in Swedish history it is said to begin in 1520 to the contemporary period The museum was founded in the late 19th century by Artur Hazelius who also founded the open air museum Skansen It was for a long time part of the museum until the institutions were made independent of each other in 1963 Nordic MuseumNordiska museetThe Nordic Museum as seen from SkansenInteractive fullscreen mapEstablished1873 151 years ago 1873 LocationDjurgardsvagen 6 16 on Djurgarden in Stockholm SwedenCoordinates59 19 45 N 18 5 36 E 59 32917 N 18 09333 E 59 32917 18 09333Visitors237 964 2015 1 DirectorSanne Houby NielsenPublic transit accessMetro Karlaplan metro station Bus 44 Tram Djurgarden Line Ferry Djurgarden ferryWebsitenordiskamuseet seThe main hall The museum building Contents 1 History 2 Building 3 Collections 4 Gallery 4 1 Exterior 4 2 Interior 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe museum was originally 1873 called the Scandinavian Ethnographic Collection Skandinavisk etnografiska samlingen from 1880 the Nordic Museum Nordiska Museum now Nordiska museet When Hazelius established the open air museum Skansen in 1891 it was the second such museum in the world For the museum Hazelius bought or got donations of objects like furniture clothes and toys from all over Sweden and the other Nordic countries he emphasised the peasant culture but his successors increasingly started to collect objects reflecting bourgeois and urban lifestyles as well For Skansen he collected entire buildings and farms Although the project did not initially get the government funding he had hoped Hazelius received widespread support and donations and by 1898 the Society for the promotion of the Nordic Museum Samfundet for Nordiska Museets framjande had 4 525 members The Riksdag allocated some money for the museums in 1891 and doubled the amount in 1900 the year before Hazelius died Building edit nbsp Architectural plans of the museumThe present building the design of Isak Gustaf Clason was completed in 1907 after a 19 year construction process Originally it was intended to be a national monument housing the material inheritance of the nation It was however only half completed for the Stockholm Exposition 1897 and it never was completed to the extent originally planned three times the actual size It takes its style from Dutch influenced Danish Renaissance architecture i e buildings such as Frederiksborg Palace rather than any specifically Swedish historical models The core of the cathedralesque building is taken up by a huge main hall 126 meters long passing through all the stories up to the roof and dominated by the enormous sculpture of King Gustav Vasa the Swedish so called founder king For the construction brick and granite was used for the walls while concrete was used for the roof 2 Collections editThe museum has over 1 5 million objects in its collections including buildings such as the Julita farm in Sodermanland Svindersvik in Nacka Tyreso Palace in Tyreso and the chaplain farm at Harkeberga near Enkoping The museum archive also houses an extensive collection of documents and approximately 6 million photographs dating from the 1840s until today 3 4 The museum research library contains 3 800 shelf meters of literature from the 16th century and onward 5 Gallery editExterior edit nbsp Sculpture on the western gable nbsp Spire nbsp Onion dome nbsp Gilt scuppers nbsp Street View nbsp From southInterior edit nbsp Entrance hall with Gustav Vasa nbsp Main hall nbsp Roof lantern nbsp Exhibition on the history of dining table arrangementsSee also editList of museums in Stockholm Culture in StockholmReferences edit Besoksrekord pa landets museer PDF Riksforbundet Sveriges museer Retrieved 22 November 2016 Johansson Bengt O H 1999 Norra innerstaden Guide till Stockholms arkitektur 2nd ed Stockholm Arkitektur Forlag AB p 42 ISBN 91 86050 41 9 Collections Nordiska museet Retrieved 11 October 2014 Fotografiska samlingar Nordiska museet Retrieved 2016 11 22 Bibliotekets samlingar Nordiska museet Retrieved 2016 11 22 External links editOfficial website Nordic Museum within Google Arts amp Culture nbsp Media related to Nordiska museet at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nordic Museum amp oldid 1206169990, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
