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History SWEDEN Swedish Museums By Elin and Emma SKANSEN If you ever go to Sweden or more specific Stockholm, Skansen is worth a visit. Skansen is an open-air museum and a zoo with a lot of different animals and fun activities. It’s located on Djurgården in Stockholm, just next to the fair Gröna Lund. Skansen was founded by a man called Artur Hazelius 1891. He wanted to show how people lived in Sweden a long time ago, and you can surely say that he succeeded. The open-air museum consists of a lot of old buildings from all over the country. For example, whole farmhouses and churches have been moved to Skansen. Today there are most Nordic wild animals at the zoo like bear, wolf, lynx, seal, moose and wolverine but also a few exotic species like monkeys and different birds. There is also a stable with many different horses that kids can ride if they want. Allsång på Skansen Every summer there is a sing-along show on Skansen. In Swedish it’s called Allsång på Skansen. It’s a live show that is shown on Swedish television every Tuesday during about eight weeks. Every week there is new famous artists there, performing and singing with the crowd. Some of the artists that have performed a r e G y l l e n e T i d e r, Z a r a L a r s s o n , Passenger and Robin Stjernberg, who represented Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 2013. One night this summer there was a crowd record. 26 000 people came to sing along with the artists and the host Måns Zelmerlöw. Måns has been the host during three summers but this was his last. He is a very loved artist and person by the swedes. He is often called the “perfect son-in-law”