A folk museum is a museum that deals with folk culture and heritage. Such museums cover local life in rural communities. A folk museum typically displays historical objects that were used as part of the people's everyday lives. Examples of such objects include clothes and tools. Many folk museums are also open-air museums and some cover rural history.
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- Folk museum in the context of Open-air museum
- Folk museum in the context of Skógar
Folk museum in the context of Open-air museum
An open-air museum is a museum that exhibits collections of buildings and artifacts outdoors. It is also frequently known as a museum of buildings or a folk museum.
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Skógar (pronounced [ˈskouː(ɣ)ar̥] ), literally "forests", is a small Icelandic village with a population of roughly 25 located at the south of the Eyjafjallajökull glacier, in the municipality of Rangárþing eystra.
The area is known for its waterfall, Skógafoss, on the Skógá [ˈskouː(ɣ)ˌauː] river, which springs from 60 metres at the top of an eroded cliff. At Skógar is a folk museum, Skógasafn [ˈskouː(ɣ)aˌsapn̥], as well as a museum on transport in Iceland.
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