http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/list Mynewsdesk news feed straight from the source http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/list http://www.mynewsdesk.com/images/redesign/graphics/logos/logo-small.png 128 23 en 15 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:57:00 +0000 On Maundy Thursday children in Sweden dress up as witchew and on Skansen the entrance is free for all of them this day. Here they can make brooms and pretend they're taking off for Blåkulla. Nowadays boys also join in dressed up in wizard costumes, and the Bollnäs square, apart from being well swept, is also the venue for a type of Skansen quidditch. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/little-witches-and-harry-potter-look-a-likes-om-maundy-thursday-847874?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/little-witches-and-harry-potter-look-a-likes-om-maundy-thursday-847874?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease Stiftelsen Skansen Fri, 23 Nov 2012 06:15:00 +0000 Christmas is a special time of year at Skansen. Here the spirit of celebration lives on, and people can enjoy the ambiance, the music and the preparations first hand. Photographer Ola Högberg captured a few moments of the Christmas spirit at Skansen. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/a-special-time-of-year-at-skansen-815572?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/a-special-time-of-year-at-skansen-815572?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease Stiftelsen Skansen Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:29:42 +0100 Skansen is the winner of the TRIP Global Award 2012 for being the “Best experience in Sweden”. Skansen was chosen by an international jury and a jury from eight countries. -We´re very proud to be announced the winner, Skansen managing director John Brattmyhr says. We´re constantly working to improve the visitors experience and this award is an indication of us going in the right direction. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/skansen-winner-of-the-trip-global-award-2012-804769?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/skansen-winner-of-the-trip-global-award-2012-804769?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease Stiftelsen Skansen Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:00:00 +0100 The Autumn Fair is held at Skansen on the last weekend in September each year. Tradition claims that Michaelmas fairs used to be held all over Sweden. People traded craft wares, household necessities and farm animals. At Skansen the Autumn Fair is an annual fixture at which one will meet tavern waitresses, stable-lads, farmers and smallholders bringing this year’s produce to market. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/the-autumn-fair-september-24-25-666148?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/the-autumn-fair-september-24-25-666148?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease Stiftelsen Skansen Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:52:00 +0100 Christmas at Skansen is more than a month of events and celebrations - from the opening up of the first Christmas market until the fireworks at New Year´s Eve. This year the first market is held on the 24 or November, and the market weekends are November the 24 – 25th, and December the 1 – 2st , 8 – 9th and 15 – 16th with opening hours from 10 am to 4 pm. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/christmas-at-skansen-781163?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/christmas-at-skansen-781163?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease Stiftelsen Skansen Tue, 08 May 2012 09:23:00 +0100 Subscribe to the Skansen newsletter and get the latest news. Read the latest one in the attached pdf document. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/newsletters-from-skansen-757445?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/newsletters-from-skansen-757445?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease Stiftelsen Skansen Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:52:00 +0000 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. This was the day on which, in 1523, Gustav Vasa had been proclaimed king and it was also the day on which the current constitution had been agreed in 1809. Sweden's National Day has been celebrated at Skansen every year since 1893. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/swedish-national-day-6-june-735889?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/swedish-national-day-6-june-735889?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease Stiftelsen Skansen Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:47:00 +0000 The 30th of April is Valborgsmässoafton, Walpurgis night, in Sweden. when we celebrate the arrival of spring with singing, bonfires and fireworks. Students are especially active during Walpurgis night but the celebration goes back to medieval times and like so many other Swedish traditions it has it´s roots in northern Germany. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/walpurgis-night-30th-of-april-735884?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/walpurgis-night-30th-of-april-735884?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease Stiftelsen Skansen Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:05:00 +0000 The Children’s Zoo – Lill-Skansen – has been the children's favourite since 1955. A brand new Lill-Skansen opens on March 31 2012. It will be a place where children can get to know animals and nature all year round. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/a-new-children-s-zoo-735064?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/a-new-children-s-zoo-735064?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease Stiftelsen Skansen Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:10:00 +0000 Easter week is celebrated at Skansen in different ways. In the houses the Easter feast is prepared and traditions explained and on the Bollnäs square there is an Easter market selling birch twigs with the traditional feather decorations, sweets and food. On Maundy Thursday children dress up as witches and on Skansen they can make their own brooms and pretend they're taking off for Blåkulla. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/easter-festival-at-skansen-734929?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/easter-festival-at-skansen-734929?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease Stiftelsen Skansen Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:05:00 +0000 Every New Year's Eve since 1895, Tennyson's Ring Out Wild Bells has been recited at Skansen by a well-known Swede on the stroke of midnight. The Skansen New Year celebrations attract visitors by the thousand and is put on the air by Swedish Television. The programme starts at 23:10 with music and entertainment. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/celebrate-new-year-s-eve-at-skansen-719001?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/celebrate-new-year-s-eve-at-skansen-719001?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease Stiftelsen Skansen Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:52:00 +0000 Every year a Lucia is chosen by popular vote, and the winning candidate crowned at Skansen. She then returns to Skansen with her retinue for the traditional celebration on the 13th December. According to the old calendar, the longest night of the year was December 13th. In today's calendars, the winter solstice occurs in the night December 21 or 22, but Lucia´s day is still the 13th. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/lucia-at-skansen-707674?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/lucia-at-skansen-707674?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease Stiftelsen Skansen Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:25:00 +0000 In the Town Quarter the shops and workshops are preparing for Christmas. Many of them will be open during the weekends in Advent, and some of them daily from November 26 to January 8. Here visitors can learn about trade and crafts that are almost extinct. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/christmas-is-a-busy-time-in-the-town-quarter-706985?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/christmas-is-a-busy-time-in-the-town-quarter-706985?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease Stiftelsen Skansen Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:49:00 +0000 In several of the Skansen houses and farmsteads, christmas and coffee tables stand waiting and christmas trees have been decorated, illustrating the Yuletide customs of days gone by. Several of the traditional courses on the christmas table are still a part of present-day celebrations. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/christmas-in-the-houses-and-farmsteads-705176?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/christmas-in-the-houses-and-farmsteads-705176?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease Stiftelsen Skansen Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:12:00 +0000 The first Christmas market at Skansen was organized as early as 1903 and has since been an unbroken tradition. Even today, you can feel the atmosphere from the early years and for many, Skansen’s Christmas market is the official start of Christmas. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/the-christmas-market-704626?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/the-christmas-market-704626?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease Stiftelsen Skansen Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:35:00 +0100 We´re celebrating the anniversary from 10 am to 3 pm with the jubilee entrance fee of 1 SEK, just like it was on the first day of October 11th 1891. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/october-11th-2011-skansen-turns-120-yrs-690634?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/october-11th-2011-skansen-turns-120-yrs-690634?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease Stiftelsen Skansen Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:24:00 +0100 Christmas at Skansen is a whole month of events and celebrations - from the opening up of the first Christmas market until the fireworks at New Year´s Eve. The celebrations begin on the first of Advent. Then, the traditional Christmas market opens, the bonfires are lit and the dancing around the Christmas tree can start. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/christmas-at-skansen-666154?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/christmas-at-skansen-666154?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease Stiftelsen Skansen Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:02:00 +0100 Skansen celebrates the birth of the famous tenor Jussi Björling 1911 with a concert on August 13 at the Solliden stage with performances by three young talented singers; Gwyn Hughes Jones, Joachim Bäckström and Markus Pettersson. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/a-concert-for-jussi-bjoerling-august-13-665036?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/a-concert-for-jussi-bjoerling-august-13-665036?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease Stiftelsen Skansen Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:30:00 +0100 Listen to high quality jazz while enjoying the beautiful wiew of Stockholm! Skansen´s own jazz series Blå måndag is taking place Monday evenings, starting the 11th of July with the fabulous jazz singer Georgie Fame. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/blue-mondays-with-jazz-at-skansen-blaa-maandag-659629?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/blue-mondays-with-jazz-at-skansen-blaa-maandag-659629?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease Stiftelsen Skansen Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:37:00 +0100 Listen to jazz all summer at Skansen! Begin June 17-19 with the popular Stockholm Jazz Festival, and continue with concerts in the jazz series Blå måndag, starting off with the famous jazz singer Georgie Fame the July 11. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/jazz-all-summer-at-skansen-651032?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/skansen/pressrelease/view/jazz-all-summer-at-skansen-651032?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=pressrelease Stiftelsen Skansen