Sten Rentzhog. Open Air Museums: The History and Future of a Visionary Idea.(Book review)

From: Scandinavian Studies | Date: December 22, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

Sten Rentzhog. Open Air Museums: The History and Future of a Visionary Idea. Stockholm: Carlssons, and Ostersund: Jamtli, 2007. Pp. 532. Hardbound.

There are few who have not visited open air museums at one time or another, but far fewer have any idea how widespread, many, and varied they are. In this magisterial survey, Sten Rentzhog, for thirty years director of the Jamtli open air museum in Ostersund, for the first time provides a broad and enthusiastic overview of the entire movement.

The open air museum (hereafter OAM) was first conceived and realized in Scandinavia, ...

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