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"The old town" (Den gamle by) — an open air museum in the town of Aarhus, Denmark
"The old town" (Den gamle by) — an open air museum in the town of Aarhus, Denmark

An open air museum is a distinct type of museum exhibiting its collections out-of-doors. The first open air museums were established in Scandinavia towards the end of the nineteenth century, and the concept soon spread throughout Europe and North America. Open air museums are variously known as Skansen, Living Farm Museums, living museums and folk museums. A more recent but related idea is realized in the Ecomuseum, which originated in France. A comprehensive history of the open air museum as idea and institution can be found in the Swedish museologist Sten Rentzhogs book "Open air museums. The history and future of a visionary idea". Image File history File links Den_Gamle_By. ... Image File history File links Den_Gamle_By. ... The Louvre Museum in Paris, one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

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Definition

The International Council of Museums (ICOM) defines a museum as "a non-profit making, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education and enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment." [1] Most open air museums specialize in the collection and re-erection of old buildings at large out-door sites, usually in settings of re-created landscapes of the past. Most of them may therefore justly be described as building museums. Open air museums tended to be located originally in regions where wooden architecture prevailed, as wooden structures may be trans-located without substantial loss of authenticity. The International Council of Museums (ICOM) is an international organization of museums and museum professionals which is committed to the conservation, continuation and communication to society of the worlds natural and cultural heritage, present and future, tangible and intangible. ... A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ...


European origins

World's first open air museum, King Oscar's collections at Bygdøy near Oslo in 1888.
World's first open air museum, King Oscar's collections at Bygdøy near Oslo in 1888.
An old log house at the Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo.
An old log house at the Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo.
Traditional buildings from Blekinge relocated to skansen, Stockholm.
Traditional buildings from Blekinge relocated to skansen, Stockholm.

The earliest open air museum appeared in Scandinavia in the late 19th century. One reason may be the ancient tradition of moving and re-erecting wooden buildings, based on the local log building technique. The idea was a predictable further development of the by then well-established in-door type of museum. In order to collect and display whole buildings, it would have to be done outdoors. Precursors of open air museums were the "exotic" pavilions, "antique" temples, "ancient ruins" and "peasant cottages" to be found in 18th century landscape parks. Later precursors were the real or constructed peasant cottages shown at the international exhibitions of the mid- to-late 19th century. Norsk Folkemusem, the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History at Bygdøy, has a large open air museum. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1590x1193, 434 KB) en: typical house from Blekinge County, Sweden, now at Skansen Stockholm sv: typiskt hus frÃ¥n Blekinge, visas i Skansen Stockholm de: typisches Haus von Blekinge, nun im Skansen von Stockholm phot taken by Udo Schröter date... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1590x1193, 434 KB) en: typical house from Blekinge County, Sweden, now at Skansen Stockholm sv: typiskt hus frÃ¥n Blekinge, visas i Skansen Stockholm de: typisches Haus von Blekinge, nun im Skansen von Stockholm phot taken by Udo Schröter date... Blekinge is the name of a geographical region in Sweden which can refer to: Blechingia, or Blekinge - a historical Province of Sweden Blekinge County, or Blekinge län - a current County of Sweden This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share... Winter view of Skogaholm Manor, moved to Skansen from Närke Hand-coloured postcard of Skansen, ca 1900 Skansen is the first open air museum and zoo in Sweden and is located on the island DjurgÃ¥rden in Stockholm, Sweden[citation needed]. It was founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius... Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region centered on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe and includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. ... Worlds Fair is any of various large expositions held since the mid-19th century. ...


The world's first open air museum was King Oscar II's collection near Oslo in Norway, opened in 1881. The original plans comprised 8 or 10 buildings intended to show the evolution of traditional Norwegian building types since the middle ages. Only 5 were realized before the king lost interest because of the expenses involved. The royal open air museum was later incorporated into the Norsk Folkemuseum, established on an adjacent property in the 1890es. Influenced by a visit to the Norwegian open air museum, Artur Hazelius in 1891 founded the famous Skansen in Stockholm, which became the model for subsequent open air museums in Northern and Eastern Europe, and eventually in other parts of the world (subsequently, the name "skansen" has also been used as a noun to refer to other open-air museums and collections of historic structures, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe. Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik) (January 21, 1829 – December 8, 1907) was King of Sweden and Norway from 1872 until his death. ... County District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Norsk Folkemusem, the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History at Bygdøy, has a large open air museum. ... Artur Hazelius. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Winter view of Skogaholm Manor, moved to Skansen from Närke Hand-coloured postcard of Skansen, ca 1900 Skansen is the first open air museum and zoo in Sweden and is located on the island DjurgÃ¥rden in Stockholm, Sweden[citation needed]. It was founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius... Nickname: Location of Stockholm in northern Europe Coordinates: Country Sweden Municipality Stockholm Municipality County Stockholm Province Södermanland and Uppland Charter 13th Century Population (April 2007)  - City 782,885  - Density 4,160/km² (10,774. ... Central Europe The Alpine Countries and the Visegrád Group (Political map, 2004) Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. ... Map of Eastern Europe Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium orange),members of the Warsaw pact (light orange), and other former Communist regimes not aligned with Moscow (lightest orange). ...


Around 1900, national and regional open air museums were established in all Scandinavian countries, notably in Norway and Sweden.


More recently, modern social history museums such as the Black Country Museum in England and Westville in Georgia in the United States were created, reflecting the trend towards learning the history of everyday living, rather than wars and monarchs. Trolleybuses at the Black Country Living Museum. ... Westville is an open air museum recreating an 1850 working town in Lumpkin, Georgia, United States. ...


North American interpretation

The North American open air museum, more commonly called the living museum, had a different, slightly later origin than the European, and the visitor experience is different. The first was Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan (1928), where Ford intended his collection to be "a pocket edition of America" [2]. But it was Colonial Williamsburg (opened in 1934) and Conner Prairie which have had a greater influence on museum development in North America. It influenced such projects through the continent as Mystic Seaport, Plimoth Plantation, and Fortress Louisbourg. What tends to differentiate the North American from the European model is the approach to interpretation. In Europe, the tendency is to usually, but not always, focus on the building. In North America, the open air museums invariably include interpreters who dress in period costume and conduct period crafts and everyday work.[3] The living museum is therefore viewed as an attempt to recreate to the fullest extent conditions of a culture, natural environment or historical period. The objective is total immersion, using exhibits so that visitors can experience the specific culture, environment or historical period using all the physical senses. Performance and historiographic practices at American living museums have been critiqued in the past several years by scholars in anthropology and theatre for creating false senses of authenticity and accuracy, and for neglecting to bear witness to some of the darker aspects of the American past (e.g., slavery and other forms of injustice) [4]. Henry Ford (1919) Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was the founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of modern assembly lines used in mass production. ... A Ford Model T, used for giving tourist rides, is shown above at Greenfield Village. ... Location in Michigan Coordinates: , Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Government  - Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. ... Colonial Williamsburg is the historic district of the independent city of Williamsburg, Virginia. ... 1886 base ball demonstration at Liberty Corner. ... Mystic Seaport is a maritime museum in Mystic, Connecticut. ... Categories: Stub | Living museums | Plymouth County, Massachusetts ... Fortress Louisbourg (in French, Forteresse de Louisbourg) is a Canadian National Historic Site and the location of a partial reconstruction of an 18th century French fortress at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. ... Culture (Culture from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning to cultivate,) generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... HIStory - Past, Present and Future, Book I is a double-disc album (one half greatest hits, one half studio album) by American musician Michael Jackson released in June of 1995 by the Epic Records division of Sony BMG. The first disc, (HIStory Begins) contains fifteen hit singles from the past...


Selected list of open air and living museums

Europe

World map showing the location of Europe. ... Replica Steam Elephant locomotive, Pockerley Waggonway Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum is an open air museum located in the town of Stanley, County Durham, England. ... Beamish is a village in County Durham, in England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Trolleybuses at the Black Country Living Museum. ... Map sources for Dudley at grid reference SO9390 Dudley is a town in the West Midlands, England. ... Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a population of around 2,600,000 people. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Blists Hill is an industrial open air museum, depicting life as it may have been in Shropshire, during the time of the industrial revolution. ... This article is about the town of Telford, Shropshire. ... Shropshire (alternatively Salop or abbreviated Shrops) is a county in the West Midlands of England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Cogges Manor Farm Museum is in Church Lane, Witney, Oxfordshire, England. ... High Street in Witney. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in the South East of England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... The Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex (Архитектурно-етнографски комплекс „Етър“, usually referred to as Етъра, Etara) is an open-air museum 8 km south of Gabrovo in northern Bulgaria that presents the Bulgarian customs, culture and craftsmanship. ... Gabrovo municipality is located in Northern Bulgaria, in Gabrovo micro region. ... The Living History Village of Little Woodham or The Seventeenth Century Village is a living museum dedicated to recreating life in a rural village in the mid-17th century. ... Gosport is a town and district in Hampshire with around 77,000 inhabitants (including Lee-on-the-Solent), situated on the south coast of England. ... Hampshire, sometimes historically Southamptonshire or Hamptonshire, (abbr. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... The Prague Gate KouÅ™im is a small town in Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. ... The Old Town in Aarhus, Denmark is an open-air village museum consisting of 75 historical buildings collected from 20 townships in all parts of the country. ... For the meteorite Aarhus, see Meteorite falls. ... Castle in PÅ™erov nad Labem Location of PÅ™erov nad Labem in the Czech Republic PÅ™erov nad Labem is a village (Market town) in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic located under the PÅ™erovská hůra hill. ... The picture shows the klockstapel of Jamtli, inspired by this characteristic feature in 18th century church architecture in Jämtland Jamtli is the name of the regional museum of Jämtland and Härjedalen in central Sweden. ... Östersund Municipality  listen? is a municipality in the middle of Sweden where the city Östersund is the seat with a population of 43,536. ... Winter view of Skogaholm Manor, moved to Skansen from Närke Hand-coloured postcard of Skansen, ca 1900 Skansen is the first open air museum and zoo in Sweden and is located on the island DjurgÃ¥rden in Stockholm, Sweden[citation needed]. It was founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius... Nickname: Location of Stockholm in northern Europe Coordinates: Country Sweden Municipality Stockholm Municipality County Stockholm Province Södermanland and Uppland Charter 13th Century Population (April 2007)  - City 782,885  - Density 4,160/km² (10,774. ... Hunsrück village The Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum is the open air museum and Folklore Museum of the Greater SaarLorLux Region. ... Open-air museum Open-air museum Mödlareuth is a German village situated partly in Bavaria and partly in Thuringia. ... Sirogojno is a village in Serbia, located on Mt. ... Winter in Zlatibor Zlatibor (Cyrillic: ЗлатибoÑ€) is a mountain region situated in Serbia and Montenegro, in the western part of Serbia, a part of the Dinaric Alps. ... Anthem Serbia() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian 1 Recognised regional languages Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak, Romanian, Rusyn 2 Albanian 3 Government Semi-presidential republic  -  President Boris Tadić  -  Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment  -  Formation 9th century   -  First unified state c. ... Rožnov pod RadhoÅ¡tÄ›m (German: ) is a town in Zlín Region, Czech Republic. ...

Canada

Ť Barkervilles main street, taken in June 2004, showing the historic buildings and a small stream of water flowing down its sloped, unpaved, roads. ... Black Creek Pioneer Village is an historic site in Toronto, Ontario, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Finch intersection. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... Fort Henry aerial photo, 1920 Fort Henry is located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada on Point Henry, a strategic point of land located near the mouth of the Cataraqui River where it flows into the St. ... Fort Edmonton, circa 1900. ... Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the north central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farm land on the prairies. ... Fort Langley, is a Parks Canada National historic site, a former trading post of the Hudsons Bay Company, now located in the village of Fort Langley, British Columbia. ... Fort Langley is a village with a population of 2,700 and forms part of the Township of Langley. ... Fortress Louisbourg (in French, Forteresse de Louisbourg) is a Canadian National Historic Site and the location of a partial reconstruction of an 18th century French fortress at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. ... Louisbourg, on Cape Breton Island Louisbourg is a town in southeastern Cape Breton Island, in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Fort William Historical Park (formerly known as Old Fort William) is a Canadian historical site located in Thunder Bay, Ontario that contains a reconstruction of the Fort William fur trading post as it existed in 1815. ... Nickname: Motto: Superior by nature Location of Thunder Bay, Ontario Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Region Northwestern Ontario District Thunder Bay District CMA Thunder Bay Established 1970 (amalgamation between Fort William and Port Arthur) Incorporated as Towns Port Arthur in 1884 Fort William in 1892 Incorporated as Cities Both Port... Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons (French: Sainte-Marie-au-pays-des-Hurons) was a French Jesuit settlement in Wendake, the land of the Wendat, near modern Midland, Ontario, from 1639 to 1649. ... Midland (population 16,300, 2006 Canada Census) is a town located on Georgian Bay in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. ... Upper Canada Village Upper Canada Village is a heritage park in Morrisburg, Ontario, which depicts a 19th century village in Upper Canada. ... External links Morrisburg & District Historical Society Categories: Canada geography stubs | Ontario communities ... The Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village is an open-air museum that uses costumed historical interpreters to recreate pioneer settlements in east central Alberta, Canada. ... Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [Province]) Area Ranked... Railway at Heritage Park Prairie Town at Heritage Park Heritage Park Historical Village is a theme park located in Calgary, Alberta. ... Calgary is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... Coordinates: Country  Canada Province  British Columbia District Greater Vancouver Regional District Established 1892 (municipality status) – 1992 (city status) Government  - Mayor Derek Corrigan  - MPs Peter Julian (NDP), Bill Siksay (NDP)  - MLAs Raj Chouhan, Richard T. Lee, John Nuraney, Harry Bloy Area  - City 89. ...

United States

Allaire Village is a living history museum located in Wall Township, New Jersey. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Boundaries of the McLean CDP as of 2003. ... Colonial Williamsburg is the historic district of the independent city of Williamsburg, Virginia. ... Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ... 1886 base ball demonstration at Liberty Corner. ... Town of Fishers flag Fishers (IPA: ), located in Hamilton County, Indiana, is a town of population 52,390 (according to a special census conducted in 2004). ... View of Fairplay and South Park looking south from Colorado State Highway 9. ... Fort Snelling is a former military fortification located at the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers in Hennepin County, Minnesota. ... Nickname: Motto: En Avant (French: Forward) Location in Hennepin County and the state of Minnesota Coordinates: , Country United States State Minnesota Counties Hennepin Government  - Mayor R.T. Rybak (DFL) Area  - City 58. ... The Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia, also referred to as the Frontier Culture Museum, and formerly known as the Museum of American Frontier Culture, is a living history museum based in Staunton, Virginia. ... West Beverley Street in downtown Staunton Staunton is an independent city within the confines of Augusta County in the commonwealth of Virginia. ... The Hale Farm & Village is a historical community in Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio. ... Bath is a township located in Summit County, Ohio. ... A Ford Model T, used for giving tourist rides, is shown above at Greenfield Village. ... Location in Michigan Coordinates: , Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Government  - Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. ... Sketch of Jamestown c. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Kingsville is a census-designated place located in Baltimore County, Maryland. ... Little Norway is a tourist attraction and living museum of a Norwegian village located in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin. ... Blue Mounds is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. ... Piscataway Park, located 20 miles south of downtown Washington, D.C. near Accokeek, Maryland, protects Marshall Hall and the National Colonial Farm. ... Accokeek is an unincorporated community in Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States. ... New Salem is the name of a former village in Menard County, Illinois in the United States. ... Menard County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Ohio Village is a living history museum in Columbus, Ohio operated by the non-profit Ohio Historical Society. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country United States State Ohio Counties Franklin, Delaware, and Fairfield Government  - Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Area  - City  212. ... Old Bethpage is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 5,400 at the 2000 census. ... Old Sturbridge Village (OSV) is a living museum located in Sturbridge, Massachusetts which re-creates life in rural New England during the 1830s. ... Sturbridge is a town located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. ... Old World Wisconsin, Americas largest outdoor museum of rural life, is located in Wisconsin, 35 miles (56 km) south west of Milwaukee, in the Kettle Moraine State Forest, near the village of Eagle. ... South Park Township is located in the southern part of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. ... The Trustees Office served both as administrative headquarters for the community and as a guest house. ... Mercer County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... Categories: Stub | Living museums | Plymouth County, Massachusetts ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Plymouth County Settled 1620 Incorporated 1620 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Town  134. ... The Pioneer Living History Village, sometimes called the Pioneer Living History Museum, is a living museum in Phoenix, Arizona. ... Nickname: Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country United States State Arizona Counties Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area  - City  515. ... The Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) is a living museum located in Lāie, on the northern part of Oahu, Hawaii. ... The Laie Hawaii Temple is the fifth oldest Mormon temple in the world. ... Location in Rockingham County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Rockingham County Incorporated 1653 Mayor Steve Marchand City manager John P. Bohenko Area    - City 43. ... Location in Rockingham County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Rockingham County Incorporated 1653 Mayor Steve Marchand City manager John P. Bohenko Area    - City 43. ... San Dieguito Heritage Museum is a museum in Encinitas, California in the United States. ... Location of Encinitas within San Diego County, California. ... Westville is an open air museum recreating an 1850 working town in Lumpkin, Georgia, United States. ... Lumpkin is a city located in Stewart County, Georgia. ... Mystic Seaport is a maritime museum in Mystic, Connecticut. ... A coffeeshop along Main Street in Mystic Mystic is a census-designated place located in New London County, Connecticut. ...

Living transportation museums

The Edaville Railroad is a heritage railway in the U.S. state of Massachussetts. ... Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) is a heritage railway and museum located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, at the site of the former Scranton yards of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W). ... The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is a living museum of World War I aircraft and antique automobiles. ... The Shuttleworth Collections Bristol F.2B Fighter The Shuttleworth Collection is an aeronautical and automotive museum located at the Old Warden airfield in Bedfordshire, England. ... Biddeford & Saco Railroad #31 The Seashore Trolley Museum, located in Kennebunkport, Maine, is the worlds oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles. ...

Ecological and environmental living museums

Some ecological living museums are zoos Giraffes in Sydneys Taronga Zoo A zoological garden, zoological park, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. ...

Nickname: Location of Bakersfield, California Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Kern County Founded 1869 Government  - Mayor Harvey Hall Area  - City  131 sq mi (339. ... Location in the State of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent city Incorporated 1896 Government  - Mayor Joe Frank Area  - City  119. ... Nonsuch Island (originally Nonesuch Island) is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda. ...

Notes

  1. ^ http://icom.museum/statutes.html#2 ICOM Statutes
  2. ^ Kenneth Hudson, Museums of Influence, Cambridge University Press, 1987. p. 153
  3. ^ Ibid, p. 154
  4. ^ Scott Magelssen, Living History Museums: Undoing History Through Performance, Scarecrow Press, 2007

See also

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