Studio: international art (90.1925)

OPEN-AIR MUSEUMS FOR LONDON.—II

old-world Danish town was like. In these
houses are furniture and utensils from
succeeding centuries, since the time of
Christian IV. (reigned 1588-1648),arranged
faithfully as of yore. M. Peter Holm may
be called the Artur Hazelius of this
museum. . , . 0 0 0 0

Our reproductions hail from five of the
leading Open-Air Folk Museums in Scan-
dinavia and will give the reader some idea
of what they contain and are meant to
contain, but their scope is really far more
comprehensive than can be gathered from
these more or less isolated views ; a bulky
volume would be needed to deal adequately
with the manifold, countless treasures they
contain and which illustrate in almost
every detail how past generations lived and
worked and—died, for at Skansen at least
are several tombstones. At the Bygdi)
Folk Museum there is a Henrik Ibsen Room,
rather a new departure, perhaps, but one
which opens out new and intriguing
vistas. 00000

u The Studio " has on several occasions
contained well illustrated articles deal-

burgomaster's house (built
1597)> north-eastern corner

(Aarhus Open-Air Museum, Denmark)

ing with this subject and to which
I perhaps may refer the interested
reader. 000000
There is an alluring spot, conveniently
near London, waiting to welcome an
English Artur Ha2;elius—surely it is not
doomed to wait in vain. 000

boarded house (lofthuset)
from aabro, denmark

(Danish Folk-Museum, Lyngby, near
Copenhagen)

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