Netherlands Open Air Museum

The Netherlands Open Air Museum (Dutch: Nederlands Openluchtmuseum) is a national open-air museum located in Arnhem. It focuses on the culture associated with the everyday lives of ordinary people, and demonstrating the old way of life in the Netherlands. The park was established on 24 April 1912, and opened to the public in July 1918. History Establishment The Open Air Museum was created after a suggestion from Frederic Adolph Hoefer in April 1912 to build a park similar to parks and museums he visited in Scandinavia . According to Hoefer, the rise of industrialization and urbanization were causing regional differences to disappear, and traditions and craftsmanship threatened to vanish. By moving the historical building to the museum, with people knowledgeable about the history, visitors could be shown how people used to live in the Netherlands. This way, the old traditions could be preserved. The Association for Folklore The Dutch Open.