June baking
 Entrance to the Junibacken Museum |
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| Data | |
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| place | Stockholm |
| Art |
Swedish children's literature
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| opening | June 8, 1996 |
| Number of visitors (annually) | 400,000 |
| management |
Elin Carlzon
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| Website | |
Junibacken is a museum in Stockholm that the Swedish-language children's literature , especially the books of Astrid Lindgren is dedicated. It is located on the island of Djurgården .
The museum was opened on June 8, 1996 by the Swedish royal family and is one of the five most visited attractions in Stockholm with around 400,000 visitors a year.
The focus is on the characters from Astrid Lindgren's most popular children's books, including Pippi Longstocking , Karlsson vom Dach , Ronja the robber's daughter , Michel from Lönneberga and the Löwenherz brothers , but also other well-known Swedish children's book characters such as Pettson and Findus , Willi Wiberg and the Moomins . Changing special exhibitions are dedicated to individual authors. The museum also has a children's bookshop and a theater.
The name comes from the Junibacken estate (in German Birkenlund ), where Astrid Lindgren's fictional character Madita grew up.
Web links
- Official website (Swedish, German, etc.)
- Junibacken in the Stockholm City Tourism Portal
- Panoramic photo
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Junibacken: Sagan om Junibacken , accessed on December 17, 2011 (Swedish)
Coordinates: 59 ° 19 ′ 46.8 ″ N , 18 ° 5 ′ 23 ″ E