The Museum of Legends, or Sagomuseet in
Swedish, is a museum in
Ljungby
Ljungby () is the Urban areas in Sweden, central locality of Ljungby Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden, with 15,785 inhabitants in 2015.
Ljungby was instituted in 1829 as a ''köping'', or ''market town'', and did not become a municipality o ...
, Sweden, for oral narration, fairy tales, and folklore. The museum is operated by the
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and International secur ...
Accredited Advisor and non-profit association ''
Sagobygden'' that protects the oral narrative and contributes to the continuation of the oral narrative traditions.
Together with the
Storytelling Network Kronoberg they also arrange the
Storytelling Festival in Ljungby. In March 2017 the
Government of Sweden
The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden () is the Cabinet (government), national cabinet of Sweden, and the country's Executive (government), executive authority.
The Government consists of the Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister and their ...
nominated ''Sagobygden'', the operator of ''the Museum of Legends'', to UNESCO's register of good examples on the preservation of intangible heritage.
While the museum itself offer an condensed experience of the regional folklore, the ''Storytelling Network Kronoberg'' maintain several legendary places around
Kronoberg.
External links
The official webpage*Map o
Legendary placesaround
Kronoberg
References
Museums in Kronoberg County
Literary museums in Sweden
Storytelling organizations
Ljungby
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