Folk museum

A folk museum[1] is a museum that deals with folk culture and heritage. Such museums cover local life in rural communities. A folk museum typically displays historical objects that were used as part of the people's everyday lives.[2] Examples of such objects include clothes and tools. Many folk museums are also open-air museums and some cover rural history.

Among the very most notable folk museums are:


See also

References

  1. "Folk museum". Glosbe. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. "Folk museum". Oxford Learner's Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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