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Siida (museum)

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Sámi Museum Siida
Siida - Suoma sámiid álbmotmusea
The open-air museum of Siida.
Siida (museum) is located in Finland
Siida (museum)
Location within Finland
Former name
Inari Sámi Museum
EstablishedApril 1, 1998 (1998-04-01)
LocationInari, Lapland, Finland
TypeEthnic museum / history museum / nature museum
Websitesiida.fi

Siida lit.'the place' is a museum located on Lake Inari in the village of Inari in Inari, Finland. It is home to the Sámi Museum and Northern Lapland Nature Centre. The museum was first opened on the 1st of April 1998.

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Siida arranges exhibitions on Sámi culture and the nature of Northern Lapland. In addition, Siida has an open-air museum open in the summers, which was originally known as the Inari Sámi Museum. The first buildings were moved to the museum grounds in 1960. The 7-hectare (17-acre) area has nearly 50 sites of interest related to Lapland's nature and the Sámi and their culture. Furthermore, the area is where the earliest settlers in Northern Lapland lived and archaeological finds from approximately 9,000 years ago have been found.

In 2024 Siida received the European Museum of the Year Award.[1]

Images

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References

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  1. ^ "The winners of EMYA2024 are announced!". europeanforum.museum. European Museum Forum. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
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