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Folk museum
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"Folklore museum" redirects here. For specific museums called as such, see Folklore 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.
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