摘要：Origins, inspiration and directions This year it is 100 years since Den Gamle By’s inauguration on the present site. On this occasion I feel it relevant to state that the founder Peter Holm’s original ideas and museological principles still constitute the framework for Den Gamle By’s activities. In the museum’s work, these ideas are constantly being supplemented by inspiration from colleagues and museologists in order to keep Den Gamle By updated and relevant, now and in the future. At Den Gamle By we follow our own path and heart-beat, and we trust that we can handle tasks and developments, even though some might consider them impossible. We wish the museum to be popular and to reach out to a very broad public, and though Den Gamle By is a scientific institution, our focus is more on people and storytelling than on objects, artefacts and research. In my first ten years as museum director, I was lucky to develop a close friendship with Dr. Erna Lorenzen, who then was the only staff member left from the first generation. When I had a new and maybe controversial idea, I always discussed it with old Erna to hear her opinion. Sometimes I felt that she also had a sort of silent discussion with Peter Holm. And then – at the end of the discussion – if I found that all three of us – Erna, Peter and myself – agreed on the idea, then we decided to go for it!
关键词：inspiration; Den Gamle By; tradition; open air museum
