Essays about: "Art museum"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 74 essays containing the words Art museum.

  1. 1. Reclaiming the Past and the Present: The Presentation and Representation of Ethnic Minorities in Cultural Institutions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Vendula Pokorná; [2024]
    Keywords : Social Anthropology; Cultural Institutions; Exhibition Narrative; Exhibition Atmosphere; Respect; Sámi People; Roma People; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Cultural institutions such as museums and art galleries are important agents in educating the broader public on matters where current awareness is missing, inadequate or inaccurate. In this study, I focus on one such matter, which is the knowledge regarding ethnic minorities, their history, traditions, and current challenges. READ MORE

  3. 2. Diversifying a Museum Collection and the Politics of Representation : A Mixed-Methods Approach to the Acquisition Policies and Implementation of Diversity Strategies at Stockholm's Moderna Museet in the 21st Century

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Jonas van Kappel; [2024]
    Keywords : Moderna Museet; museum collections; art acquisition policies; diversity discourse; gender representation; intersectionality; queer studies; performativity; art donations; mixed-methods; museology;

    Abstract : Since 1958, Moderna Museet has housed Sweden’s largest collection of Swedish and international modern and contemporary art. This thesis examines the 21st-century collecting strategies and policy development of Moderna Museet, with a focus on diversity and representation, using intersectional theory and queer studies. READ MORE

  4. 3. Parents’ perceptions about preschool children’s use of mobile devices and experiences at art museums

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

    Author : Sooyoun Kim; [2023]
    Keywords : preschool children; mobile devices; tablets; educational apps; child-computer interaction; art museums; museum learning;

    Abstract : The child–environment interaction type, which involves touching and handling part of collections and displays, is less common in art museums. In addition, art museums demand many behavioural rules from their visitors. The adult caregivers, therefore, prefer that their preschool children participate in child-friendly activity programmes. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Silent University at Tensta konsthall : From educational platform to community building activities

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Katinka Saarnak; [2023]
    Keywords : Tensta konsthall; The Silent University; Tensta Museum; socially engaged art; pedagogic projects; solidarity; knowledge-exchange; community-building; Tensta.;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes the decade-long collaboration between The Silent University and Tensta konsthall, investigating its role as a lasting, solidarity driven, educational, socially engaged art project within an art institution. Utilizing qualitative methods and institutional ethnography, the study examines the relationship between The Silent University within Tensta konsthall. READ MORE

  6. 5. Exhibiting the East : An Analysis of Representations of Pacific Asia in Three Exhibitions in Stockholm

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Yul Cho; [2023]
    Keywords : exhibitions; Sweden; curating; Asia; Asianness; minority; representation; artist as ethnographer; Stuart Hall; Hal Foster; Miwon Kwon;

    Abstract : This thesis is a study of representations of Pacific Asia in exhibitions in Stockholm. In the Swedish culture and art sphere, a public discussion surrounding Asia is conspicuously absent even though there are significant amounts of residents in Sweden with an Asian background. READ MORE