Essays about: "Museum of Evolution"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Museum of Evolution.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. The Digital Friend

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Elias Brulin; Daniel Nolkrantz; [2020]
    Keywords : Generative design; Museum; Computation; Algorithm; Evolution; Artificial Intelligence; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the relationship between the architect and its digital tools, from the perspective that technology constantly is evolving. We believe that the architect’s relationship with its tools changes with the advancement of technology. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Importance of Curation: a Case-Study of the Subfossil Lemur Collection in the Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Paleobiologi

    Author : Maria Lindkvist; [2016]
    Keywords : curation; collection management; subfossil lemurs; Bertil Ljungqvist; Museum of Evolution; kurering; samlingsvård; subfossila lemurer; Bertil Ljungqvist; Evolutionsmuseet;

    Abstract : In times when many natural history museums experience financial cuts, it is important to show why museums matter, what they can offer, and what they mean for both the public and the scientific society. The collections are the heart of the museum and they need to be well-managed in order to attract visitors (both researchers and public). READ MORE

  5. 4. The population structure of Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene Neptunea angulata, Gastropoda and an investigation into bias in the fossil record and museum collections.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Thomas Owen; [2016]
    Keywords : Bias; age distributions; taphonomy; population structure.; Partiskhet; åldersfördelning; tafonomi; populationsstrukturer.;

    Abstract : The fossil population structure of the gastropod Neptunea angulata from the late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene was investigated in this project in order to contribute to a wider study on the influence of predation on populations and the evolutionary history of organisms. Over time, predator-prey relationships can drive evolution in a way similar to the Red Queen Hypothesis. READ MORE

  6. 5. Concrete evolution

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Moa Rydberg Dahlin; [2013]
    Keywords : Tillbyggnad; nationalmuseum; Blasieholmen; Stockholm;

    Abstract : Den primära frågan i projektet har varit: Hur relaterar en tillbyggnad till den historia som en huvudbyggnad bär på? Resultatet är att den mest lämpade delen har växt ut, men anpassats för att rymma de funktioner som saknas i huvudbyggnaden. Min ambition har varit att få tillbyggnaden att både kännas som en naturlig del av Nationalmuseum och dess historia, samtidigt som den är ett eget kapitel. READ MORE