Essays about: "Museum"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 380 essays containing the word Museum.

1. 11. Crafting Textile Knowledges : A decolonial study of the Iku/Arhuaco material culture in the archives of the National Museum of World Cultures in Gothenburg (Världskulturmuseet)

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Modevetenskap

   Author : Stefanía Castelblanco-Pérez; [2023]
   Keywords : material culture; indigenous heritage; object-based research; ethical stewardship; decoloniality; arhuaco; Iku; cultura material; patrimonio Indígena; investigación objetual; administración ética; decolonialidad; arhuaco; Iku;

   Abstract : The return of objects that belong to ethnographic collections to their places of origin is one of the topics of discussion that, despite not being new, has been gaining more and more relevance today. Taking the Iku indigenous craft collection in the archives of the National Museum of World Cultures in Gothenburg as a case study, I pursue to develop an object-based methodology that increases and deepens the understanding of the notion of ethical stewardship, while joining current debates on indigenous heritage and decoloniality. READ MORE

3. 12. Nuclear Heritage and Memory : A Case-Study of the Potential Repository in Östhammar

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

   Author : Disa Kalin; [2023]
   Keywords : Radioactive waste repositories; Knowledge management; Memory Philosophy ; Cultural heritage; Slutförvaring av radioaktivt avfall; kunskapshantering; minnen; kulturarv;

   Abstract : Den här uppsatsen hanterar ämnet om ett nukleärt arv och minne genom en fallstudie bunden till fyra identifierade aktörer. Alla fyra arbetar med etablerandet av ett slutförvar för högaktivt och långlivat radioaktivt avfall vilket förväntas vara fortsatt farligt under 100,000-tals år. READ MORE

4. 13. 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

5. 14. Unleashing the Potential: Investigating the Effects of an Extended Museum Visit Concept on Visitor Experience and Behavior : A Case Study on Using AR Technology to Extend the Museum Visit

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Agnes Shutrick; [2023]
   Keywords : Museum experience; Experience Economy; Extended Museum Visit; Augmented Reality; Experimental Marketing; Museiupplevelse; Upplevelseekonomi; Det Förlängda Museibesöket; Förstärkt Verklighet; Experimentell Marknadsföring;

   Abstract : Museums contribute to the cultural landscape of a country. To attract visitors, museums should embrace new technology and constantly expand their offerings. READ MORE

6. 15. 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