Essays about: "Swedish museums"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 43 essays containing the words Swedish museums.

  1. 16. Horror, Hope, and the Promise of “Never Again”: A Cultural Analysis of Swedish Holocaust Exhibition Narratives

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Nadja Felten; [2021]
    Keywords : Holocaust Education; Ethnography; Narratives; Museum Exhibition; Objects; Heritage; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is based on an applied cultural analysis of a Swedish Holocaust exhibition displaying artefacts brought to southern Sweden by survivors of a concentration camp. The thesis aims to analyse and question different, seemingly contradictory narratives connected to this exhibition in order to find out how and why museums and their educators tell Holocaust narratives and how they want those to be read by (young) visitors. READ MORE

  3. 17. Closing a Museum: A Cultural Analysis on the Dismantling Process of the Museum of Movements in Malmö

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Meltem Yoztyurk; [2021]
    Keywords : museum closure; participatory museums; Museum of Movements; migration; democracy; civil society; emotional heritage; co-creation; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : An attempt was made to create a museum that focuses on the issues of democracy, migration and human rights by the Swedish authorities in 2015. As a result of the feasibility study of such an institution, the Museum of Movements (MoM) began to operate in its temporary location in Malmö. READ MORE

  4. 18. Connecting the dots - mapping the use of conservation records for quantification and research

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Author : Maria Norefors; [2020-08-05]
    Keywords : conservation records; information retrieval; data mining; epidemiology; quantification; conservation document;

    Abstract : This study addresses the potential use of information from conservation records for research and quantification purposes. The aim of this study is to map out the information types and documentation methods in Swedish museum databases. And to explain how the structure and the quality of data entry enable or obstruct scalability of information. READ MORE

  5. 19. Ethnic Minorities’ Heritage and Archaeological Resources Management : Roma people in Sweden since 1999

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Wing Kwan Wong; [2020]
    Keywords : Ethnic minorities; Sweden; Roma people; Swedish travellers; Archaeology resources management; Heritage management; Etniska minoriteter; Sverige; romer; Resandefolket; arkeologiska resurs förvaltning; kulturarvs förvaltning;

    Abstract : At the end of 1999, the Swedish government adopted two European Union conventions to protect ethnic minorities, and Roma people were recognized as a national ethnic minority of Sweden. Approaching the 20th year mark after the recognition, this research aims to develop an in-depth and inclusive database for Roma people’s heritage and archaeological resources management. READ MORE

  6. 20. Is there space for more art in Malmö? A Cost Benefit Analysis for a museum relocation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Filipe Manuel Rodrigues Gouveia; Kia White; [2020]
    Keywords : Malmö; art museum; CBA; cultural economics; valuation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis presents a Cost Benefit Analysis of a potential relocation of Malmö Konstmuseum. The main purpose of this research is to inform decision makers and assist the political discussion around this subject. In this study, the net social benefits are estimated for both the new and current locations. READ MORE