Project Manager
Gunneriusson Wistman, ChristinaAmount granted
50 000 SEKYear
2019
The research project deals with Swedish museums and museum creation in Sweden. It aims to investigate new museums in Sweden at the middle of the 20th century. A number of museums of different types were opened at that time: regional museums, personal museums and e.g. Moderna Museet. The starting point is the founding of Moderna Museet. How were the discussions conducted and what role may have been played by Prince Eugen's art collection and Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde, which opened in 1948. How and why were other museums established? The so-called Folkhem period roughly coincides with the time this project examines - is this relevant for interpretation and analysis? An important part of the investigation concerns the museums' art collections: what has the collection looked like, what significance does art have for the collections and for the museum? The social function of art is a particularly important factor. Art is obvious at Moderna Museet and Waldemarsudde, but has a different role to play in the regional museums. Are the museums and collections still important and relevant? These are some of the questions the study focuses on, and which, regardless of how they are answered, will contribute to the story of Swedish museums and museum education and provide answers of importance and value for our time as well.