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Publika museirum : Hur kulturpolitiska ideal materialiseras i offentliga rum på Historiska museet 1943–2013

Geschwind, Britta Zetterström LU (2016) In Nordisk museologi p.138-147
Abstract
The research subject is the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm as a public institution between 1943 and 2013. I examine how public spaces in the museum body are designed in relation to cultural policy objectives and the museum’s vision of a democratic, inclusive museum. However, the focus is not on the museum’s exhibits, but on other public spaces visitors encounter in the museum, mainly the entrance, the shop and children’s spaces. These spaces tend to be invisible in the museum hierarchy, and their practices are rarely observed in museum studies. Main research questions are: How are democratic ideals materialized and expressed over ... (More)
The research subject is the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm as a public institution between 1943 and 2013. I examine how public spaces in the museum body are designed in relation to cultural policy objectives and the museum’s vision of a democratic, inclusive museum. However, the focus is not on the museum’s exhibits, but on other public spaces visitors encounter in the museum, mainly the entrance, the shop and children’s spaces. These spaces tend to be invisible in the museum hierarchy, and their practices are rarely observed in museum studies. Main research questions are: How are democratic ideals materialized and expressed over time? Which publics are created by the public spaces?
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Public museum space, cultural policy, materiality, Swedish History Museum, children, situated knowledge
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Nordisk museologi
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1
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138 - 147
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Umeå University
ISSN
1103-8152
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Swedish
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53366d6b-4c39-4363-b958-e66bd4b05473
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  abstract     = {{The  research  subject  is  the  Swedish  History  Museum  in  Stockholm  as  a  public  institution  between  1943  and  2013.  I  examine  how  public  spaces  in  the  museum  body  are  designed  in  relation  to  cultural  policy  objectives  and  the  museum’s  vision  of  a  democratic,  inclusive  museum.  However,  the  focus  is  not  on  the  museum’s  exhibits,  but  on  other  public  spaces  visitors  encounter  in  the  museum,  mainly  the  entrance,  the  shop  and  children’s  spaces.  These  spaces  tend  to  be  invisible  in  the  museum  hierarchy,  and  their  practices  are  rarely  observed  in  museum  studies.  Main  research  questions  are:  How  are  democratic  ideals  materialized  and  expressed  over  time?  Which  publics  are  created  by  the  public  spaces? <br/>}},
  author       = {{Geschwind, Britta Zetterström}},
  issn         = {{1103-8152}},
  keywords     = {{Public museum space; cultural policy; materiality; Swedish History Museum; children; situated knowledge}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{138--147}},
  publisher    = {{Umeå University}},
  series       = {{Nordisk museologi}},
  title        = {{Publika museirum : Hur kulturpolitiska ideal materialiseras i offentliga rum på Historiska museet 1943–2013}},
  url          = {{http://www.nordiskmuseologi.org/Gamle%20numre/NM%201%2016.pdf#page=138}},
  year         = {{2016}},
}