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Archaeology in the World of Display. A Material Study of the Use of History in the Stockholm Exhibition of 1897

Monié Nordin, Jonas LU orcid (2011) In International Journal of Historical Archaeology 15(3). p.358-380
Abstract
History was an important notion in constructing an industrial capitalist
society in the nineteenth century. This article deals with the manifest use of history at
the Stockholm Exhibition of 1897. At this exhibition, history was ubiquitous and
was most fully expressed in the model of medieval and Renaissance Stockholm
called "Old Stockholm." The history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century
exhibitions in general has been thoroughly studied in the field of humanities.
However, the specific use of history and space has not attracted much interest. This
analysis of the model of Old Stockholm is of the first archaeological study of
remains of the great exhibitions ever to have been done. Even though the... (More)
History was an important notion in constructing an industrial capitalist
society in the nineteenth century. This article deals with the manifest use of history at
the Stockholm Exhibition of 1897. At this exhibition, history was ubiquitous and
was most fully expressed in the model of medieval and Renaissance Stockholm
called "Old Stockholm." The history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century
exhibitions in general has been thoroughly studied in the field of humanities.
However, the specific use of history and space has not attracted much interest. This
analysis of the model of Old Stockholm is of the first archaeological study of
remains of the great exhibitions ever to have been done. Even though the "Old
Stockholm" pavilion was exceedingly popular in the summer of 1897, only very
scarce documentation has survived. An archaeological excavation of parts of the
temporary historical models, such as the "Hospital of the Holy Spirit," showed
convincing evidence of the hegemonic position which the use of history enjoyed at
the exhibition and in the nineteenth centu (Less)
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  abstract     = {{History was an important notion in constructing an industrial capitalist<br/>society in the nineteenth century. This article deals with the manifest use of history at<br/>the Stockholm Exhibition of 1897. At this exhibition, history was ubiquitous and<br/>was most fully expressed in the model of medieval and Renaissance Stockholm<br/>called "Old Stockholm." The history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century<br/>exhibitions in general has been thoroughly studied in the field of humanities.<br/>However, the specific use of history and space has not attracted much interest. This<br/>analysis of the model of Old Stockholm is of the first archaeological study of<br/>remains of the great exhibitions ever to have been done. Even though the "Old<br/>Stockholm" pavilion was exceedingly popular in the summer of 1897, only very<br/>scarce documentation has survived. An archaeological excavation of parts of the<br/>temporary historical models, such as the "Hospital of the Holy Spirit," showed<br/>convincing evidence of the hegemonic position which the use of history enjoyed at<br/>the exhibition and in the nineteenth centu}},
  author       = {{Monié Nordin, Jonas}},
  issn         = {{1573-7748}},
  keywords     = {{Use of history; Nineteenth-century exhibitions; Reconstructions; Hegemony}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{358--380}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{International Journal of Historical Archaeology}},
  title        = {{Archaeology in the World of Display. A Material Study of the Use of History in the Stockholm Exhibition of 1897}},
  url          = {{https://www.jstor.org/stable/41306893}},
  volume       = {{15}},
  year         = {{2011}},
}