Research Workshop on Museums and Cultural Sustainability March 2025
Hosted by ILD-Lab, Dept. of Culture and Learning, AAU Copenhagen
Facilitated by Ane Hejlskov Larsen and Lisa Gjedde
SUMMARY OF THE WORKSHOP
CULTURL SUSTAINABILITY: CONCEPTS AND FINDINGS
Professor Hans Dam Christensen, University of Copenhagen 1
Associate Professor Line Vestergaard Knudsen, Aalborg University
Associate Professor Christian Hviid Mortensen, University of Southern Denmark
Professor Hans Dam Christensen, University of Copenhagen 2
POLITICAL EVALUATION
Keynote: Professor Martin Müller on his star model, Institute of Geography and Sustainability, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Norwegian perspectives on measurement parameters for cultural sustainability in museums by Senior Researcher Nanna Løkka from Telemark Research Institute, Norway
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY
Keynote1: Professor Dagny Stuedahl, Oslo MET, Norway
Keynote 2: Supplementary 10-minute presentation by Project Manager and Coordinator for Digital Initiatives Jacob R. Wang, The National Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark, on challenges in our digital age and recent AI developments
Project Manager and Coordinator for Digital Initiatives Jacob R. Wang on "Where is it from?", a crowdsourcing initiative combining citizen science and local history, The National Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark
Curator Education Lin Stafne-Pfisterer on digital dissemination, the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo, Norway
Senior Curator Fredrik Wilhelmsen on method development within co-creation design, Østfoldmuseerne, Norway
COMMUNICATING CULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY
Keynote: Dr. Christopher J. Garthe, Creative Director, Studio klv, Germany (20-minute video)
Professor Trude Fonneland on a Sami exhibition, The Arctic University Museum of Norway
Director Karen Grøn on “Art Power - National Strategy for Youth Well-being”, The Art Museum Trapholt, Kolding, Denmark
CEO Solveig Arnesen and PhD candidate Elise Matilde Malik on the SAMBA project, Vitenparken Campus Ås (The Norwegian Bio Science Center), Norway
Director Andrea Rygg Karberg on the project “We are creating a potato field together”, The Nivaagaard Collection, Nivå, Denmark
LEARNING AND CULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY
Keynote: Dr. AlmaDís Kristinsdóttir, Director of the Einar Jónsson Museum, Iceland
Head of Västmanland Dr. Jennie Schaeffer Andersson on “Carbon Dioxide Theater” or “Ecocritical experimentation with object theatre at a museum”, County Museum, Sweden
Director of Sagobygden (Land of Legends) Tine Winther on “The Living Heritage Journeys”, a collaborative project to explore meaningful ways of integrating intangible cultural heritage into sustainable tourism experiences,
Curator Merete Sanderhoff, on the National Gallery's collaboration with the Social and Health Care (SOSU) education program
