Online talks

The CultureSustain research network has hosted a series of online talks exploring cultural sustainability and its significance for museums. Recordings of those six online talks this autumn 2024 are now available on the CultureSustain website, offering a comprehensive overview of current research and innovative thinking in museum sustainability. Here, you can listen to various researchers' contributions on cultural sustainability and its significance for the future of museums.

PhD Nanna Løkka, Telemark Research Institute

Senior Researcher, PhD Nanna Løkka from the Telemark Research Institute in Norway discusses in her talk the 2023 Norwegian report titled "Towards a Green and Sustainable Cultural Sector”.

Dr. Christopher J. Garthe, Creative Director, Studio klv

Creative Director, Studio klv, Dr. Christopher J. Garthe, Germany gave a presentation on his book "The Sustainable Museum" published in 2023. The title of his talk was “Cultural sustainability and museums. From sustainable scenography to the great transformation.

AlmaDís Kristinsdóttir, PhD, Director of the Einar Jónsson Museum

Director of the Einar Jónsson Museum, PhD, AlmaDís Kristinsdóttir, Iceland gave a presentation based on her 2017 article "Toward sustainable museum education practices: confronting challenges and uncertainties" published in the journal Museum Management and Curatorship.

Martin Müller, Professor at the Department of Geography and Sustainability at the University of Lausanne

Professor Martin Müller, the Department of Geography and Sustainability at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland gave a presentation with the title "Cultural organisations in the sustainability transition: a conceptual model and global benchmark".

Leopold Klepacki, professor, and Tanja Klepacki, PhD at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Professor Dr. Leopold Klepacki, Academic Director at the Institute of Pedagogy at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany and Tanja Klepacki, PhD, senior researcher at the UNESCO Chair in Digital Culture and Arts in Education at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany gave a presentation with the title “Cultural Resilience – A Useful Perspective for Rethinking Museum Practices?”

Cornelius Holtorf, Professor of Archaeology, Department of Cultural Sciences, Linnaeus University

Professor of Archaeology, Cornelius Holtorf, Department of Cultural Sciences at Linnaeus University, Sweden will give a presentation with the title “The meaning of culture in global policy for sustainable development”.