2024-01-15
Contemporary Challenges for Historic Collections. The Vega Expedition and 19th Century Chukchi Material Culture in the 21st Century
Collections are at the very core of most museum´s work – first and foremost, in research and exhibitions. The National Museums of World Culture in Sweden care for around 500,000 objects, publicly available in an online database. Founded in 1999 by merging four, formerly independent museums, the history of these collections is complex – and oftentimes complicated.