Welcome to lectures with free entry from 17.45 pm! The Nordenstedtska seminariet is a lecture series financed by the Nordenstedtska Stiftelsen.
During the 1800th century, the fascination with the Middle Ages grew, a trend that influenced literature, art and architecture. In connection with the "big sewer excavation" in the 1890s, Kulturen began to collect ancient finds. It now became clear that Lund's cultural warehouse was a real treasure trove and the objects found were quickly exposed in the museum's exhibitions. But for then museum director Georg Karlin, interest in the Middle Ages was also expressed in Kulturens friluftsmuseum. Since his time, environments have changed but so has the view of the Middle Ages. Work is currently underway to develop the medieval environments in the open-air museum and revitalize knowledge about them. During tonight's lecture, we will find out more about all this.
The evening's lecturer Gunilla Gardelin is file. lic. in Historical Archeology at Lund University and active at Kulturen. She has previously worked on renewing Kulturen's exhibition Metropolis – Lund and the Middle Ages and is, among other things, the author of the book Lund of the churches.
About the Nordenstedt seminar:
The Nordenstedt seminar is organized by Kulturen in Lund and is a series of independent and scientifically anchored lectures with a connection to Kulturen's activities and motto: the forms of human culture in ancient times and the future. The lecturers consist of doctoral staff/doctoral students at Kulturen as well as invited researchers and experts. Each lecture is 60 minutes long, including about 10-15 minutes of question time. The lectures are open to the public, free of charge and do not require registration. We are held in the Auditorium, Kulturen's large lecture hall, and there are usually 50–150 listeners. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start for the best chance of a seat.