Post-monuments: when art takes responsibility for history

Context This knowledge transfer conversation, within the project “Nordic Insights: addressing cancel culture in public spaces through artistic dialogue and cultural innovation”, features Rebecka Katz Thor, researcher and head of museum development at the Swedish...

Temporary monuments, permanent questions: curatorial strategies for contested heritage

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This knowledge transfer conversation, within the project ”Nordic Insights: addressing cancel culture in public spaces through artistic dialogue and cultural innovation”, features Lisa Rosendahl, Associate Professor of Exhibition Studies at Oslo National Academy of the...

Keeping difficulty visible: why contested monuments should spark dialogue, not consensus

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Context This knowledge transfer conversation features Olga Zabalueva, Associate Professor in Museology at Umea University with studies in Moscow and a master’s degree from Lund, in dialogue with Oana Nasui, a cultural researcher. Their discussion explores how...

How cities remember: transforming public spaces through community and memory work

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Context This conversation features Robert Nilsson Mohammadi, Associate Senior Lecturer at Malmö University and theme leader for Urban Humanities at the Institute for Urban Research, in dialogue with Oana Nasui, a cultural researcher. Their discussion explores...

Managing Contested Public Art: From Conflict to Conversation

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Managing Contested Public Art: From Conflict to Conversation is a practical toolkit developed through the Nordic Insights project, designed for cultural operators, historians, artists, educators, local authorities and community activists working with contested...

Whose monument? Memory ownership, contested heritage and cancel culture in Northern and Eastern Europe, Oana Nasui ed.

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Whose Monument? Memory Ownership, Contested Heritage and Cancel Culture in Northern and Eastern Europe (Oana Nasui, ed., PostModernism Museum Publishing House, 2026, ISBN 978-630-95002-3-6) is a collaborative study book bringing together researchers, cultural...

Listening as Method: From Contested Sites to Common Ground

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The third virtual roundtable of the Nordic Insights project brought together cultural practitioners from Romania, Republica Moldova, and the Nordic countries to explore how artistic interventions can transform contested public spaces. Oana Nasui, cultural researcher,...

”Artists as megaphones”: transforming contested heritage through community engagement

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This knowledge transfer interview is part of the Nordic Insights project, which facilitates knowledge transfer from Nordic experts to Romanian and Moldovan cultural practitioners on addressing cancel culture issues related to public monuments and contested heritage....

Call for Participants: Online Roundtable – From Dialogue to Action: Policy and Community Engagement for Contested Public Spaces

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Formare Culturală platform invites cultural practitioners, arts professionals, researchers, cultural organization representatives, and heritage institution professionals from Romania and the Republic of Moldova to participate in the third virtual roundtable of the...

Invitație la masă rotundă online: De la dialog la acțiune – politici și implicare comunitară pentru spații publice contestate

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Platforma Formare Culturală invită practicieni culturali, profesioniști din domeniul artei, cercetători, reprezentanți ai organizațiilor culturale și instituțiilor de patrimoniu din România și Republica Moldova să participe la cea de-a treia masă rotundă virtuală din...

Monuments as Mirrors: Reflecting Democracy’s Health

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Discussion format: online roundtable bringing together Nordic and Eastern European perspectives on public art in politically sensitive contexts Project: ”Nordic Insights”Participants: Niels Righolt (Director, Danish Center for Arts and Interculture, Copenhagen)...

Call for participation for the second virtual round table of the project “Nordic Insights”: artistic interventions and historical narratives in public spaces

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Platform Formare Culturală invites cultural practitioners, art professionals, researchers, representatives of cultural organizations and heritage institutions from Romania and the Republic of Moldova to participate in the second virtual roundtable of the project...

Apel la înscrieri pentru masă rotundă online: intervenții artistice și narațiuni istorice în spații publice

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For English please see here) Platforma Formare Culturală invită practicieni culturali, profesioniști din domeniul artei, cercetători, reprezentanți ai organizațiilor culturale și instituțiilor de patrimoniu din România și Republica Moldova să participe la a doua masă...

Proiectul „Nordic Insights” prezentat la Beyond the Obvious 2025 din Torino

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Proiectul nostru „Nordic Insights: Addressing Cancel Culture in Public Spaces through Artistic Dialogue and Cultural Innovation” a fost prezentat la prestigioasa conferință Beyond the Obvious 2025, organizată de Culture Action Europe la Torino, în data de 6...

When statues fall from grace: European conversations about controversial monuments

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Within the “Nordic Insights: Addressing cancel culture in public spaces through artistic dialogue and cultural innovation” project, hosted by Formare Culturala Platform from Romania, a virtual roundtable took place, being the first in a series of...

„Nordic Insights”: un proiect transnațional pentru abordarea narativelor istorice controversate în spațiul public din România și Republica Moldova

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Platforma Formare Culturală din România anunță lansarea proiectului internațional „Nordic Insights: addressing cancel culture in public spaces through artistic dialogue and cultural innovation”, o inițiativă de 12 luni care își propune să faciliteze transferul...

Call for registration for the first virtual round table of the project “Nordic Insights”: controversial monuments in public space

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May 28, 2025, 11:00-12:30 Romania and Moldova time (10:00-11:30 CET) | Online | English language (with possibility of automatic translation in the desired language, as subtitles) Formare Culturala from Romania invites cultural practitioners, art professionals,...

Nordic expertise on controversial monuments: a new cultural dialogue project between Nordic countries, Romania, and Republic of Moldova

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Formare Culturala launches “Nordic Insights: Addressing Cancel Culture in Public Spaces through Artistic Dialogue and Cultural Innovation”, a project exploring new approaches to recontextualizing controversial public monuments. Running from January 2025 to...