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...

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...

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)...

The dismantling of Soviet monuments: the controversial decision of Riga City Council

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On October 16, 2024, the Riga City Council made the controversial decision to dismantle several monuments in the city, including that of Russian general Barclay de Tolly in Esplanade Park, as well as monuments to writers Andrejs Upītis and Sudrābus Edžus. The decision...