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...

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...

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...

Riga to Remove Three More Controversial Monuments Linked to Russian Imperial Legacy

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The Riga City Council has approved the removal of three public monuments associated with Russian imperial and Soviet history: the statue of General Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, and the monuments dedicated to writers Andrejs Upīts and Sudrabu Edžus. This decision...

Recontextualizing Controversial Monuments: Nordic Strategies and Lessons for Eastern Europe

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In the Nordic countries, particularly Sweden and Norway, there has been a concerted effort to address controversial monuments through recontextualization rather than removal. For instance, Sweden’s Public Art Agency has implemented temporary public art...

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,...