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GÖTEBORGS STADSSILUETT-Fallstudie Masthuggskajen
(2023-01-17)This bachelor thesis aims to analyse how the skyline of the city of Gothenburg changes due to the construction of the new mixed-use area called Masthuggskajen.Masthuggskajen is located in Gothenburg's old harbour at the ... -
THE GOTHENBURG COLOURISTS - Analysis of selected works by Karin Parrow, Ivan Ivarsson and Ragnar Sandberg
(2022-11-28)ABSTRACT Paintings from three selected Gothenburg colorists, Karin Parrow, Ivan Ivarsson and Ragnar Sandberg were analysed to gain insight into their use of colour. The Gothenburg colorists refers to a group of artists ... -
ENERGIEFFEKTIVISERING MED HJÄLP AV STANDARDER FÖR INOMHUSKLIMAT PÅ MUSEER
(2022-11-09)Preventive conservation is a large part of the work to preserve cultural heritage and is about creating as gentle an environment for the objects as possible. In order to minimize the risk of climate-related degradation, ... -
Method Application of PST-Removal On Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Laminated Paper: An Experimental Case Study
(2022-11-03)In this thesis the plausibility of applying methods and techniques for the removal of pressure-sensitive tapes (PSTs) in the delamination of pressure-sensitive adhesive laminations (PSA-laminations) is examined. The thesis ... -
SKADEINSEKTER I MUSEIMILJÖER Möjligheter och risker vid flytt av museer och magasin
(2022-11-03)This essay will investigate the opportunities and risks that come when moving museum collections to new buildings. It will look into if preventive conservation like integrated pest management and riskzones can facilitate ... -
Heritage as a foundation and resource in place-making processes Experiences on adaptive reuse and collaborative approaches from three industrial villages in Västra Götaland, Sweden
(2022-10-26)This thesis aims to explore the shifting collaborative approaches and uses of heritage and its impact on place-making processes in three industrial villages in Västra Götaland, a county in west of Sweden. In Sweden there ... -
Rock Art in Technicolour Exploring Augmented Reality as an Accessibility Tool for Rock Art in Tanum World Heritage
(2022-10-26)This thesis explores the impact of implementing Augmented Reality (AR) technology in Tanum World heritage from the perspective of access to heritage and the value of digital heritage. Sweden has some of the best-preserved ... -
Timmerknuten - ett grundrecept
(2022-10-20)This thesis shows constructive relationships that are required for a log joint to make a tight seal and to be constructively reasonable. At the same time, the thesis clarifies where it is possible to be constructively ... -
FRÅN BRAND TILL MINNE Kommunal kulturmiljöplanering av ett svårhanterligt kulturarv. Fallstudie: Backabranden
(2022-10-17)The study aims to increase knowledge about how difficult environments can be handled in cultural environment planning at a municipal level. The memorial site and monument to the victims of the fire at Backaplan are a ... -
1800-talets avancerade tapetgrupper - en historisk undersökning om svenska tapetgrupper med en utgångspunkt i Disponentparken, Grängesberg
(2022-08-15)The theme of this historical study is based on an enquiry from the Disponentparken located in Grängesberg. They wish to know more about historic carpet beddings that existed in the park around the late 19th century and ... -
Restaureringar på Gunnebo slott - tre exempel på bygghantverkarnas medverkan
(2022-08-15)This essay investigates current and historic ideological and ethical perspectives and/or guidelines regarding restoration and relates them to restoration work at Gunnebo House. It does so by looking at these perspectives ... -
Improving the heritage management of Nanjing City Wall: Local community participation as an effective approach
(2022-07-05)The contradiction between the process of urbanization and the protection of cultural heritage is an unavoidable problem in the specific stage of social and economic development. While speeding up urban construction and ... -
Status and Risk Assessment as Decision Support for Energy Efficiency Measures in Historical Buildings; Testing and Development of the ‘3B’ Method
(2022-07-05)Within the Swedish research and development programme on energy efficiency in historic buildings, one project is developing a transdisciplinary method for assessing building status and intervention risks as a means of ... -
Children’s Place in Heritage Practice Exploring practitioners’ conditions for allowing children to participate in heritage work and planning
(2022-07-05)The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is a law in Sweden - indicating that children should be allowed to express opinions on all matters that affect them. Simultaneously, the National Heritage Goals (NHG) states ... -
Reconstructing Eighteenth-Century Tailoring: A Qualitative Study of Craft Knowledge
(2022-07-05)This thesis researches the craft knowledge in eighteenth-century sewing through case studies and reconstructions. With the theoretical framework of experimental archaeology, craft science and object-based research, it was ... -
Challenging conservation principles Valuation of a graffiti mural by Carolina Falkholt
(2022-07-05)The main area of research in this thesis is valuation of graffiti and street art, and the application of conservation theories on murals grounded in the graffiti culture. The conflict between traditional conservation ... -
Sprickorna i Konstnärsförbundets styrelse
(2022-07-05)All oil paintings do degrade with time and a clear sign of this ageing is the cracks seen at the surface of the painting. Cracks can , however, also be hidden underneath the very surface and in fact extend all the way ... -
Piranesi’s Opere at the Gothenburg Museum of Art
(2022-07-05)The collection of the Gothenburg Museum of Art contains a set of 18 bindings described as being a near-complete edition of 18th century etcher Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s work, as a whole titled the Opere. Previous ... -
TILLSTÅNDSBEDÖMNINGAR En metodutveckling med sidenfragment från Birka som utgångspunkt
(2022-07-05)Despite being an indispensable assessment tool and an ethical obligation in the conservation of cultural heritage, traditional condition assessments encompass several shortcomings that reduce their ability to act as ... -
SILKE OCH MIKROORGANISMER En kvalitativ studie av bakterie- och mögelangrepp på siden
(2022-07-05)In this thesis, bacteria and mold infestation of silk artefacts are investigated through a literature review, a survey sent out to textile conservators, an interview with a mycologist, and an examination of a mold infested ...
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