We invite original and ambitious project proposals within the fields of art history, social anthropology, ethnology, and archaeology. Proposals that cross disciplinary boundaries and adopt an innovative, comparative, or interdisciplinary perspective are particularly welcome. In 2025, the University Museum of Bergen celebrated its 200th anniversary, coinciding with the temporary closure of the Cultural History Museum building for extensive renovation. In preparation for the reopening, the Department of Cultural History is determined to increase attention to new critical perspectives on both the history and future of its collections: their societal significance, their potential role in education, and their capacity to inspire innovation. We encourage projects that explore how an “old” museum and the heritage it safeguards can inform urgent contemporary debates around identity, heritage, migration, cultural encounters, and sustainability. Possible approaches might concern, for example, the colonial legacies of collections, the ethics of collecting practices, or reflect on the broader questions of what a “new museum” could mean as an institutional and cultural innovation. We are seeking a candidate with documented experience in the field of Cultural Heritage Studies and/or Museum Studies, as well as a demonstrated interest in how collections are created, presented, interpreted, and re-contextualized in new and innovative ways, whether visual, digital, or interactive. We welcome projects with theoretical ambitions (whether rooted in a disciplinary tradition or engaging with digital humanities), as well as those with societal relevance, originality, and creativity in rethinking the role of collections in today’s world.
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