Ghosts in the background” and “The price of the war”. Representations of the Lapland War in Finnish museums

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ID7339641
AutoresSuzie Thomas (0000-0002-3365-0136, University of Helsinki), Eerika Koskinen-Koivisto (0000-0001-9056-4982, University of Helsinki)
Año2017
Número2
Páginas60-77
Fecha de publicación2017-03-08
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaNordisk Museologi (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1103-8152 • E-ISSN: 2002-0503
EditorialUniversity of Oslo Library (PUBLISHER • NO)
DOI10.5617/nm.4411
OpenAlexW2768513694
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas11

Museums decide which events and perspectives to privilege over others in their exhibitions. In the context of “difficult” or “dark” histories – in which the subject matter might be painful, controversial or in some other way challenging for one or more community or interest groups to reconcile with – some events may be marginalized or ignored. This may also happen due to official narratives diverting attention to other events that have come to be seen as more “important” or worthy of discussion. We explore the ways that information about the Lapland War (1944–1945) is incorporated into permanent exhibitions at five Finnish museums: the Provincial Museum of Lapland; Siida – the National Museum of the Finnish Sámi; the Gold Prospector Museum; the Military Museum of Finland; and the Finnish Airforce Museum. Despite the significant social and environmental upheavals brought about by the brief but destructive conflict, it seems surprisingly rarely addressed

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