This thesis has analysed six moss species, their morphology, habitat, and maintenance. The purpose of this were to see if they can be used to create a moss garden and how to maintain it. An inventory was made in the author’s ...

The aim of this Bachelor’s thesis is to explore and investigate the development of the long legged cross stitch embroidery during the twentieth century and up until this day. The purpose is also to explore what has affected ...

In this study, the pigments used by the Swedish artist Ivar Arosenius (1878-1909), in one of his sketch books (T 19/2001, Gothenburg Museum of Art), were examined and identified. The study used noninvasive and non-destructive ...

Exhibiting and managing religious objects in museums presents a challenge due to their religious and sacred context, which may or may not be taken into account. When an object enters into a museum, it is stripped of its ...

The subject of this thesis is listed building protected buildings in Västra Götaland County, in the category Industry in the National Heritage Board building registry, bebyggelseregistret in Swedish. The aim of the thesis ...

This master’s thesis aim to examine the roles of different stakeholders within a conservation process and how they are influenced by technical, formal/legal and value based concerns. This is done through a case study of ...

This case study has sought to understand how an old mount and its mounting materials made of different paper qualities might contribute to the degradation and damage to the letter-collection it is housing. Further, it ...

It sometimes happens that loose fragments are found in a collection. Museums and historic houses often have routines for collecting these pieces for a future assembly. But fragments and loose parts may have been found ...

The theme of this diplomawork is a comparison between two different wet cleaning methods for tapestries. The first method investigated is traditional wet cleaning in a basin, where the tapestry, when treated with natural ...