• 'Amerikafebern' och byggnadsskicket - En studie av emigrationens påverkan på landsbygdens bebyggelse i Västsverige 

  Odenbring Widmark, Marie (2023-05-24)

  In the years 1850-1930, about 1.2 million Swedes emigrated, most of them to North America. In popular speech one could say there was an 'America fever' in Sweden. As a result a huge network developed that united people ...

• Omvandlingsprocess av kustnära kulturvärden och kulturmiljöarbete i ett förändrat näringsfång i Bohusläns kustsamhällen 

  Sikström, Maria (2023-02-02)

  This study aims to reason and investigate the conservation authorities' institutions and conservation authorities' approach and methods and the value perceptions of various actors of coastal communities in Bohuslän. This ...

• THE GOTHENBURG COLOURISTS - Analysis of selected works by Karin Parrow, Ivan Ivarsson and Ragnar Sandberg 

  Karlsson, Sebastian (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 ...

• 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 

  Widmark, Paula (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 

  Råmark, Aliisa (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 ...

• Improving the heritage management of Nanjing City Wall: Local community participation as an effective approach 

  Deng, Yali (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 

  Sundlöf, Klara (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 

  Larsson, Julia (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 

  Holmgren, Therese (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 

  Barros Eriksson, Susanna (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 ...

• I SPÄNNINGSFÄLTET MELLAN VARSAMHET, KUNSKAP OCH NYFIKENHET Att utveckla en handledning för dendrokronologisk provtagning i kyrkobyggnader 

  Lindblad, Linda (2021-11-08)

  ABSTRACT This thesis describes the investigation carried out during the development of guidelines for dendrochronological sampling in listed church buildings in Sweden. Dendrochronology is a dating method of historic ...

• Cleaning Research for 18th century Unvarnished Water-sensitive Matte Tempera Paint 

  Serdyukova, Anastasiya (2021-11-03)

  This master thesis studies various cleaning techniques used to conserve the unvarnished matte tempera painted surfaces of the Per Stålhammar funeral coat of arms for the Kalmar Läns museum (KLM 014946). The polychrome ...

• DELAMINATING PAINT IN AN 18TH CENTURY CANVAS WALL PAINTING A Case Study at the von Echstedt Manor 

  Bandgren, Lisa (2021-10-28)

  This study investigates the cause and progression of the ongoing deterioration in a canvas wall painting from the 1760s in the Green Chamber at the von Echstedt manor. In an area approximately 170 x 170 cm on the south ...

• MICROCLIMATE FRAMES FOR PAINTINGS ON CANVAS A literature review with a case study from Nationalmuseum 

  Lundsten, Sofia (2021-10-28)

  The use of microclimate frames for paintings has become more common in the past decades, and it is a good way of protecting climate sensitive paintings during transport, loans, and exhibitions. This study is a literature ...

• MÖBELMÄSTARNAS HANTVERKSSKICKLIGHET En undersökning om hur mästerstycken i möbelsnickeri tillverkades 1751 – 1782 och vilken kompetens det krävde av snickaren 

  Greek, Julia (2021-10-27)

  This master thesis examines firstly what competence a furniture maker in Stockholm, Sweden during the period 1751 – 1782 required to make a master piece. This is done through a literature study, archive research and research ...

• Research on the viability of the use of rigid gels for the cleaning of water-gilded surfaces 

  Vega Ramiro, Ana (2021-10-01)

  As the Getty Institute of conservation and other researchers said, studies are absent regarding cleaning gilded surfaces. These surfaces are extraordinarily complex to clean due to their water-sensitive nature. This research ...

• Evaluation of the effects of four consolidants on matte paint and their ageing 

  Caira, Angela (2021-09-14)

  This research starts with the analysis of the funeral coat of arms of Pehr Stålhammar, dated 1701, as a case material of matte paint in need of consolidation. This study aims to assess the effect of four consolidants on ...

• BRUDFJÄLLET Om traditionsbärande ortnamnsnarrativ i landskapet och dess betydelse för upplevelsen av en plats 

  Klingström, Linnea (2021-08-17)

  There are many places in Sweden with the prefix ‘bride’ in their name. Oftentimes there are legends associated with these places. The legends often involve a bride who died, or a bridal procession where turmoil erupted ...

• Hantering av särskilt stora universella värden i Sverige 

  Holényi, Sara (2021-06-15)

  This master thesis examines managements plans for 11 world heritage sites and how the outstanding universal values are handled in the plans. The problem is to succeed to preserve these values and also a challenge. In the ...

• The Correlation of Workability and Mechanical Strength in air lime binders with different aggregates and pozzolan 

  Ioanna Dedousi, Natalia (2021-03-16)

  In this study are investigated two air lime binders common in conservation practice. The first one is a commercial air lime, emerging from dry slaking, which was left to age for 4 months. The second is a natural quicklime ...

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