Research Network for Studies in the Curatorial
Curatorial Studies is an emerging international academic field exploring the cultural functions of curating and its relation to knowledge production in exhibitions, museums,and display culture. The aim of the network is to enhance research in curatorial studies by bringing together scholars from an interdisciplinary field, based in both universities and in museums. The interdisciplinary scope of the network will combine knowledge from practice based and academic research and cross-fertilize research into vital aspects of the changing roles of curating in contemporary society.
The network favors collaboration with teams in Nordic research institutions in order to consolidate curatorial studies in the area and prepare for future collaborative research and educational projects.
Project managers
Malene Vest Hansen, PhD in Art History, associate professor, Department of Art and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen
vest@hum.ku.dk
Anne Folke Henningsen, PhD in History, assistant professor SAXO, University of Copenhagen
folke@hum.ku.dk
Assistant project manager
Anne Gregersen, PhD in Art History, postdoc, Department of Art and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen
annegregersen@hum.ku.dk
Funding
Past activities
Concluding Network Meeting
University of Copenhagen
October 7 2016
Conference
Curatorial Challenges - concluding conference
University of Copenhagen 26-27 May 2016
Recordings of keynote speeches:
Introduction
Malene Vest Hansen og Anne Folke Henningsen
Donald Prezios
Simon Sheikh
Tone Hansen
Wera Grahn
Peter Bjerregaard
Anne Folke Henningsen concluding the
conference after two exciting and
enriching days.
Explorative workshop 3: Challenges of curating in contemporary society
University of Oslo. March 10-11 2016
The National Museum of Denmark and the University of Copenhagen January 29 2016. 
Presentation by Camilla Mordhorst, vice director at the National Museum.
Exlorative workshop 2: Participatory Practices and Strategies
School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester.
Thursday 3 September-Friday 4 September 2015
The two-day workshop was co-organized with professor Janet Marstine, with keynote by Ross Parry. School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester.
Exlorative workshop 1: Interventions: contemporary artists in cultural history museums – and the museum order in artists’ projects
Kulturhistorisk Museum, Oslo, Monday May 18 – Tuesday May 19 2015
The two-day workshop was co-organized with Peter Bjerregaard, senior advisor, Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo.
Kick-off conference - Research Network for Studies in the Curatorial. University of Copenhagen, January 23 2015.