Section for Contemporary and Historical Times

Section for Contemporary and Historical Times

  • Elin Johansen

    Seksjonsleder SOHT

    Seksjonsleder for samtid og historisk tid

  • Eva Dagny Johansen

    Senior Curator

    Eva Dagny is a social anthropologist with a PhD in museology. The title of her thesis is ”The repatriation fo Sámi cultural heritage - impacts on the local museum and communities in the Altafjord, Sápmi”. She works with dissemination, exhibition production, collections and research projects. She is project leader for Dutkan Davvin - Research in the North, a research network for museums in Troms and Finnmark county.

  • Maria Øien

    Curator

    Maria is a social anthropologist with a PhD in Australian Indigenous Art. She works with dissemination, exhibition production, preservation of collections and research projects.

  • Ann-Silje Ingebrigtsen

    Curator

    Ann-Silje is an art historian in charge of the registration of our museum collection. She also works with preservation of collections and exhibitions. She can also disseminate in Norwegian sign language.

  • Lena Karlstrøm

    Curator

    Lena is a historian and works with the preservation of collections, as well as dissemination and exhibition production. She is responsible for the museum's collections of objects, photos, archives and historic buildings. Any question regarding the museum’s collection may be directed to her.

  • Kristin Nicolaysen

    Museum Lecturer

    Kristin is a visual anthropologist and is co-producing our new permanent exhibition. She also works with dissemination of various projects concerning Den kulturelle skolesekken (DKS).

  • Daria Polishchuk

    Curator

    Daria has a background in visual anthropology and cultural project management. She is working on renewing our permanent exhibitions, educational offer for schools about the Alta conflict (DKS Altasaken) and various projects.