Do you remember? Memories as experiences and Heritage Learning

(Denmark)

Questions: With inspiration from experiments at the Open Air Museum in Århus, Denmark called “The Old Town” the memory work with elderly people when they re-visit environments of their childhood and youth will be carried out in a structured and controlled form at three Open Air Museums in Northern Sweden.

Data presentation: The plan includes a formal project report and a conference paper to be presented at the spring conference February 2011 at The Nordic Centre for Heritage Learning in Östersund, Sweden.

Principal researcher: Professor Yngve Gustafsson, Umeå University, Sweden

Sites: At the Open Air Museums:

- Jamtli (Östersund, Sweden)

- Murberget (Härnösand, Sweden)

- Gammlia (Umeå, Sweden)

Time span: September 2009 – August 2011

Contact: Project coordinator: Britt-Marie Borgström (Jamtli): britt-marie.borgstrom@jamtli.com