Corinna Kuhr-Korolev (Potsdam): Reinterpreting and Reclaiming Spaces – The Estonian National Museum as Manifestation and Monument

Vorlesungsreihe

Since 2016, the Estonian National Museum is situated in a modern building on a former Soviet military airfield, telling a national story through its purposeful use of space regarding the historically significant site, architectural design, and displays. With its main exhibitions “Encounters,” which traces Estonian history from the Stone Age to the digital era, and “Echo of the Urals,” focusing on Finno-Ugric cultures, the museum contributes to shaping and preserving a distinct Estonian identity.

Dr Corinna Kuhr-Korolev is research associate at the ZZF Potsdam and member of the ERC project Perestroika from Below, in which she investigates Soviet people’s thoughts, feelings and actions during the ‘long’ Perestroika of the 1980s and 1990s. Her research focuses on the Soviet Union's youth and education policy, Nazi art looting in Eastern Europe, occupation history, and post-Soviet social upheavals in Russia.

Moderation: Lea Garcia (Greifswald)

Programme (PDF)

The lecture will take place as a hybrid event. If you want to follow the lecture online via Zoom, please contact us at baltic-peripetiesuni-greifswaldde.

Further Information
IRTG "Baltic Peripeties – Narratives of Reformations, Revolutions and Catastrophes"
Anklamer Straße 20, 17489 Greifswald
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https://peripeties.uni-greifswald.de

 

Organization

  • Dr Alexander Waszynski | Joint Programme: Interdisciplinary Centre for Baltic Sea Region Research (IFZO), DFG International Research Training Group "Baltic Peripeties – Narratives of Reformations, Revolutions and Catastrophes"

Location

  • Altes Audimax, Hörsaal 1
    Rubenowstraße 1
    17489 Greifswald