Two museum visitors look at an exhibition panel about Viking gold.

Viking Gold. Treasure Politics since 1800

Travelling exhibition with digital presentation

Treasures from the Viking Age (c. 800–1100) are regularly unearthed in the Baltic Sea region today, and it was no different in the past.The discovery of these treasures sparked multifaceted processes of appropriation: Who gets to keep the “Viking gold”? Where will it be shown? Who identifies with this cultural heritage? Who rejects it? And how do these processes change over time? The exhibition “Treasure Politics” shows that both the appropriation of cultural heritage and its rejection are politically charged.

An exhibition by the Inter­disci­pli­nary Centre for Baltic Sea Region Research (IFZO), University of Greifswald, in cooperation with Stralsund Mu­seum.

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An exhibition room with dark walls. Visitors of various ages look at exhibition texts and discuss them.
View of the ‘Viking Gold’ exhibition. Photo: Georg Aamodt
Mirror with Viking jewellery replicas and hashtag #myvikingbling
View of the ‘Viking Gold’ exhibition. Photo: Georg Aamodt
A visitor reads an information board at the exhibition. Other visitors stand nearby.
View of the ‘Viking Gold’ exhibition. Photo: Georg Aamodt
A person leafs through a booklet with a timeline and pictures.
View of the ‘Viking Gold’ exhibition. Photo: Georg Aamodt
A visitor wearing headphones operates a touchpad.
View of the ‘Viking Gold’ exhibition. Photo: Georg Aamodt
Two museum visitors look at an exhibition panel about Viking gold.
View of the ‘Viking Gold’ exhibition. Photo: Georg Aamodt
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