Collaborations

CURRENT COLLABORATIONS

1. Abel Assefa, Director of Yimtubezina Museum and Cultural Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Museumslab Fellow. https://www.yzmuseum.org/copy-of-abel
2. Aejlies – Sami Centre in Tärnaby, Sweden. https://aejlies.se/
3. Amin Zouiten, artist and filmmaker based in Sweden. Bernadotte Scholarship recipient 2024. Amin Zouiten – Royal Institute of Art
4. Anne Sundberg, Swedish missionary in Congo-Brazzaville
5. Arild Säll, PhD candidate in History of Ideas, Uppsala University. https://www.uu.se/kontakt-och-organisation/personal?query=N25-1776
6. Astrid Tuorda, Sami joik singer in Sweden
7. Banji Choma, artist in Zambia
8. C‑G Ojala, PhD in Archaeology, Uppsala University. Carl‑Gösta Ojala – Uppsala University
9. Cecilia Järdemar, PhD, Senior Lecturer in Photography and Moving Image, Konstfack. Konstfack – Microhistories
10. Cecilia Lagerström, Professor (Bodily & Vocal Practices), Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg. Cecilia Lagerström – University of Gothenburg
11. Christian Rossipal, artist and filmmaker based in Sweden. The Black Shore – IFfS
12. Cory Ridgeway, craft artist in New Jersey, USA, Nanticoke Lenni‑Lenape Nation of South Jersey. Nanticoke Lenni‑Lenape Tribal Nation
13. Deidra Peaches, filmmaker in Arizona, USA. https://www.deidrapeaches.com/
14. Dwayne White, actor and performance artist, Trinidad & Tobago. Konstepidemin – Dwayne White
15. Ed Kabotie, artist in New Mexico, USA
16. Ellen Heyn, Grand Canyon Trust. https://www.grandcanyontrust.org/
17. Erika Ticona, anthropologist and artist based in Sweden
18. Filippa Arrias, artist based in Sweden
19. Freddy Tsimba, artist in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Konstfack – Microhistories
20. Fredrik Prost, duodjár (Sami craft practitioner) in Sweden
21. Fredrik Thomasson, PhD and Senior Lecturer in History, Uppsala University. https://www.uu.se/kontakt-och-organisation/personal?query=N10-1676
22. Gaaltije – South Sami Museum in Östersund. https://gaaltije.se/
23. Gunlög Fur, Professor of History and Vice‑Chancellor, Linnaeus University, Växjö. Colonial Connections and Comparisons – LNU
24. Gunnar Östman Inga, Sami craft consultant in Sweden
25. Hammarkulle Carnival. https://hammarkullekarnevalen.se/
26. Hanna Wallensteen, psychologist. Psykolog | Föreläsare | Hanna Wallensteen
27. IASPIS – International Programme for Visual and Applied Arts, Swedish Artists’ Grants Committee. IASPIS
28. Issraa El‑Kogali‑Häggström, artist and filmmaker based in Sweden. https://issraa.com/
29. Iwinosa Oyakhire, Digital Benin. https://digitalbenin.org/
30. Jerker Bexelius, Executive Director, Gaaltije Museum
31. Jirrbal Rainforest Aboriginal People, Australia
32. JohdetXPirak, Sami artist duo from Norrbotten. https://www.johdetxpirak.com/
33. John Paul Zaccarini, Professor of Performance, Stockholm University of the Arts. John‑Paul Zaccarini – SKH
34. Jonas Monié‑Nordin, PhD and Associate Professor of Archaeology, Stockholm University. https://www.su.se/profiles/n/nordi
35. Josef Nsumbu, Congolese missionary based in Sweden
36. Kao Jun‑Honn (高俊宏), artist from Taiwan. Biography | Gao Junhong | Kao Junhonn
37. Katarina Spik‑Skum, duodjár (Sami craft practitioner) and textile artist in Sweden
38. KIN – Museum of Contemporary Art in Kiruna. KIN | Home
39. Leonard Harmon, artist in Oregon, USA. https://leonardharmonfineart.com/
40. Laila Susanne Vars, legal expert based in Norway. Truth Commission for the Sámi People
41. Linda Andersson‑Burnett, Associate Professor in History of Ideas and Science, Uppsala University. Linda Andersson Burnett – Uppsala University
42. Lucy Larsson, entrepreneur based in Sweden
43. Magdalena Naum, PhD and Senior Lecturer in Archaeology, Lund University. Magdalena Naum – Lund University
44. Maja Gunn, Professor, Department of Craft, Konstfack. Konstfack
45. Marc Johnson, artist based in Sweden. https://marcjohnson.fr/
46. Marcia Harvey‑Isaksson, artist and curator based in Sweden. https://marcia.se/
47. Mirna Ticona, artist, etc., based in Sweden
48. Munish Wadhia, artist based in Sweden. https://munishwadhia.com/
49. Mutanu Kyany’a, African Digital Heritage, Nairobi, Kenya. African Digital Heritage
50. Mårten Snickare, Professor of Art History, Stockholm University. Mårten Snickare – Stockholm University
51. Muhammad Ragab, Visiting Researcher in Egyptology, Uppsala University. Muhammad Ragab – Uppsala University
52. Nils Harnesk, Head of Collections, Norrbotten Museum. https://norrbottensmuseum.se/
53. Nina Mangalanayagam, artist, PhD and Senior Lecturer in Photography, HDK‑Valand. https://www.ninamanga.com/
54. Peniconi Aleamotua, Tonga citizen science initiative
55. Raymond Peroti, musician and producer based in Sweden
56. Rose‑Marie Huuva, Sami artist based in Sweden. Rose‑Marie Huuva – Wikipedia
57. Salad Hilowle, artist and filmmaker based in Sweden. The Black Shore – IFfS
58. Sami Association in Gothenburg. https://www.sameforeningen.se/
59. Sandor Lindström, Sami comic artist, etc., in Sweden
60. Sara Sallam, artist based in the Netherlands. https://sarasallam.com/
61. Scott Manning Stevens, Associate Professor and Chair of Native American Studies, Syracuse University, USA. Scott Manning Stevens – Syracuse University
62. Solveig Labba, duodjár (Sami craft practitioner) and teacher in Sweden
63. Southnord – art platform. https://www.southnord.com/
64. Stacey King, author based in Australia. https://www.banaban.com/
65. Public Art Agency Sweden. https://statenskonstrad.se/
66. Susanne Ewerlöf, PhD candidate in Artistic Research, Academy Valand. Susanne Ewerlöf – University of Gothenburg
67. Swedish Museums – lecture and discussion, 7 May 2026. Swedish Museums
68. Women’s History Museum Zambia. https://www.whmzambia.org/
69. Åsa Ferrier, PhD in Archaeology, Australian National University. Åsa Ferrier – ResearchGate

Tidigare samarbeten (i urval)

• In spring 2022, the National Museums of World Culture, in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut and the French Institute, organized a symposium under the title Decolonization of Museum Work. A short report from the day is available here: Staying with the Trouble https://www.varldskulturmuseerna.se/projekt/afrika-pagar/blogg/2023/juni/staying-with-the-trouble2/. In connection with the symposium, we also recorded an episode of the National Museums of World Culture’s podcast series Inside the Box. Under the title Decolonizing Museums, Nanette Snoep, director of the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum in Cologne, speaks with Raymond Peroti, hip-hop musician etc. in Stockholm, and Michael Barrett, Africa curator at the National Museums of World Culture: https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/decolonizing-museums/id1482101328?i=1000620792363
• Afrika pågår was a development project focusing on Africa, run within the Museum of Ethnography in Stockholm during 2018–2022. Within the project’s framework, a variety of initiatives were carried out, often in collaboration with external actors, providing new perspectives on the museum’s African collections and their relationships with the African continent. More information about Afrika pågår can be found here: https://www.varldskulturmuseerna.se/projekt/afrika-pagar/ and the project’s final report can be accessed here: https://www.varldskulturmuseerna.se/projekt/afrika-pagar/blogg/2023/december/afrika-pagar-fortfarande2
• During 2021–2023, the National Museums of World Culture, as part of the larger EU project Taking Care, had the opportunity to develop deeper collaboration with one of the Indigenous peoples in Taiwan. The collaboration resulted, among other things, in an exhibition at the Museum of Ethnography, We are Seediq. Read more about the project here: https://www.etnografiskamuseet.se/en/exhibitions/we-are-seediq/
• Empowering Women’s Histories was a project in which the National Museums of World Culture, during 2019–2022 and with support from the Swedish Institute, developed a deeper collaboration with the Women’s History Museum Zambia in Lusaka. Read more about the project in the final report for Afrika pågår, available here: https://www.varldskulturmuseerna.se/siteassets/pdf/smvk-afrika-pagar-slutrapport-2023.pdf