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Museum-Parks as Heritage Laboratories: Transforming Contested Socialist-Era Monuments in Central and Eastern Europe

Objetivo

The HERITAGE-LAB project examines how societies deal with contested monuments in post-socialist Europe, where the collapse of communist regimes left hundreds of ideological symbols without clear meaning in the public space. While debates on these monuments are dominated by a simple binary of destruction versus preservation in situ, four unique museum-parks in Hungary, Bulgaria, Estonia and Lithuania have pioneered an alternative approach: relocating socialist-era monuments into curated environments where they may be transformed as historical objects.

The project develops the innovative conceptual framework of “heritage transformation” to analyze how contested political symbols become historical heritage. Three objectives guide the research: (1) to trace the transformation of monuments from political symbols to historical objects since 1989; (2) to examine how curatorial strategies, spatial arrangements and contextual materials shape their acquisition of heritage value; and (3) to explore how curators, policymakers and visitors from different generations interpret these monuments and thereby influence their evolving status. HERITAGE-LAB advances the state of the art by shifting focus from isolated case studies to the first systematic comparative analysis of all existing museum-parks in the post-socialist public space. It combines archival and bibliographic research, fieldwork in four museum-parks, and semi-structured interviews with stakeholders and visitors.

The fellowship will strengthen the researcher’s expertise in curatorial practices, comparative heritage analysis and interdisciplinary methods, while providing advanced training in interview management, museology and theoretical frameworks. By underpinning my second monograph and enhancing international visibility, HERITAGE-LAB will decisively advance my career as a leading scholar in European memory and heritage studies.

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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships

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(se abrirá en una nueva ventana) HORIZON-MSCA-2025-PF

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Coordinador

VILNIAUS UNIVERSITETAS
Aportación neta de la UEn
€ 246 220,20
Dirección
UNIVERSITETO G. 3
01513 Vilnius
Lituania
Región
Lietuva Sostinės regionas Vilniaus apskritis
Tipo de actividad
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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