National Museums of World Culture | Statens Museer för Världskultur (Head of Network)

National Network
Sweden
Address

Södra vägen 54
412 54 Göteborg
Sweden

Telephone
0046702777041
E-Mail
rasha.shaaban@varldskulturmuseerna.se
E-Mail (2)
anna.lundstrom@varldskulturmuseerna.se
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
1999
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Environment/Sustainable development
  4. Gender
  5. Heritage
  6. Human rights
  7. International/Cultural relations
  8. Research
  9. Youth and education
General Information

National Museums of World Culture was established in 1999 and is a government agency.

The agency consists of the Ethnographic Museum, the Museum of Mediterranean and the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm and the Museum of World Culture in Gothenburg. 

The National Museums of World Culture (World Museums) was formed as a response to changes globally as well as domestically. Internationalization has increased and we experience a more globalized world, while the former culturally and ethnically quite homogeneous Sweden is becoming more multicultural.

The World museums' mission is to use the international cultural heritage to provide a perspective that helps people orient themselves in this transition.

Mission and Objectives

The National Museums of World Culture is responsible for displaying and bringing to life the various cultures of our world, in particular cultures outside of Sweden. Furthermore, the agency is to document and illustrate different cultural manifestations and conditions as well as cultural encounters and variations from a historical, contemporary, national and international perspective. Finally, the agency shall promote interdisciplinary knowledge and various forms of public activities. The agency head office is situated in Gothenburg.

The National Museums of World Culture (Världskulturmuseerna) is the coordinator of the Anna Lindh Foundation network in Sweden.

The Swedish network receives an annual support from the Swedish Ministry of Culture for holding activities with members of the network and establish cross border collaboration to facilitate partnership for the Swedish civil society. In addition, the Swedish network is supported by the Anna Lindh Foundation through the network support scheme.

The Network is open to institutions, organisations and other partners who adhere to the principles and the mission of the Anna Lindh Foundation which work on the basis of democratic, pluralistic, and multilateral values.

Membership in the Swedish network is open to NGOs; Public institutions, including local and regional authorities; public and private "not for profit" Foundations; other "for profit" partners promoting "not for profit" activities and corporate social responsibility policies. However, the Network is not open to political parties or organizations and projects owned by political parties nor to individuals.

Main Projects / Activities

Agency activities are carried out at Etnografiska museet/Museum of Ethnography, Medelhavsmuseet/Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities and Östasiatiska museet/Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm as well as Världskulturmuseet/Museum of World Culture in Gothenburg.

The flagship programme of the Swedish network is: Celebrating Our Diversity. 

In January 2024, the Swedish network launched Actions for Diversity initiative to support network activities for promoting intercultural dialogue, inclusion and active citizenship. 

Contact (1) Full Name
Rasha Shaaban
Job Title
Projects Manager / Network coordinator
Head of the organisation
Ann Follin (Director)
Contact (2) Full Name
Karl Magnusson
Job Title (2)
Chief of Staff