Anna Wessman

University of Bergen, University Museum of Bergen, Faculty Member

University of Helsinki, Museology, Faculty Member

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I work as a Professor in Iron Age Archaeology at the Bergen University Museum (UiB). My research interests are Scandinavian, Finnish and Baltic Late Iron Age Archaeology, avocational metal-detecting and Citizen Science.

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Hobby Metal-detecting as Citizen Science. Background, Challenges and Opportunities of Collaborative Archeological Finds Recording Schemes

Heritage & Society

Polttokenttäkalmistot muistojen maisemassa

Arkeologipäivät, 2008

Karjaan soljen salaisuus

Pirta : Kalevalaisten naisten liiton jäsenlehti., 2009

Finland as a part of the "Viking world

Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 2014

In: Fibula, Fabula, Fact: The Viking Age in Finland. Edited by Joonas Ahola &amp; Frog with C... more

Keskustelua: Yhteistapahtumia ja esineiden tunnistusta.: Espoon kaupunginmuseon metallinilmaisinyhteistyö vuonna 2014

Muinaistutkija, 2014

Museum Studies – Bridging Theory and Practice

The collection of 27 chapters brings forth Finnish museum professionalism. This volume is the end... more The collection of 27 chapters brings forth Finnish museum professionalism. This volume is the end result of a three-year collaboration (2018-2020) between the Museum Studies Programme at the University of Helsinki and Finnish museum professionals. The aim of this collaboration has been to investigate how, indeed, theoretical concepts reach the shores of museum practices and help promote best-practice methods. Museums are in the business of mediating the long-term understanding of society and acting as a bridge between past, present and future. We editors are thrilled to be able to present ideas used in the Finnish context to a wider audience. Our process included a writing retreat weekend in January 2020 at the Lammi Research Station of the University of Helsinki, with support from the Department of Cultures, University of Helsinki. This intensive period helped not only in collaboratively developing our chapter ideas and synergies among our writings, but also created a strong sense of camaraderie for those that were able to attend. Given that the world changed so soon after that time, with the introduction of worldwide social restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are especially thankful that we were able to spend this weekend together. We would like to extend our appreciation to ICOFOM and the University of Jyväskylä for their kind support, as well as to all the professionals who have donated their time to our project. An endeavour of this magnitude does not succeed without the dedicated efforts of many people. We are truly thankful for all of their selfless contributions. It has been incredibly gratifying to see how our museum community, nationally and internationally, works as one. We editors hope that our book will encourage present and future museum professionals gain a more significant voice in stating matters near and dear to them.

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