Year: 1970
Type: article
Abstract: Museology in Finland The development of museums was severely impended first by the Civil War of 1918 and then by the Second World War. However in 1923 the Finnish Museums Association had been formed, and museum training had a prominent place on its agenda. A training course was arranged in 1928. However in the 30's the complaint was made that the profession lacked a scientific basis. New efforts were made after the war, in 1948. In the 1950's and 60's the first permanent posts were established in local and regional museums. In the 70's new legislation granted economic support to both museums of art and of cultural history in the regions, which led to a considerable growth in the number of employees. Today Finland has more than 800 museums and more than 100 of them have a total of 1.500 permanent posts.
Source: Nordisk Museologi
DOI: 10.5617/nm.3803
Author: Janne Vilkuna
Language: English
Subfield: Museology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2587323199