Inventing Culture: Defining Sources of Theory and Inspiration and the Long–Term Results of Culture Creation by Icelandic Intellectuals 1857 – 1874
The central aim of the project was to define the intellectual genealogy and long-term cultural [...]


The central aim of the project was to define the intellectual genealogy and long-term cultural influence of the culture–creators of the Icelandic “Evening Society” (1861 – 1874), with emphasis on the widespread cultural influence of Sigurður málari (‘the painter’) Guðmundsson, a powerful advocate of vernacular culture in Iceland. As part of the project, light has […]

Albert Edelfelts brev
A digital collection of letters of Albert Edelfelt (1854-1905), one of Finland through the ages the most [...]


A digital collection of letters of Albert Edelfelt (1854-1905), one of Finland through the ages the most prominent visual artists. The collection currently comprises 320 letters that Edelfelt wrote to his mother Alexandra Edelfelt during the years 1867 to 1875 and from 1885 to 1888. These letters offer a great insight into the golden age of Finnish art as […]