Exhibition:
The Face of Migration
15 Women
with Roots in Greece tell their Stories
On display:
25 May 2016 –
8 Jan 2017
The most
important memory – from one life to another
What would
you bring as a memory if you left your country, your origin, your
context? What stories can material memories convey in the new life to
the next generation?
Objects
are carriers of stories. They
can evoke memories of fragrances, tastes,
sounds and
light. What objects that
become
important cultural carriers when leaving your country for another is
very individual.
We
asked 15 members of the Lyceum Club of Greek Women, Stockholm. In the
exhibition you will meet them through their stories and chosen
objects as well as through their portraits taken by Spyros Vagelakis.
The
Lyceum Club of Greek Women was founded in 1911 in Athens by the Greek
author,
teacher,
journalist
and feminist Kalliroi Parren.
She
became one of Greece's foremost advocates for women's right to
education and work.
Today
the club has 16,000
members in Greece and abroad.
The activities are entirely
based on voluntary action.
An
important part of the activities is to preserve and to pass on Greek
traditions to the next generation.
Today
there are about 20 000 people of Greek origin
living in
Sweden.
Most
of them came during the years 1965-1970.
They
came to Sweden for different reasons:
through
marriage,
to
study, to work or to seek protection for political views.
The
exhibition deals with issues about migration as well as integration
and multiculturalism.
The
exhibition is collaboration between the Lyceum Club of Greek Women,
Stockholm,
the
Embassy of Greece and the Nordic Museum.
For
further information:
Ulla-Karin Warberg, curator Nordiska
museet
ulla.karin.warberg@nordiskamuseet.se
, 08-519 545 38
Lotta Wallgren, press Nordiska museet
lotta.wallgren@nordiskamuseet.se,
08-519 545 17
foto Karolina Kristensson
foto Karolina Kristensson
foto Karolina Kristensson
foto Karolina Kristensson
