<p>This thesis is based on an exhibition at the county museum Upplandsmuseet in Uppsala, Sweden. During an internship at this museum I got a chance to produce an exhibition, with some guidance from the museum staff. This exhibition was created with the purpose of teaching about agriculture in the late 19^th century and also about the magnificent workmanship of Alrik Klingberg, who have carved these wooden objects for over 50 years. Each one of the objects possesses a story and a memory. The memories that Alrik Klingberg has incorporated into the objects are mainly from his childhood at a croft in northern Uppland. Since these memories have an obvious connection with a type of farming that does not exist in present time, it is important that the stories are being told to younger generations. That is why children became the most important target group when creating this exhibition. One effort to strengthen the pedagogy for <em>A life with sculptures </em>was to locate the exhibition near the children’s corner where a lot of families spend their time during the museum visit. During the project I have been forced to realise that the original idea needed to be formed along the changeable process. Everything did not go as planned which, according to my conclusion, is something that belongs within the process. Learning by doing – a standing quotation at the Institution for ABM. In this thesis the process from idea to final exhibition will be described. This one year master’s thesis is a report concerning exhibition techniques, pedagogic tools and the making of an exhibition with personal objects that reveals a story about someone’s life.</p><p><em> </em></p>

This thesis is based on an exhibition at the county museum Upplandsmuseet in Uppsala, Sweden. During an internship at this museum I got a chance to produce an exhibition, with some guidance from the museum staff. This exhibition was created with the purpose of teaching about agriculture in the late 19th century and also about the magnificent workmanship of Alrik Klingberg, who have carved these wooden objects for over 50 years. Each one of the objects possesses a story and a memory. The memories that Alrik Klingberg has incorporated into the objects are mainly from his childhood at a croft in northern Uppland. Since these memories have an obvious connection with a type of farming that does not exist in present time, it is important that the stories are being told to younger generations. That is why children became the most important target group when creating this exhibition. One effort to strengthen the pedagogy for A life with sculptures was to locate the exhibition near the children’s corner where a lot of families spend their time during the museum visit. During the project I have been forced to realise that the original idea needed to be formed along the changeable process. Everything did not go as planned which, according to my conclusion, is something that belongs within the process. Learning by doing – a standing quotation at the Institution for ABM. In this thesis the process from idea to final exhibition will be described. This one year master’s thesis is a report concerning exhibition techniques, pedagogic tools and the making of an exhibition with personal objects that reveals a story about someone’s life.

The purpose of this study is to present a clearer picture of the divided roles of museum libraries, to see how they balance working with two separate target groups, the public and the museum staff, and to analyze how this affects the work of the librarians. The research on museum libraries has been sparse during the past 20 years, and this essay aims to fill a gap in the research field. Our primary method of data-collection is qualitative, semi structured, interviews with staff at three museum libraries at Upplandsmuseet, Nordiska Museet and Konstbiblioteket. Additional data was collected by analyzing regulatory documents for each library. The collected data is analyzed using concepts from organizational theory, mainly organizational identity as formulated by Alvesson. The results are presented thematically in accordance with the main points brought forward by the interviewees.   Our interviews show that the primary function of the museum library is to support the museum. The libraries also aim to serve the public but are only able to do this to a limited degree. The role of the libraries is not formulated in any regulatory documents but according to the interviewees, this is not a current issue. Regarding organizational identity, the study shows that the libraries are all connected to the overarching identity of the museum. However, while the library at Upplandsmuseet is strongly connected to the museum's identity, the libraries at Nordiska museets and Konstbiblioteketare somewhat detached from the respective organizations. This could result in a weaker identity for the library. Finally, the librarians from all three libraries express a wish to reach an even broader target group outside the museum. Due to a lack of resources however, both in terms of budget and staff, this is deemed impossible at the present. This is a two years master's thesis in Library and information science.