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type: source
title: "Juniorprofessur Prof. Dr. Dolezalek: Research Projects"
tags: [art-history, museology, viking-gold, baltic-sea-region]
related: [isabelle-dolezalek, wikingergold-project, objektbiographien-app, ifzo]
created: 2026-07-13
updated: 2026-07-13
sources: ["output_cdfi/cdfi_uni_greifswald_de_kunstgeschichte_forschung_forschungsprojekte_juniorprofes.md"]
---

# Juniorprofessur Prof. Dr. Dolezalek: Research Projects

This source documents the research activities led by Prof. Dr. Isabelle Dolezalek at the Caspar-David-Friedrich-Institut (CDFI), focusing on two primary initiatives: the "Wikingergold" transfer project and a digital mediation project for the Bode-Museum.

## Wikingergold – Transfer Project
The project, titled "Wikingergold – Schatzfunde als translokales Erbe" (Viking Gold – Treasure Finds as Translocal Heritage), is a part of the "Shared Heritage" (Geteiltes Erbe) research cluster at the **International Research Centre for the Baltic Sea Region (IFZO)**. It is conducted in cooperation with the **Stralsund Museum**.

### Research Focus
The project investigates the discovery, reception, and museological presentation of medieval gold treasures in the Baltic Sea region from the 19th century to the present. It specifically addresses a research gap: while "blockbuster" exhibitions (e.g., the British Museum's *Vikings: Life and Legend* 2014) show high public interest, the political interests and curation strategies behind these presentations remain largely unexplored.

### Key Objectives
- Analyze processes of identification and demarcation regarding shared Scandinavian heritage.
- Determine when and why Scandinavian culture was perceived as "foreign" or "negative" versus when it was presented as a unifying culture of "Baltic peoples."
- Examine how historical reception influences modern instrumentalizations of the Nordic Middle Ages.
- Disseminate findings through digital and analog formats, including a traveling exhibition.

## Bode-Museum Mediation Project
The project involves the development of a new application titled **"Objektbiographien"** (Object Biographies) for the **Bode-Museum**. This is a collaborative effort involving:
- **Bode-Museum staff:** María López-Fanjul y Díez del Corral and Jennifer Moldenhauer.
- **Initiative museum4punkt0:** Specifically Teilprojekt V.
- **CDFI Students:** Students from the University of Greifswald.
