In this special episode about women's history in Iceland, I visit the Women's History Archive at the National and University Library of Iceland to speak to Rakel Adolphsdóttir about collecting women's history in Iceland and hunting for the women hidden in Iceland's archival collection. I also chat with the researchers behind the Hinsegin Huldkonur project who are trying to uncover the queer women in Icelandic sources and create a database of queer women's history.
Music in this episode is by Brynja Bjarnadóttir.
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Museums in Strange Places is a podcast for people who love museums, stories, culture, and exploring the world. This year, the podcast focuses on museums in Iceland.
Subscribe to Museums in Strange Places and you can expect fascinating conversations with Icelandic museum professionals, world class exhibitions, private museums in gas stations, an introduction to Icelanders and their knack for storytelling, and a unique window into the inner workings of museums on this strange but wonderful little island.
Get bonus material from each episode (photos, further reading, links) at hhethmon.com. Use the hashtag #MuseumsinStrangePlaces on social media.
The podcast is hosted by Hannah Hethmon, an American Fulbright Fellow living in Reykjavík. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram @hannah_rfh or on the web at hhethmon.com. Hannah has a BA in English Literature from the University of Maryland, College Park and an MA from the University of Iceland in Medieval Icelandic Studies. After completing her MA, she spent two years as the Marketing Coordinator for the American Association for State and Local History, a Nashville-based national nonprofit dedicated to serving history museums, historical societies, and other public history institutions.
The Art of Volcanoes (S01/E21)
Iceland in Wartime (S01/E20)
BONUS: The Making of Eldheimar's Audio Guide
Memorial to an Eruption (S01/E19)
We Always Come Back to Home Island (S01/E18)
The Penis Museum, Part II ft. John Bodinger de Uriarte (S01/E17)
The Penis Museum, Part I (S01/E16)
Industry and Nostalgia in Akureyri, Iceland (S01/E15)
A Museum of Ordinary Things (S01/E14)
A Flyby of the Icelandic Aviation Museum (S01/E12)
How the Seals are Saving Hvammstangi (S01/E11)
Beatle-Town, Iceland: A Visit to the Icelandic Museum of Rock 'n' Roll (S01/E10)
Built with Fish: History Lessons at the Museum of Hafnarfjörður (S01/E09)
Community-Centered Contemporary Art in the Heart of Hafnarfjörður (S01/E08)
Celtic Connections on the Icelandic Coast: A Visit to the Akranes Folk Museum (S01/E07)
A Family, a Mineral Collection, and a Museum in a Gas Station (S01/E06)
Keeping the Legacy of a Medieval Legend Alive at Snorrastofa (S01/E05)
The Future of History at the Reykjavík City Museum (S01/E04)
A Writer's Home: Gljúfrasteinn-Laxness Museum (S01/E03)
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