Bettum holds a PhD in Comparative Religion from the University of Oslo and has broad interests in the field of humanities, including ancient Egyptian funerary religion and materiality, post-colonial studies, migration history and museology.
At NEMO’s European Museum Conference 2024, Anders Bettum will join the panel “Can we talk?" on Monday 11 November.
Presentation abstract:
Tanum Arrival Centre for asylum seekers in Norway 1987-2010
Thousands of Norwegian citizens of today had their first experience with Norway at an arrival centre for asylum seekers. As liminal sites of transition and transformation, these centres carry a special meaning for many first-generation Norwegians, and also for their descendants. Acknowledging sites like these as cultural heritage of national importance makes sense on many levels. Small local museums can prevent polarisation by commemorating such sites and present stories of immigration as enrichment of the community and the nation.
