Charis Gullickson

In her doctoral project, Charis Gullickson examined public art museums in Norway as social actors. In her abstract she states: “The aim of this dissertation is to question status quo art museum practices and the predisposition to regard state-funded art museums in Norway as ‘neutral’ institutions.”

Out of the research project grew the group “Museer er ikke nøytrale / Museat eai leat neutrálat.” For Charis, it is about learning to see (understanding systems of power and hierarchical structures). If museum practitioners cannot see the structural and systemic problems that exist, they cannot begin to fix them. Charis is senior curator at Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum in Romsa/Tromsø, Norway.

At NEMO’s European Museum Conference 2024, Charis Gullickson will (digitally) join the session “Should we talk?” on Tuesday 12 November.