In English: Reclaiming spaces

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Illustration: Left, Truman T. Lowe (Ho-Chunk), “Waterfall VIII,” 2011 (Denver Art Museum); and Thomas Cole, “Kaaterskill Falls” (detail), 1826, (Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art)

We invite you to a talk and panel discussion exploring the representation of indigenous people in landscape art and how contemporary Native American artists reclaim the landscape and space in both literal and metaphorical ways.

Scott Manning Stevens (professor and director of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Program at Syracuse University) will give a talk titled "Contemporary Indigenous Artists Reclaiming the Landscape," where he will discuss a recently curated exhibition that highlights how settler landscape traditions have erased Native Americans from the landscape.

In the panel discussion following the talk Native American artist and maker Lennard Harmond will share his experiences of "reclaiming space" through his artistic practice.

The talk will be moderated by researcher and art historian Mårten Snickare. He will lead the discussion and pose questions regarding differences in representation between the US and the Nordics, as well as the challenges Indigenous artists face today.

The event is organized in conjunction with the project "Bringing Objects to Life and Challenging the Museum's Colonial Histories". And curator Franziska Bedorf from the National Museums of World culture will start the conversation while introducing the project.

Scott Manning Stevens

Prof. Scott Manning Stevens is an enrolled citizen of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation and an associate professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies, with a curtesy appointment in Art History, at Syracuse University. There is he serves as Director of the Native and Indigenous American Studies Program and is also the Founding Director of the new Center for Global Indigenous Cultures and Environmental Justice. Stevens earned his PhD from Harvard University and has held a variety of fellowships in his field, including a recent fellowship at Harvard’s’ Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Studies. He is the co-author of three books and the author of numerous published essays and book chapters. His work addresses issues around Native material culture, the history of ethnographic collecting, and museum studies.

Lennard Harmond

“I am a proud citizen of the Lenape Tribe of New Jersey and the Nanticoke Tribe of Delaware, and currently reside on the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indian Reservation in Oregon. As a contemporary mixed-media Indigenous artist I explore a wide range of styles and mediums, from traditional native crafts to fine art painting. I draw inspiration from my ancestors to infuse a modern twist into traditional arts. My work often utilizes older images to craft new narratives, offering fresh perspectives on history. I embrace each new style as a means of self-expression and my fearless approach to art allows me to continually push boundaries and discover where my creative mind will lead me next.”

Mårten Snickare

Mårten Snickare is a professor of art history at Stockholm University and the director of Acceleralor, the university's art gallery and meeting place for art and research. In his research, Snickare has explored the intertwined histories of colonialism and museums. He is currently focused on the role of art in the time of the climate crisis.

Franziska Bedorf

Curator with a focus on global issues, The National Museums of World Culture.

Photo of Lennard Harmond: Leland Butler

Annual pass

The annual pass costs SEK 200 and is valid for 365 days from the date of purchase. The annual pass is valid for the Museum of Ethnography and the Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm. Another option is an Annual Pass Support for SEK 350, valid for 365 days from the date of purchase, which also gives you entry to the Museum of World Culture in Gothenburg

Among other things, the annual pass gives you discounted prices on several events and family activites

The National Museums of World Culture also include the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, which is currently closed for renovation and will reopen in 2026.