NORDIC KULTUR 2021–22

EDITORIAL BOARD AND MAGAZINE STAFF

Eric Nelson Executive Director/CEO

Leslie Anne Anderson Director of Collections, Exhibitions, and Programs

Jenny Iverson Development Manager

Erik Pihl Director of Development

Rosemary Jones Publisher / Director of Marketing

Devon Kelley Editor / Marketing Manager

Ani Rucki Design and Layout / Graphic Designer

CONTRIBUTORS

Leslie Anne Anderson | Rachel Ballister | Stina Cowan | Alison DeRiemer | Judith H. Dern

Kate Dugdale | Becky Forsberg | Lotta Gavel Adams, PhD | Carrie Hertz, PhD | Jenny Iverson | Rosemary Jones

Devon Kelley | Timothy Krumland | Caroline Parry | Erik Pihl | Robert Strand, PhD

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Trustees

Thomas Malone (President) | Hans Aarhus (Vice President) | Earl Ecklund (Treasurer) | Monica Langfeldt (Secretary)

Electa Johnson Anderson | Lars Anderson | Anne-Lise Berger | Jann Blackbourn | Ray Brandstrom | Jay L. Bruns, III

Ulf Edwaldsson | Ann-Charlotte Gavel Adams | Mike Hlastala | Tapio Holma | Jane Klausen | Kurt Manchester

Jens Molback | Kurt Ness | Per Norén | Aaron Overland | Tuula Rytilä | Maria Jones Staaf | Birger Steen

Henrik Strabo | Johan Erik Strand | Heli Suokko | Nina Svino Svasand | Lisa Toftemark

Consuls

Mark T. Schleck, Honorary Consul,Denmark

Matti Suokko, Honorary Consul,Finland | Kristiina Hiukka, Honorary Vice Consul, Finland

Geir Jonsson, Honorary Consul, Iceland

Viggo Forde, Honorary Consul, Norway

Petra Hilleberg, Honorary Consul, Sweden

Honorary Trustees

Senator Reuven Carlyle | Leif Eie | Irma Goertzen | Senator Mary Margaret Haugen

Lars Jonsson | Sven Kalve | Council Member Jeanne Kohl-Welles | Senator Marko Liias

Fidelma McGinn | Representative Gael Tarleton

MUSEUM STAFF

Executive

Eric Nelson Executive Director/CEO

Sandra Nestorovic Chief of Staff

Curatorial

Leslie Anne Anderson Director of Collections, Exhibitions, and Programs

Stina Cowan Educational and Cultural Programs Manager

Alison DeRiemer Archivist and Oral History Specialist

Kate Dugdale Education and Interpretation Coordinator

Pete Fleming Exhibition Designer and Preparator

Kaia Wahmanholm Registrar and Collections Specialist

Development

Erik Pihl Director of Development

Jenny Iverson Development Manager

Rachel Ballister Membership and Database Coordinator

Caroline Parry Grants and Giving Coordinator

William Ekstrom Development Events Coordinator

Marketing & Communications

Rosemary Jones Director of Marketing

Devon Kelley Marketing Manager

Finance & Human Resources

Pamela Brooks Director of Finance and Human Resources

Carolyn Carlstrom Bookkeeper Drue Chatfield Human Resources Generalist

Timothy Krumland Volunteer Coordinator

Operations

Adam Lee Allan-Spencer Director of Operations and Facilities

Donna Antonucci Guest Services and Event Associate

Roberta Chen Guest Services and Store Associate

Becky Forsberg Guest Services Manager

Joni Hughes Store and Purchasing Manager

David Leers Facilities Coordinator

Like many cultural attractions, the Museum faced a challenging year in 2020. Our doors were closed to the public for nearly eight months; we were unable to welcome visitors to the Museum to view our exhibitions or participate in our programs, special events, and festivals. Those quiet hallways and empty galleries spurred us to find new ways to engage with you and steered us to a year of experimentation and innovation. We shifted our programming to a virtual format to share content, highlighting national and international artists, noteworthy academics, and global thought leaders to explore a host of compelling subjects. The new virtual approach enabled us to build an international online community, dramatically expanding our reach.

As we look to 2021 and beyond, I am pleased to welcome you back to our galleries to enjoy incredible new exhibitions. In May, we host Among Forests and Lakes: Landscape Masterpieces from the Finnish National Gallery which examines how Finnish artists have depicted the landscape of their native country from the 1850s until the present day. Curated by the Finnish National Gallery, the exhibition explores the sophistication of the Finnish art establishment and the concurrent development of the landscape genre through more than fifty paintings, prints, and video art. Additional 2021 exhibitions explore the history of Nordic ski jumping in the Pacific Northwest, a cross-cultural papercut dialogue, the multi-generational work of a very artistic Dominican-Norwegian family, and the works of Danish-American artist Dines Carlsen.

Also featured in this issue are articles about our recent acquisition of a royal Swedish tapestry, our new pandemicrelated oral history initiative, a piece on Nordic innovation by Dr. Robert Strand, as well as ruminations on the new Nordic “it” word, friluftsliv. Additionally, UW professor Ann-Charlotte Gavel Adams shares perspectives on Nordic children’s icons, and our own Stina Cowan talks about Nordic cinema. All of these and more articles await you in this issue of Nordic Kultur. I hope you enjoy these stories and articles, and that they inspire you to come visit your Museum.

Eric Nelson Executive Director/CEO