Research at Museum Vestsjælland

Ongoing research projects

Boeslunde – the key to Denmark's cradle

Boeslunde is a very special location between Slagelse and Korsør. The thousands of detector finds from here testify that the place had a completely unique function.

Weapons in West Zealand

Based on the material found by the detector, the project focuses on weapon finds from West Zealand in the 1st millennium.

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Between country and city - who needs a city?

Several archaeological investigations delve into the medieval rural settlements, but what is their position and relation to the cities?

Museum West Zealand's research strategy 2021-2025

Download Museum Vestsjælland's research strategy for 2021-2025 here.

Completed research projects

the good experience with cultural heritage

PhD project by Andreas Bonde Hansen, 2016. Focus on historical culture, experiences and dissemination trends in Viking and medieval attractions in Denmark, Germany and Sweden.

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Finished

The right atmosphere - better construction practices

PhD project by Pernille Henriette Wiil, 2016. Focus on the importance of materials and materiality and challenging Better Building Practices' architecture and architecture program.

read about the right atmosphere BETTER building practice

finished

No man is an island

In collaboration with Århus University, Museum Vestsjælland has conducted a PhD that deals with social organization from the Iron Age to the Middle Ages against the background of the unearthed cultural heritage.

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Finished