Government department
Swedish National Heritage Board
Stockholm, Sweden
Government department in Stockholm. 1 person in the register connected with it.
History
- 1926Sigurd Curman, Sweden's King's Custodian of Antiquities, requested permission from the Cyprus authorities for a Swedish archaeological expedition for the 'scientific exploration of its prehistory and history'. Acquiring objects for Swedish museum collections was also a priority.
- 1941The Board co-issued the exhibition catalogue 'Före Fidias' (Westholm 1941, Riksantikvarieämbetets och Statens Historiska Museums Utställningar Nr 3); Westholm was an SCE member. Its Cypriot content is not established here.
People
1 personStaff and members · 1
- Sigurd Curmandirector (1923–1946) · Director-General (Riksantikvarie, 'King's Custodian of Antiquities')Ulbrich 2012, p. 16Childs et al. 20121923
Sources
- 1.W. A. P. Childs (ed.), J. S. Smith (ed.), J. M. Padgett (ed.) (2012). City of Gold: The Archaeology of Polis Chrysochous, Cyprus. Princeton, Princeton University Art Museum.
- 2.A. Ulbrich (2012). “The Swedish Cyprus Expedition and its results”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 42.
- 3.W. A. P. Childs (ed.), J. S. Smith (ed.), J. M. Padgett (ed.) (2012). City of Gold: The Archaeology of Polis Chrysochous, Cyprus. Princeton, Princeton University Art Museum.
- 4.Matthias Recke (2012). “Deutschland und das antike Zypern. Beiträge zur Geschichte einer archäologischen Disziplin”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 42.