Anne Eriksen

Anne Eriksen is Professor of Cultural History at the University of Oslo, specializing in historical consciousness, cultural heritage, and the history of knowledge. Her research examines how societies engage with the past through museums, monuments, and historical narratives.

Eriksen's publications analyze heritage site interpretation, museum exhibition practices, and historical representations in early modern Scandinavia. Recent work explores climate change temporalities, pandemic-era practices, and the moral authority of nature in historical discourse.

She coordinates projects on the cultural history of public health and maritime knowledge formats, employing interdisciplinary approaches to study knowledge transmission.