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Solfrid Söderlind is a Professor of museology with a focus on art at Lund University's Faculty of Humanities, specifically within the Division of Art History and Visual Studies. She has held this position since 2013, transitioning to the Faculty of Humanities in 2018. Her academic journey includes previous appointments as Professor of Art History at Uppsala University and Director General of Sweden's Nationalmuseum from 2002-2011/12.
Söderlind's research focuses on European visual arts and visual culture in the 18th and 19th Centuries, with particular attention to portraits, early photographs, the emergence of art museums, royal collections, early private collections, reception history, and reproduction and dissemination of art. Her work bridges academic research and museum practice, informed by her extensive experience at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm where she worked from 1988-1996 and again in 2000, serving in roles including curator and head of departments for Royal Castles' Collections and Loans, Archives and Pedagogy.
Her recent scholarly activity centers on Nordic cultural history, particularly through projects examining Nils Månsson Mandelgren, Scandinavian cultural diplomacy, and urban visual culture in Stockholm during 1880-1930. Her publications demonstrate a consistent engagement with museum studies, visual culture, and the historical development of art institutions across Scandinavia and Europe.
Selected Scientific Awards:
- Ledamot, Kungl. Humanistiska Vetenskapssamfundet i Lund (2015)
- H.M. Konungens medalj av 12:e storleken (2010)
- Ledamot Samfundet Pro Fide et Christianismo (2005)
- Ledamot, Kungliga Patriotiska Sällskapet (2002)
- Ledamot Karl Johans Förbundet (2002)
Söderlind has supervised multiple doctoral students and serves as an external reviewer for PhD theses. She has contributed significantly to major international exhibition projects including Staging Power: Napoleon, Karl Johan, Alexander (2010), Lust & Last/Lust & Vice (2011), and Pride & Prejudice (2012). Her current research projects include studies on Emily Nonnen in Copenhagen, Scandinavian cultural diplomacy through Elias Lagerheim, and urban visual culture in Stockholm.
