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Lars K. Christensen

Curator, historian. Born 1962. Lives in Søborg, Denmark with wife, two sons, cat and chickens

Education

  • Skive Gymnasium (Secondary school): graduated 1981
  • Specialarbejder­skolen i Skive (Vocational training): Several short courses in construction work 1982 – 83
  • University of Ã…rhus: studying history and russian language (unfinished) 1983 – 87
  • University of Copenhagen: studying history and philosophy 1988 – 93, MA 1993
  • Royal Technical College, Stockholm, Sweeden: post-graduate course in industrial heritage management 1995
  • University of Copenhagen: PhD-student at the Center for Labour Culture 1994-98, PhD in history 1999

Employment

  • University of Copenhagen: PhD-student 1994 – 97
  • Museums council, Storstrøm region: IT project manager 1997 – 2000
  • National Museum, dept. of Danish Modern History: Curator, researcher 2000 – 2005
  • National Museum, dept. of Danish Modern History: Curator, senior researcher 2005 -

Various

  • Year of Industrial Culture 2007: head of stearing committee 2003 – 2008
  • National Heritage Agency: representing the National Museum in the advicery board for modern history 2002 – 2004.
  • Society for Research in the History of the Labour Movement: chairman 1995 – 2000, board member 1993 – 2003.
Lars K. Christensen Credits