Walking tours about the colonial history and future of Gothenburg
The curious will soon be able to take part in walking tours in Gothenburg that explore the city's colonial history through the use of sugar. The project is based on research at the Academy of Music and Drama and uses artistic expression and methods in dialogue with the museum world to create historical walks directly in the urban environment.
Project facts
- Project: Sugar Walks: through the Decolonised Future of Gothenburg
- Grant: SEK 999,000 from the Swedish Research Council, Grant for Researcher Communication in Artistic Research
- Time period: 2025-2026
- Project leader: Cecilia Lagerström
- Co-researcher: Monica Sand
- Partners: The Museum of Gothenburg, artists, researchers and students
- Starting point: The research project 'The Sugar Games. New perspectives on Gothenburg's colonial history through the handling of sugar'.