Kommunala bolag och demokratin - Om bolagiseringstrendens inverkan på folkstyret.
Kulturvårdscentrum was a project that had great significance for local folklore societies in Bohuslän.Bohusläns museum was i charge of the project that lasted from 1987 until about 2001 when most ofthe original staff have retired. The staff was mainly recruited from a large shipyard, Uddevallavarvet,at it's closure due to recession. Financing was largely made by the government to help outthose unemployed who otherwise should have a hard time finding a new job. At start there was about25 employees who where trained for one year by staff from Swedish museums, conservation studios,and teachers the university. The education was aimed at serving local folklore societies, and dealingwith their special problems. During the years of full activity at Kulturvårdscentrum, the staffworked with about 30 folklore societies, and probably 50 000 objects. There was a total input of ofefforts, care of the folklore collections and photo material, cataloging och objects, preventivemeasures in buildings and exhibitions, educating people from the society?s, and often giving a handwith cleaning the buildings, making of shelving etc.This paper i mainly a documentation of the project, with som issues on the long term effect of it'sactivity, especially related to conservation but also related to competition for jobs.