På konservatorsfronten intet nytt Om konserveringsverksamhetens utveckling i Sverige
It often occurs that the spirit regarding the future as a conservator is rather pessimistic. Howcome that there are so few employed conservators, when the need for conservation obviouslyis big? What kind of changes is needed for a better status regarding the conservation?This thesis concerns the development of the field of conservation in Sweden. What havehappened, what will happen and, particularly, what should happen? The information wasgathered from literature studies and interviews during the spring of 2010. The thesis containsa chapter about cultural heritage management in Sweden, with laws and departments withresponsibilities for the cultural heritage. The following chapters concern the development ofthe cultural heritage management in Sweden and the development in the field of conservation.The conclusion is that there has been a slightly positive development during the years, butmuch more has to be done. The conservation has not been prioritized properly, mostly due toignorance among decision makers. The distribution of responsibilities needs to be clearer,with demands on continuous supervision of the cultural-historical material. Perhaps would alegislation regarding museums improve the protection of their collections, as the legislation ofarchives did regarding their. Conservators also have to market themselves more and bewilling to accept important posts in order to affect the situation in a better way. That wouldalso lead to the improvement of the essential understanding that conservation skills areindispensable for safeguarding cultural heritage.