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Bruce Springsteen
Lars K. Christensen
Curator, historian, ph.d.
Born 1962, lives in Søborg, Denmark.
Education
- Skive Gymnasium (Secondary school): graduated 1981
- Specialarbejderskolen i Skive (Vocational training): Several short courses in construction work 1982 – 83
- University of Århus: 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.