The Last Starfighter: One Object, Three Lives – Inside and Outside the Norsk Luftfartsmuseum
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Resource type
Journal article
Creator (person)
Gledhill, Jim
Date published
2024
Abstract
Museum objects have the potential to act as powerful symbols of natio nal identity and modernity. This article examines the three lives of Starfighter 637, a Norwegian military aircraft that flew in the Arctic during the Cold War before
becoming an exhibit at the Norsk Luftfartsmuseum and finally being restored to fly again by a group of aviation enthusiasts. The case study of the Starfighter considers the role of socialisation in generating a military object’s meanings and value as cultural heritage, but also how museums can convey the kinetic experience of flying.
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Materialising the Cold War
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| Funder name | Awards |
Arts and Humanities Research Council | AH/V001078/1 |
Journal title
Nordisk Museologi
Volume
36
Issue
1
Publisher
University of Oslo
Place of publication
Oslo, Norway
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