2 20s
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Shown in Lundahallen and Textilhallen (numbers 3 and 4 on the visitor map).
In the exhibition "2 Twenties" we dive into the 1920s, a turbulent time that in many ways was the beginning of modern society. Questions about our own time, the 2020s, are revealed as you open a door.
The Modern World
Visually, the exhibition is dominated by the 1920s. Avant-gardist ideas in art, fashion and design rub shoulders with economic hardship and poor housing conditions.
A wide variety of exhibits from the museum’s collections are on display, everything from exquisite party clothes to condom packaging and even a motorcycle.
A large number of images from the era are also displayed, alongside a selection of film clips. The accompanying music also adds to the sense of a bygone era.
Women in Focus
"2 20s" highlights about thirty more or less known women who influenced development during the 1920s in various ways. We present scientists, movie stars, artists, politically active women, internationally and nationally known and unknown women, some with connections to Lund.
Polarisation
The 1920s was a period of liberation and faith in the future, but also of an increasingly ominous zeitgeist. There are similarities with the current decade – widening economic disparities, polarisation, conspiracy theories, mistrust of democratic governance and the growing influence of populist political parties and right-wing extremism.
However, there are also numerous differences. Conditions today are not what they were in the 1920s, but we know what developments at that time led to. The question is what do we do with that knowledge?
