Unboxing objects in teaching, with public audiences, and in health research

"In this talk, I share my experiences as curator of the Appendix initiative at the Medical Museion, and in my current position as a researcher on the complexity of health. I focus on the activity called Unboxing - an activity where participants take on the role of a museum employee: they put on plastic gloves, open the lid of an acid-free box and explore the object inside. This activity was originally developed by colleagues for children's vacations. Since then, we've turned it into a public activity for all ages, a way of teaching students of different levels, and a way of involving researchers".

Simone Grytter is a medical and visual anthropologist. She holds a PhD degree from Medical Museion, University of Copenhagen, where she has also worked as a curator and project manager. She is currently an assistant professor at Copenhagen Health Complexity Center, University of Copenhagen. She works with explorative qualitative methods, including the role of museums and objects in teaching and research.