THE MUSEUM FAUNA – Lost Tails and Unheard Stories of Resistance

EvaMarie Lindahl

June 5 – November 2, 2025

Welcome to the opening Thursday 5 june 17–20, inauguration at 18
Free admission

Artist and researcher EvaMarie Lindahl has examined the art collections of Skissernas Museum and Lund University. With an artist’s perspective and through methods from critical animal studies, Lindahl investigates which individuals are hiding in the collections and how their stories can be told. Over the past year Lindahl, examined more than 40,000 paintings, sketches, and models – first digitally, and then in the museum’s storages and archives.

In her art projects, Lindahl questions our human-centred art history by rewriting and imagining new (art) histories where animals play active roles. She challenges preconceived power relations between animals and humans, reflecting on humans’ habit of oppressing other animals. Not least by using them as resources and materials in art production.

The exhibition shows both new and older artworks by Lindahl. Her drawings, video works, textiles and texts correspond in different ways with selected paintings and sketches from the collections.

EvaMarie Lindahl (b. 1976) is a visual artist and works in Sweden. She has a master’s degree in fine arts from Malmö Academy of Fine Arts and a doctorate from Edge Hill University (UK) at The Centre for Human Animal Studies. Lindahl’s work has been exhibited at, among others, the Statens Museum for Kunst (DK), ARKEN Museum of Modern Art (DK), Museu de Arte de São Paulo (BR), The Warehouse (US), Bonniers Konsthall, Ystads Konstmuseum and Malmö Konsthall. She is represented in several private and public collections.

^{Image: EvaMarie Lindahl, Installation view, “(Art) Histories of the Museum Fauna”, 2025. Art from the art collections of Skissernas Museum and Lund University. Photo: Emma Krantz / Skissernas Museum}

Guided Tours of the Exhibition

Every Weekend
Saturdays 12:30 in Swedish
Sundays 12:30 in English

Culture Night (Kulturnatten): Extra Tours in the Exhibition
20 September

At Night (Konstkväll): Extra Tours in the Exhibition
18 October

Finissage weekend – Artist EvaMarie Lindahl gives tours of the exhibition
2 November 12:30 + 15:00 (in Swedish)

Exhibition Program

Brown Bag Lunches: Photographer Julia Lindemalm
9 September, 12:30 (in Swedish)

Drink and Doodle
25 September, 17:00–20:00

Family Sunday with Tour & Workshop: What Do the Animals See?
5 October – Tour 13:30 (in Swedish), Creative Workshop drop-in 14:00–16:00

Brown Bag Lunches: Artist EvaMarie Lindahl
7 October, 12:15 (in Swedish)

Film Screening & Talk: Unanimal
With directors Sally Jacobson and Tuva Björk present.
16 October, 18:30

Family Sunday with Tour & Workshop: Animal Sculpture
19 October – Tour 13:30 (in Swedish), Creative Workshop drop-in 14:00–16:00

Autumn Break
BÄSTA FESTIVALEN! See the Animals at Skissernas Museum with EvaMarie Lindahl
30 October, 10:00

Autumn Break
BÄSTA FESTIVALEN! Draw the Animals at Skissernas Museum with EvaMarie Lindahl
30 October, 13:30

Family Sunday with Tour & Workshop: Drawing Animals
2 November – Tour 13:30 (in Swedish), Creative Workshop drop-in 14:00–16:00

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