After Work Archives Day

What happens to our history when an increasing part of our lives takes place online? And how do we preserve digital narratives for the future? Based on this year’s theme for Archives Day, Humanity and Technology, we explore how history is created, preserved, and occasionally lost in a digital world.

Programme

Shelf Meters for Women 2026

How do we preserve digital women’s history? We present this year’s documentation in Shelf Meters for Women and are joined by artist Lotta Sjöberg, a co-founder of the Facebook group Family Living – The True Story. The group became a platform for sharing everyday reality, beyond the ideals of the perfect home and family life. The group’s history will now be archived at the Stockholm County Museum.

Artistic intervention: Hinni Huttunen

Hinni Huttunen’s artistic practice explores everyday absurdities, body ideals, and the conditions of the artist. With humor and precision, she examines the self-evident, from appearance and lifestyle to the costs of being an artist. Her works bear titles such as Alive (but at what cost) and Great Places for Crying and Smoking (top 3 in Stockholm); in Huttunen’s work, the unvarnished is given as much space as that which is typically deemed worthy of preservation.

Quiz and mingle

The event concludes (as always) with a quiz, refreshments, and networking for those interested in history, archival trivia, and conversation.

Free admission – however, pre-registration is required. The programme begins at 17:30. Register here

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Hinni Huttunen is a Finnish visual artist working with photography and video. She is passionate about self-portraiture, romance, and never-ending embarrassing emotions. Huttunen earned a Bachelor’s degree in Culture and Art from Tampere University of Applied Sciences in 2014 and a Master’s degree in Fine Art from the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm in 2018. She lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden. Hinni is currently collaborating with artist Riikka Gröndahl on an exhibition to take place at Galleri 54 in Gothenburg in February 2027.

The evening is organised in collaboration between Kvinnohistoriska, Stockholm County Museum, and the Centre for Photography.

Photo: Lotta Sjöberg, Hinni Huttunen, Hinni Huttunen Self-portrait with my Imaginary Dog 2020