Kasper Steenfeldt Tipsmark
Museum Director, Gammel Estrup – Denmark’s Manor Museum, PhD
In his research, he has focused on nobility, manor houses, horses, and court culture under Christian IV. He has published a number of scholarly and popular‐science articles in this context, such as “Fortified Manors and the Danish Reformation in 1536,” “What Is a Noble Stronghold?” and “The King’s Tournament: Social Functions at Christian IV’s Coronation in 1596.” He is also the founder of the national, interdisciplinary network “Curia Danica – Danish Network for Court History.”
Nina Javette Koefoed
Professor at Aarhus University, PhD
Her research has focused on gender and morality, particularly in 18th‑ and 19th‑century Denmark. On this topic she published the book “Besovede kvindfolk og ukærlige barnefædre: Køn, ret og sædelighed i 1700‑talets Danmark” (Museum Tusculanum, 2008). She is also affiliated with the research network “Reformatorisk Teologi og Konfessionskultur” at Aarhus University, which examines the societal consequences of the Reformation in Denmark.
Mikkel Venborg Pedersen
Senior Curator & Senior Researcher, Dr. Phil., National Museum of Denmark, Department of Modern Times.
His research has included cultural landscapes, elite groups (including the nobility and manor houses), as well as cultural‑historical theory and methodology. His publications include Hertuger: To Seem and To Be in Augustenborg, 1700–1850 and In the Embrace of Sleep: On Sleep and Sleeping Habits in the Countryside, 1600–1850. He was co‑editor of The Manor House: People — Society — Landscape — Buildings (National Museum of Denmark, 2004–06). In 2013, he published Luxury: Consumption and Colonies in 18th‑Century Denmark (Museum Tusculanum). In 2018 came The Perfect Gentleman: Men, Style, and Ideals in Yesterday’s World (Gads Forlag). He is also co‑author of Fashion in Denmark (Gads Forlag, 2022).
Nina Ventzel Riis
Associate Professor of Architectural Heritage, Aarhus School of Architecture
Her research has, among other topics, addressed the concept of atmosphere as a conservation value prior to understanding and restoring built heritage. She is currently conducting research on the same theme—focusing on cultural environments—in the project Sustainable Cultural Environments (2022–2026). She has contributed to books such as “Cultural Environment, The Story of Place – Between Past and Future” (2024) and “Lauritz de Thurah – Baroque Architecture and Worldview” (2023), both published by Strandberg. She also serves as overall program director for NORDMAK, the Nordic Master’s Program in Architectural Heritage, a cross‑Nordic continuing‑education program based at Aarhus School of Architecture with teaching in Aarhus, Oslo, Stockholm, and Helsinki.