Abstract
The current research explores the intersection of archives, history, food, and performance. Based on a case study from Løp Gård, a museum site within Nordlandsmuseet in Norway, the museum performance director (museumsregissør in Norwegian) Barbro Laxaa has developed a book that presents historical recipes created by former generations of Løp Gård’s owners. Laxaa explores methods of performing memory and the spirituality of place, positioning food as a catalyst that unites the lived experience of audiences with archival material and historical recipes rooted in the site. The method of this study is artistic research, which has led to the development of a conceptual framework for the book of recipes from Løp Gård. The theoretical framework of this study spans concepts such as historical food-making, archives, spirituality, Nordic traditional food, and performance. The findings include recommendations on how forgotten traditions and archival recipes can be revitalized through performative practices.
Keywords
historical food-making, archives, spirituality, Nordic traditional food, performance
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.313
Citation
Griniuk, M., Laxaa, B., and Sivertsen Sørvig, M. (2026) Løp Gård: revitalyzing history through food and performance, in Simeone, L., Gray, C. M., Verhoeven, A., de Götzen, A., Bakırlıoğlu, Y., Zohar, H., Stead, M., and Buwert, P. (eds.), DRS2026: Edinburgh, 8–12 June, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.313
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Løp Gård: revitalyzing history through food and performance
The current research explores the intersection of archives, history, food, and performance. Based on a case study from Løp Gård, a museum site within Nordlandsmuseet in Norway, the museum performance director (museumsregissør in Norwegian) Barbro Laxaa has developed a book that presents historical recipes created by former generations of Løp Gård’s owners. Laxaa explores methods of performing memory and the spirituality of place, positioning food as a catalyst that unites the lived experience of audiences with archival material and historical recipes rooted in the site. The method of this study is artistic research, which has led to the development of a conceptual framework for the book of recipes from Løp Gård. The theoretical framework of this study spans concepts such as historical food-making, archives, spirituality, Nordic traditional food, and performance. The findings include recommendations on how forgotten traditions and archival recipes can be revitalized through performative practices.