Berit Wallenberg

Berit Wallenberg (1902–1995) was a Swedish archaeologist, art historian, photographer and philanthropist. On 19 November 1955 she founded the Berit Wallenberg Foundation with a donation of 406,000 Swedish kronor.[1] Her interest was old mural paintings in churches; she participated in many archaeological excavations in Sweden. She was also passionate with the study of cultural heritage, in Sweden and abroad. She was active in the local heritage association in Lovö (west of Stockholm) and she was involved in the restoration of her parish church at Lovö Island in 1935.[2]

Berit in 1929

She was the daughter of Oscar Wallenberg[3] (1872–1939) and Beatrice Keiller and cousin with, among others, Raoul Wallenberg.

Archaeological works

Berit travelled to Þingvellir, Iceland in 1930 and took many photos documenting the 1000th anniversary of the national parliament Althing.[4] Many photos are available at the Swedish National Heritage Board;[5] Berit donated many of her photographs to the Heritage Board in the 1980s, hoping they would be of use to future researchers.[2]

References
  1. "Berit Wallenberg Foundation". wallenberg.com. Wallenberg Foundation. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  2. "Collections-Berit Wallenberg". Swedish National Heritage Board photostream on flickr. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. Perlinge, Anders (April 2004). "The Foundation for Economic History Research within Banking and Enterprise and the records of Stockholms Enskilda Bank, 1856–1971". Financial History Review. Cambridge University Press. 11 (1): 105–120. doi:10.1017/S096856500400006X. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  4. Guðmundsson, Helgi Hrafn; Illugadóttir, Vera (8 August 2013). "Celebrating One Thousand Years of Alþingi in 1930". icelandvisualhistory.com. Helgi Hrafn Guðmundsson and Vera Illugadóttir, editors of Icelandic web magazine Lemúrinn.is. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  5. "Berit Wallenberg – Iceland". flickr.com. Swedish National Heritage Board. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
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