Personal profile
Research areas
Mille Gabriel is the Senior researcher and curator of the American collections at the National Museum of Denmark.
She holds a PhD in Anthropology (2011) and a MA degree in Archaeology (2002), both from the University of Copenhagen.
The focal point of her research is the relationship between museums and source communities, including issues of physical and virtual repatriation, knowledge sharing and co-curation. A special interest to her has been the return of cultural heritage from Denmark to Greenland.
Until May 2024, Mille Gabriel was a member of the Danish National Commission for UNESCO (2016 - 2024). She is also a former board member of ICOM Denmark (2010 – 2017).
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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In Memoriam: Martin Appelt
Walsh , M., Gabriel, M., Toft, P. A., Petersen, M. & Fog Jensen, J., 11 Nov 2025, In: TEA - The European Archaeologist. 86, p. 99-101 3 p., 86.Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to newspaper - Newspaper article
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Collaboration as Practice: Taking Care Through Lessons Learned
Walsh , M. & Gabriel, M., 2023, Different Pasts – Sustainable Futures: Activating Ethnographic Collections at the National Museum of Denmark. Walsh, M. & Gabriel, M. (eds.). Odense: Syddansk Universitetsforlag, p. 147-154 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Different Pasts - Sustainable Futures: Activating Ethnographic Collections at the National Museum of Denmark
Walsh , M. (Editor) & Gabriel, M. (Editor), 2023, Odense: Syddansk Universitetsforlag. 157 p.Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research › peer-review
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Raven’s Tail (Yéil koowú) and Chilkat (Naaxein) Ceremonial Robes
Walsh , M., George, S. & Gabriel, M., 2023, Different Pasts – Sustainable Futures: Activating Ethnographic Collections at the National Museum of Denmark. Walsh, M. & Gabriel, M. (eds.). Odense: Syddansk Universitetsforlag, p. 111-130 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability and Collaboration in the Museum World
Gabriel, M. & Walsh , M., 2023, Different Pasts – Sustainable Futures: Activating Ethnographic Collections at the National Museum of Denmark. Walsh, M. & Gabriel, M. (eds.). Odense: Syddansk Universitetsforlag, p. 13-24 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
Activities
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Botanik i borgerkrigenes skygge - Frederik Liebmanns botaniske rejse til Mexico 1840-1843
Gabriel, M. (Lecturer)
18 May 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Applied Cultural Transmission Studies (ACTS) using museum collections
Walsh , M. (Organizer), Gabriel, M. (Organizer), Pedersen, C. S. (Speaker), Prentiss, A. M. (Participant), Jordan, P. (Participant) & Riede, F. (Participant)
23 Feb 2022 → 24 Feb 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of and participation in conference
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Børns ret til kultur
Gabriel, M. (Speaker)
12 Nov 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Denmark’s colonial history - A new gallery at the National Museum of Denmark
Gabriel, M. (Speaker) & Sebro, L. (Speaker)
28 Mar 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Det brynjeklædte skelet fra Fall River
Gabriel, M. (Lecturer)
31 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
Projects
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Transformationer, relationer og repræsentationer – Indsamling og fremstilling af Brasilien gennem 400 år med afsæt i Nationalmuseets brasilianske samlinger
Gabriel, M. (Project applicant) & Kieffer-Døssing, A. (Project participant)
01/09/2023 → 28/02/2025
Project: Research
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Repatriation of Inuit cultural heritage - An analysis of Danish and international repatriation practices
Gabriel, M. (Approving authority)
Forskningsrådet for Kultur og Kommunikation
15/02/2006 → 01/02/2011
Project: Research