Da Ulrik kom på museum

Resumé

Dansk

I efteråret 2012 byggede hjemløse Ulrik Szkobel sin 
egen bolig og viste i tre måneder, hvordan han levede
i en baggård i Den Gamle By. Hensigten var at vise,
hvordan livet er for hjemløse i Danmark i dag, som
meget få mennesker ved noget om. Offentligheden tog
varm interesse i Ulrik og hans historie. De mødte Ulrik uden
fordomme og trådte i dialog i stedet for blot at kigge
den anden vej. Det var en ny måde for Den Gamle By at fungere som et mødested. Ved udgangen af året sluttede udstillingen, og boligen blev taget ned og tilføjet i 
museets samling. Museet har således bevaret
og dokumenteret et særligt stykke samtidshistorie for
vores efterfølgere.

English

In autumn 2012 the homeless Ulrik Szkobel built up his
own dwelling, and for three months showed how he lived
in a back yard in Den Gamle By. The intention was to show
what life is like for the homeless in Denmark today, which
very few people know anything about. The public took a
warm interest in Ulrik and his story. They met Ulrik without
prejudice, and entered into dialogue instead of simply looking
the other way. It was a new way for Den Gamle By to
serve as a meeting place. At the end of the year the exhibition
closed, and the dwelling was taken down and added to
the museum’s collection. Thus the museum has preserved
and documented a special piece of contemporary history for
our successors.