Lars-Åke Kvarning

Background

Kvarning, Lars-Åke was born on July 21, 1931 in Karlskoga, Sweden. Son of Gustaf and Gunborg (Bild) Kvarning.

Education

AB, Uppsala (Sweden) University, 1955. License Philosophy, Uppsala (Sweden) University, 1962.

Career

Assistant, Nordic Museum, Stockholm, 1955-1956; curator, Control Office National Antiquities, Stockholm, 1956-1964; 1st curator, head music, National Maritime Museum/Vasa Museum, Stockholm, 1964-1987; director, National Maraitime Museum/Vasa Museum, Stockholm, 1987-1996. Executive member committee managing two cultural monuments/villages Royal Academy Letters, History and Antiquities, Stensjö and Borg, Sweden, since 1969.

Achievements

• Lars-Åke Kvarning has been listed as a noteworthy Museum director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain Swedish Army Reserve, since 1954. M C.

Connections

Married Christina Petters. Children: Anna, Magdalena.

Father:

Gustaf Kvarning

Mother:

Gunborg (Bild) Kvarning

Spouse:

Christina Petters

child:

Anna Kvarning

child:

Magdalena Kvarning