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- ↑ "Katherine Hauptman ny chef för Historiska museet" (in Swedish). Historiska. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- 1 2 "Katherine Hauptman" (in Swedish). Nordic Academic Press. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ↑ "Katherine Hauptman blir chef för det nya Förintelsemuseet". DN.SE (in Swedish). 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ↑ "Genusförbart" (in Swedish). Nordic Academic Press. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ↑ "Svenska ICOMs styrelse" (in Swedish). ICOM Sweden. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ↑ "Museer är vårt gemensamma minne – intervju med Katherine Hauptman" (in Swedish). UNESCO Sweden. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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