Originally from Sweden, Frederika lived in Berlin and Chicago before settling in London. She holds a PhD in Comparative Literature with focus on Classics from Northwestern University. She has also earned a BA and MA in Ancient Studies and Religious History respectively from the Freie Universität, Berlin and has several seasons of archaeological fieldwork around Greece under her belt. She combines these diverse fields in her research, which explores how ancient myths and images have lived on in modern art and literature. She has a particular interest in the history of museums and how our way of engaging with and looking at the past has shifted over generations. She works just up the road from the British Museum and will happily share all the reasons why she thinks Bloomsbury is one of the most charming areas of central London.