Tropenmuseum somewhat exotic due to international contacts
(...) "The Tropenmuseum still seems to be an issue for political The Hague, but about the library service and the theatre I hear nothing." There seems to be no question of transfer to subsidy by the Ministry of OCW. Heemskerk also wonders whether state secretary Knapen has sufficient insight into the importance of the library. "KIT's library service has been documenting all kinds of research in the field of development cooperation for years. We supply that information to organisations like ICCO and Oxfam. They would then all have to maintain a documentation centre separately in future. Imagine what information and labour would then be lost."
Heemskerk believes the library plays a key role in international information flows. "An example of our international function is the construction of an information network for doctors in Africa, so that there is access to reliable medical information everywhere. In this way, we are an inherent part of development cooperation and Knapen could confidently invest in us. We are not a charity, but work on such a project at cost-recovery rates. Thereby, a healthy self-interest comes into play and we adopt a commercial attitude."
Schenk and Heemskerk do not think it is possible to continue to fulfil the core tasks of museum and library without subsidies. (..)
A museum and a library cannot be expected to do the same as a purely commercial institution (...).
"Since 2005, we have been collaborating with KIT in areas such as library automation and setting up electronic publishing infrastructure for the entire African continent. Moreover, it is thanks to public-private partnerships with key publishing houses that KIT provides our universities with access to online databases with important information especially in the medical field."
Source: Reformatory newspaper 25 Nov 11
Breda receives over two million euros from EU
(...) Largest amount, 1.6 million euros, is intended for building the knowledge network in the field of visual culture. (...) Breda, appointed as European project leader, will exchange information and knowledge with England, Belgium and France on matters such as creative entrepreneurship, the organisation of festivals, fundraising and so on. That, and cooperation in areas such as festival programming, should put the visual culture sector in Breda better on the map. (..)
Source: BNDeStem 25 Nov 11
Anton Corbijn invests in culture The Hague
Anton Corbijn is going to dedicate himself to art and culture in The Hague. With his new Haagsche Bluf Fund, the photographer wants to stimulate the art climate in the city. This was announced Friday by the Prince Bernhard Culture Fund, which provided Corbijn with 75 thousand euros of start-up capital.
The court city is cutting 35 million euros from culture next year. (..)
The projects that can claim the 56-year-old Corbijn's fund should preferably target young people, and not institutions that are already largely supported by the government. (..)
Source: News.co.uk 25 Nov 11
Maastricht - Theater aan het Vrijthof: effects of VAT increase are not so bad
(...) The Maastricht theatre is thus holding its own against the national trend and, for the time being, scores better than the national average: a drop in attendance of 'only' 8 per cent instead of 15 per cent, the college figures. (..)
Source: Nearby.co.uk 25 Nov 11
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