Krabbendijke loses library, North Holland 'saves' youth theatre, while Brabant 30% cuts further on arts

The road-bashed Metropole Orchestra gets some air from the minister. She is willing to use the necessary friction costs to support the transition over the next four years from the Media Budget, provided it stays there. That is, the orchestra may use its own severance payments to be independently 'on the market' from 2017. However much it shows creativity and willingness to think along, it remains a cakewalk.

In Brabant, 30% of the provincial culture budget off. And the performing arts in particular fear that many organsiations will no longer exist in two years.

Slightly better news from North Holland. There, D'66 provided a kind of rescue for the youth theatre companies De Toneelmakerij, Aya and Speeltheater Holland. They still face a hefty discount and will only get their gekld if other governments join in. The provincial government is permanently withdrawing from its statutory task in the areas of: monuments, libraries, archives, archaeology and media. Municipalities should take on a greater task on cultural policy ...

The secretary of state for finance wants to see whether VAT on performances to the youth can be taken off, provided that the one performance is then attended only by young people.

And just like that . in Elst (province of Utrecht) gets theatre The Kik subsidy for 15 performances featuring youth theatre. The performances cost the foundation a larger amount per performance because the entrance fee for youth performances is half that of adult performances.

The Groninger Museum which is in financial trouble since an overpriced renovation, is laying off 15% of its employees. It also has chaotic accounting. The new business management says it cannot rule out bankruptcy for the museum, "if creditors have no patience".

The Culture sector in Arnhem also fears bearing the brunt of the construction of a cultural temple, the so-called cultural cluster Rainbow on the Waal. This puts pressure on the entire budget for culture and also "such investment seems at odds with the need for flexible funds for renewal from below".

Forced by municipal cutbacks, it is deleting BiBlioNU in Venray: all lectures, exhibitions and theme meetings. The library will restrict itself to its core functions, the collection will be downsized and a 20% membership decline is expected. Youth membership (up to 13 years) will be maintained 'at 65% of the target group'.

According to a calculation by the council in Reimerswaal, it is no longer feasible to maintain 2 bilibrary, in Yerseke and Krabbendijke. The main branch will remain in Yerseke, the cores will have mini libraries with automatic lending and there will be more focus on reading in schools. A book delivery and collection service will also be set up.