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VVD gets it right: theatre closed for two days

Quite a few VVD people were angry with us, because last year we caught the Rotterdam alderman for culture in a silly trick: she claimed that cultural institutions did not have to open during the week at all, because hardworking people only had time for art in the weekend anyway. In doing so, she flattened out schools, tourists, old people and part-time workers from the possibility of enjoying art on their own time, and thus also closed off the possibility of art institutions to open on a n...

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Wijbrand Schaap

Cultural journalist since 1996. Worked as theatre critic, columnist and reporter for Algemeen Dagblad, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Rotterdams Dagblad, Parool and regional newspapers through Associated Press Services. Interviews for TheaterMaker, Theatererkrant Magazine, Ons Erfdeel, Boekman. Podcast maker, likes to experiment with new media. Culture Press is called the brainchild I gave birth to in 2009. Life partner of Suzanne Brink roommate of Edje, Fonzie and Rufus. Search and find me on Mastodon.View Author posts

Quite a few VVD people were angry with us, because last year we caught the Rotterdam alderman for culture in a silly trick: she claimed that cultural institutions did not have to open during the week at all, because hardworking people only had time for art in the weekend anyway. In doing so, she flattened out schools, tourists, old people and part-time workers from the possibility of enjoying art on their own time, and thus also closed off the possibility of art institutions to open on a n...

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