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Cabinet comes up with 700 million for culture (and solves - temporarily - the problem for the Performing Arts Fund)

Even the greatest optimist would not have dared to count on this amount, so for a pessimist like yours truly, it is quite a surprise. But it really is there: 700 million for culture. The money comes in the form of a specific support measure of 482 million, in which 14 million is also reserved for the institutions that fell under the saw line at the Performing Arts Fund (sufficient quality, no budget). In addition, the arts also share in all other support measures for ind...

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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

Even the greatest optimist would not have dared to count on this amount, so for a pessimist like yours truly, it is quite a surprise. But it really is there: 700 million for culture. The money comes in the form of a specific support measure of 482 million, in which 14 million is also reserved for the institutions that fell under the saw line at the Performing Arts Fund (sufficient quality, no budget). In addition, the arts also share in all other support measures for ind...

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