On 22 October, the Night-time Culture Coalition will present the National Agenda for Night-time Culture during the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE). The agenda calls for night-time culture to be given a fully-fledged place in national cultural policy, for investment in knowledge about the night, and for the sustainable preservation of its cultural memory.
There is now an official night mayor in more than 25 Dutch towns and cities. Local authorities are developing night-time strategies and seeking to create space for creators, venues and clubs. Yet there is no shared national framework. Knowledge is not shared sufficiently, and stories, collections and archives relating to nightlife are often fragmented and stored in a vulnerable manner.
- A fully-fledged place for nightlife culture within national cultural policy and the grant schemes of the national cultural funds
- A national knowledge base comprising research, monitoring and knowledge-sharing
- Recognising and preserving the cultural memory of the night.
Following the presentation, the agenda will be submitted to the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, the Council for Culture, the House of Representatives and other relevant parties.
About the National Agenda for Night-time Culture
The National Nightlife Agenda is a joint initiative of the Boekman Foundation, Podiumkunst.net and VibeLab, united under the Nightlife Coalition. We invite everyone who shapes and sustains nightlife to join the agenda: in this way, we can work together to build a strong, diverse and future-proof Dutch nightlife culture.
Read the National Agenda for Night-time Culture
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