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Femke Haijtema

Femke Haijtema is originally a sociologist, but lost her heart to the museum world in 2004. After several years as a marketer at Museum Het Rembrandthuis and as head of marketing at Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, she returned to her heitelân in 2011. In Leeuwarden, she is head of audiences and presentations at the Fries Museum and Ceramics Museum Princessehof. In 2016/17, Femke took part in the fourth batch of the Leadership in Culture course from Utrecht University and Kennisland, commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.

A museum with impact. How museums can raise historical awareness and offer people comfort, perspective and connection

by Femke Haijtema
28 December 201730 March 2022
12 min read
ACTUAL, HERITAGE, Leadership in Culture, PERSONAL, SPECIALS, SPONSORED

More than a million Dutch people feel very lonely, according to the Health Monitor 2012. Among them are an increasing number of young people - all social media notwithstanding. Perhaps we could stop this 'loneliness epidemic' if we realised that none of us is really alone. What we so often forget is that we are directly connected to thousands of others: the people...