The Netherlands
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Case: Wereldwijven ateliers, Dordrecht, the Netherlands
More than 80 women from 27 different backgrounds come together in Wereldwijven ateliers to practice their language skills, their work skills and to expand their social network. Together they design and make beautiful products for their own shop and for designers with which they work together. Women empowerment and feeling more at ease in Dutch society, combining development of skills and language learning are key elements of this best practice. The combination of these elements are attractive to keep in mind by developing an education program for Winsome. It would be nice to use the educational program as a starting point for a long term relationship with the participants of…
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Case: New city, new culture, new language (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
Getting to know a new country, city and language can be difficult. How do you make a new country feel like home? How do you get acquainted with a new culture? Part of this process can be facilitated through (mandatory) integration courses. The municipality of Amsterdam decided in 2006 to add something extra to the existing integration course for new residents of the city. With the project Stad en Taal (City and Language) the municipality of Amsterdam hopes that newcomers do not only learn the new languages but also get acquainted with the art and culture of the city and make it their new home. Background The project started at…
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Case: Speaking Heritage (Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands)
In 2022 the organisation Erfgoedhuis Zuid-Holland (Heritagecenter South-Holland) launched a new pilot program called Sprekend erfgoed (Speaking heritage). The program’s aim was to lower the threshold for museum visits for a specific target audience, new Dutch citizens and low literate people. These two groups, often in museums underrepresented, may experience more obstacles when visiting a museum than more experienced visitors. Background Starting as a pilot Erfgoedhuis Zuid-Holland connected four museums in the south of the Netherlands with local language trainers. These language trainers provide lessons and classes to learn the Dutch language. New Dutch citizens and low literate people come together in these (mandatory) integration classes. To learn the new…
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Case: Verhalenhuis Belvédère, a place built from stories (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Located in the neighbourhood Katendrecht in Rotterdam a different type of museum has been formed. One that revolves around people and their stories, not around objects. A museum that doesn’t always create exhibitions to showcase these stories. One that knows how to work with communities and is not afraid to travel beyond its own four walls to seek out new connections and partnerships. Since 2008 Verhalenhuis Belvédère (Storyhouse Belvédère) knows how to connect with visitors, the neighbourhood, the city and beyond from all different backgrounds and layers of society. Background In its earlier beginnings the Storyhouse had not yet found a location to call its home. Created by three individuals…
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Case Study: The Van Gogh project: ‘’Van Gogh and I’’ (Nationwide, The Netherlands)
Stichting de Vrolijkheid, translated as Foundation the Joy, has created a series of workshops for youths who are staying in asylum centres, to make a collage in the style of Van Gogh. For this project, they also paid a visit to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and were given the opportunity by the museum to exhibit their works during the annual Museum Night of Amsterdam. Organization Stichting de Vrolijkheid currently has 67 locations across the Netherlands, where they organize activities for children, teenagers, young people and families staying in asylum centres. The workshops that the foundation provides vary in form and duration, depending on the resources available near the…