Written by Joana Ozorio de Almeida Meroz This present Corona pandemic is so much more than a health crisis. Indeed, it throws into light how intimately intertwined our concerns are – concerns that we however often think of in terms of silos: health, politics, the environment, education, culture, the economy, even globalisation… One of the… Read More Design in the Anthropocene – in memoriam Marjan Groot
Written by Ginette Verstraete All good things come to an end. Last week we wrapped up 3 years of collective research on the circular city during an online event for students hosted by The Design Academy Eindhoven: Welcome to the RE-era! Present were the main partners of the research project RE-Source: besides DAE (David Hamers,… Read More OPEN ACCESS PUBLICATION ON RE-SOURCE NOW AVAILABLE – in memoriam Marjan Groot
This blog entry is part of a series of four which staf members of the VU Art & Culture team have written in memoriam of their colleague Marjan Groot, who unexpectedly passed away on June 3, 2019. written by Katja Kwastek While the lockdown measures are attenuated slightly these days, devoting more attention to the… Read More Art history in the backyard – in memoriam Marjan Groot
Written by Manique Hendricks In september 2017 I graduated from the MA Museumconservator, now Curating Arts and Cultures at the VU/UvA. During my masters I worked at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam as a curator in training for a whole year as part of the programme. At the Stedelijk I conducted research on the collection as… Read More Working in the cultural field after graduation
This text by Maja Klaassens was written for Sven Lütticken’s MA seminar Art Criticism, for which students normally write a series of exhibition reviews. The Corona Crisis necessitated a rethink, and in this short essay, Maja reflects on culture, criticism and political mobilization under Covid-19 and beyond. Tips for Binge-Watching During a National Lockdown Written… Read More Tips for Binge-Watching During a National Lockdown
Geschreven door Kaj van Boheemen Je legt net een laatste hand aan een tekening van een nieuw ontwerp, wanneer je gebeld wordt door je opdrachtgever: de investeerder heeft zich teruggetrokken en het project kan, helaas, niet doorgaan. Als architect is het een bekend tafereel. Meters schetsrol verdwijnen in de lade en de zorgvuldig bijgehouden projectmap… Read More Nooit gebouwd Den Haag: een verzameling mooie prenten
Written by Marilena Mela The idea for this blog came during a visit to the facilities of COVRA, the Dutch radioactive waste management company, organized by the Environmental Humanities Centre of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam [1]. (Picture: the author) What do the practices of heritage management and nuclear waste management have in common? Why does a heavily… Read More The future as deep history – What cultural heritage and nuclear waste have in common
Written by Tamara Klopper As a Master’s student Arts & Culture, specialization Design Cultures, I am completing a research project on an upcoming exhibition at The Museum of Bags Amsterdam. This small museum houses in a historical canal house originally built as a residence. That is why you experience a personal atmosphere when walking around… Read More Students’ Stories: Tamara Klopper on an upcoming exhibition at the Museum of Bags Amsterdam
Written by Julia Kantelberg Six years ago, I stepped into the building of the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. I started out by doing my bachelor in Media, Art, Design, and Architecture, which was a brand new bachelors program at the time. I got interested in sustainable design and wrote my bachelor’s thesis on Victor Papanek’s… Read More Students’ Stories: Julia Kantelberg
Written by Laura Köpping, student MKDA This past summer I had the pleasure of doing an internship in the department of Academic Heritage of the VU library. Under the guidance of Liselotte Neervoort I collaborated with other students, artists and curators on making the exhibition Cabinet of Wonder. The aim of the exhibition is to… Read More Students’ Stories: Laura Köpping on the exhibition Cabinet of Wonder
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