Heritage Corner

On 8 November 2023 I gave an update about Water, Culture, and Heritage of Indonesia in the Amsterdam International Water Week. This is a continuation of my involvement in the effort to promote the subject for several years already. In 2020 I joined a conference in Tokyo and in March 2023 I joined another conference in New York.  This time I told about the use of the Historic Urban Landscape method for water-based cities of Indonesia, for example Banjarmasin in South of Kalimantan. Second, I updated about an effort to organize a side event during the 2024 World Water Forum in Bali. The side event will focus on water and local wisdom for livelihood.

Strategic Museum Management Training (I) Yogyakarta, 9-13 October 2023  Organized by Kemendikbudristek of the Republic of Indonesia (Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology)  FACTS AND FIGURES  The participants are 30 young Indonesian museum professionals from 19 public and private museums.  The trainers are 3 from the Netherlands and 3 from Indonesia.  Supported by the Netherlands Embassy of Jakarta, the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, and Reinwardt Academie.  Heritage hands-on acted as the co-coordinator. This training is one of the series of trainings that have been jointly organized by Indonesia and the Netherlands since 2018.  The direct result of the training is a measurable model business canvas for each museum. The indirect results are priceless friendships, inspirations, knowledge and experience exchanges. Strategic Museum Management Training (II) Jakarta, 16-20 October 2023 Organized by the Provincial Government...