Past events

2022 Academy on sustainable cultural management and policy

Online and Maastricht , Netherlands

Maaike de Jong

University of Groningen and Center of Religion and Heritage

https://www.rug.nl/research/centre-for-religious-studies-old/centre-religion- heritage/

Maaike de Jong (1969) contributes to knowledge about heritage, museums and tourism to the research and teaching activities of the CRH. De Jong was trained at the UvT / University of Amsterdam and earned her Ph.D. from Utrecht University in 2014 with a dissertation on the complexity of cultural identity and belonging. Her publications include “Implications for Managed Visitor Experiences at Muktinath Temple (Chumig Gyatsa) in Nepal;” “Native American Objects, Tourism, and Museums. A De-Reterritorialized View;” “The Museum as Visitor Experience: Displaying Sacred Haitian Vodou objects,” among others. De Jong is a Senior Lecturer at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences and an Assistant Professor in Sustainable Entrepreneurship at the University of Groningen, Campus Fryslân. Moreover, she is a member of the Professorship in Sustainable innovation in the Regional Knowledge Economy (NHL Stenden University & Alfa-college).

De Jong is currently conducting research which intends to contribute to sustainable development within fields that are relevant to heritage, museums, and tourism. She develops and participates in research projects with national and international scholars and other stakeholders. Currently, she focuses on three themes using applied philosophy and critical theory. The following themes discuss how communities engage with questions that involve heritage, cultural identity, and belonging:

  1. Research on collection ethics and responsibility. Museum representation: housing, care, and restitution of museums’ sensitive collections. Dialogue with source communities (Museum of the Rockies, Quai Branly Museum, Tropenmuseum, Néprajzi Múzeum)

  2. Heritage as a driver of sustainable development and communities (Veenhuizen & Frederiksoord)

  3. Museums as platforms for sustainable cities and communities (Humboldt Forum, Museum of Boulder, District Six Museum)

De Jong aims at opening up discussions about heritage, museum (collections), and tourism in new ways through these projects. She also wants to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals on issues such as ‘sustainable cities and regions’ and ‘multi-stakeholder partnerships.’