Measuring the unmeasurable? Data collection, analysis and evaluation in culture

Mieke Renders is Managing Director of Trans Europe Halles. Mieke was born in Belgium in 1975 and is passionate about culture and languages, having lived in several countries. She is a strong believer in the independence of cultural operators, and their capacity to self-organise in networks in order to achieve greater impact. Before she moved to Sweden, she was the general manager of the Flemish Cultural Centre ‘De Brakke Grond’ in Amsterdam and worked as the cultural attaché for Flanders House in New York. She studied physical anthropology and arts management, which led her to start off in the museum and cultural heritage field, where she worked as both a curator and project manager. Many years later, she shifted towwards the living arts and made connections between heritage and performing and visual arts. Networking is a passion, which she now develops for Trans Europe Halles.Managing Director of Trans Europe HallesMieke Renders is the Managing Director of Trans Europe Halles. Mieke was born in Belgium in 1975 and is passionate about culture and languages, having lived in several countries. She is a strong believer in the independence of cultural operators, and their capacity to self-organise in networks in order to achieve greater impact. Before she moved to Sweden, she was the general manager of the Flemish Cultural Centre ‘De Brakke Grond’ in Amsterdam and worked as the cultural attaché for Flanders House in New York. She studied physical anthropology and arts management, which led her to start off in the museum and cultural heritage field, where she worked as both a curator and project manager. Many years later, she shifted towwards the living arts and made connections between heritage and performing and visual arts. Networking is a passion, which she now develops for Trans Europe Halles.