Several Commissioned Research Projects Conducted by Dr. Joop de Jong and his Team
MACCH Steering Committee member Dr. Joop de Jong, Sandra van Helden and Ward Schoonbrood are currently conducting commissioned research for several cultural organisations in the Netherlands.
The board of Toneelhuis LFA has asked MACCH steering committee member Dr. Joop de Jong to repeat the 2011 survey and analysis – conducted in collaboration with Pieternel Fleskens – of membership experience, expectation and satisfaction with Toneelhuis LFA and its services. The research will be carried out by Sandra van Helden, Joop de Jong and Ward Schoonbrood. Toneelhuis LFA is the Limburg Amateur Theatre Association. The association has 159 members and is located in Roermond.
Dr. Joop de Jong has further been commissioned to conduct a research project on the impact of Young Office of the Bonnefanten, Maastricht. The youth department aims to turn the museum into a dynamic location for young art lovers by organising various events and activities. The research project will focus on the impact of Young Office on the museum organisation. How is Young Office positioned within the organisation, how is it perceived by museum staff members and how can it help others? The research project will also include a benchmark with some comparable youth departments in other museums. The results of the research should help to increase the impact of Young Office.
In addition, Dr. Joop de Jong’s research team, consisting of Sandra van Helden and Ward Schoonbrood, will monitor three pilots (proeftuinen) initiated by the Stedelijke Cultuurregio Zuid (SCRZ). Objectives of the SCRZ pilots Film: Moving On, Ruimte voor Makers and Dans: Right Now are to strengthen the arts sector by increasing the social and cultural diversity of the arts, encouraging the sharing of knowledge and experiences, and to generate learning results which can be used by other regions and the Dutch Ministry of Culture. The Zuid-Limburg arts sector, the municipal governments of Heerlen, Maastricht and Sittard–Geleen as well as the Minister of Culture of the Province of Limburg work together to strenghten cultural life in the region. Proeftuin ‘Dans: Right Now’ is co-funded by the Dutch Ministry of Culture.
Last but not least, as part of the national project “Cultureel Vermogen”, Dr. Joop de Jong, Sandra van Helden and Ward Schoonbrood will be researching Proeftuin Zuid. The central focus of Proeftuin Zuid is on youngsters with no or limited cultural participation (official definition), within the Kumulus projects “De Kunstketel” and “Boost your Talent”. Some of them have only recently arrived in the Netherlands. In addition, Dr. Joop de Jong will conduct the overarching research of the national project, together with researchers of LKCA. The project ends in the spring of 2021.