On Monday 12 April, Arno van der Hoeven contributed to a panel discussion about the future of heritage in Rotterdam. The discussion was part of the talk show Vers Beton LIVE!
The talk show explored the future of heritage in Rotterdam following the closure of the city museum. Arno van Hoeven contributed to a panel discussion together with Simone da Silva (director heritage organisation DIG IT UP), Jantje Steenhuis (director of the Rotterdam Municipal Archives) and Ton Wesselink (chair Historical Society Roterodamum)
Arno van der Hoeven is an Assistant Professor in the department of Media and Communication (ESHCC). His research focuses on the contributions of media and culture to urban development. He initiated a project on Online Urban Heritage in collaboration with Het Nieuwe Instituut and DEN (knowledge institute for culture & digitalisation), which studied how participatory media change people’s engagement with the urban past. Arno serves as advisor to the heritage committee of the Mondriaan Fund from 2021 onwards. Arno van der Hoeven and Norah Karrouche recently acquired funding for a research project about making oral histories accessible as sustainable in urban settings.
