Cultural Heritage: New Initiatives to study, research and open up Indonesian Collections in the Netherlands
Speakers

Kiki Rizky Soetisna Putri
Researcher and Lecturer at the Faculty of Art and Design, ITB

Trisha Karina Lahu
Architecture researcher, has been contributing to cultural heritage conservation at Pusat Dokumentasi Arsitektur Indonesia (PDAI) since 2017

Made Naraya Laksmayuda Sumaniaka
Recently graduated from Gadjah Mada University (Bachelor of Public Policy and Management)

Dr. Sri Margana, M.Phil.
Lecturer, Department of History, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada
Moderator

Widya Fitria Ningsih
Lecturer at the Department of History, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada.

Bente Bergmans
Heritage advisor at the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands and is currently the secretary for the Colonial Collections Consortium
Event Details
In museums in the Netherlands there is a considerable amount of cultural objects related to the colonial past with Indonesia. Some of these objects were taken from Indonesia during the colonial period against the will of the local population, for example by sale under duress or by looting. In recent years, there is an increased interest for these collections. Within the context of the Dutch policy on colonial collections, Indonesia and the Netherlands work closely together on the return of cultural objects to Indonesia. In addition the Dutch government formulated policies to strengthen international cooperation in this area. As a result, there are different initiatives to support study and research of cultural objects, including their role and significance in societies.
In this context, the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) have initiated a research programme implemented by NWO and in collaboration with BRIN, for “Research on collections with a Colonial context”. Furthermore, Nuffic has been tasked by the Dutch Ministry OCW to implement a Cultural Heritage Scholarship Programme, which offers opportunities for students and young professionals to obtain a Masters’ Degree in a relevant field at a University in the Netherlands.
This session will present and cross-compare selected examples of these new initiatives to study and learn about Cultural Heritage between Indonesia and the Netherlands. The examples presented focus on how the approach of Colonial Archives influences Arts Pedagogy and Cultural Knowledge and researching Colonial sound collections in order to establish how Sound renegotiates an Eurocentric understandings of “heritage” and heritage curation. The MA student presentations will focus on collection research, presentation and exchanges between museums and incorporating the knowledge of source communities in Cultural Heritage management.