Senior researcher and project coordinator

Rogier Brom is a senior researcher and project coordinator at the Boekman Foundation. He completed an international research master programme in art history at Utrecht University and holds an additional master’s degree in sociology from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. His main tasks include compiling and interpreting the data in the Arts Index Netherlands and initiating and executing pilot projects aiming to create data-driven insights and find new indicators on issues the cultural field does not have a clear view of yet, in order to be informed for policy choices. This happens in close contact with a wide variety of actors in the cultural domain, reaching form researchers to cultural professionals, and from consultancy firms to policy makers from different levels of government.

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The Dutch profile was compiled and updated by Ineke van Hamersveld and Vladimir Bína until 2008. The profile was updated in 2014 by Lisa Woersem and in 2015 by Van Hamersveld. In 2016 and 2018, the profile was updated by Jack van der Leden.

Heidi Heinonen is an information specialist with extensive experience in cultural policy, education, and library sciences.

She currently works at the Boekman Foundation, where she curates and manages the library collection, provides research support, and participates in professional networks and conferences focused on cultural policy. From 2007 to 2021, she held a similar role at LKCA, specializing in cultural education and participation policy in the Netherlands, and contributing to European initiatives such as ACEnet.

With a Master’s degree in Film and Television Studies from the University of Amsterdam and a background in arts and crafts education from the Åland Islands (Finland), she brings a broad and interdisciplinary perspective to her work.

Fluent in Dutch, Finnish, Swedish and English, she combines research skills with an interest in international collaboration and cultural development.