The Boekman Foundation Institute for arts, culture and related policy (

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: Boekmanstichting Kenniscentrum voor kunst, cultuur en beleid) is a

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for

arts and culture policy and practice. It was named after the Amsterdam SDAP politician and

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Emanuel Boekman (1889–1940), who promoted public support for art and culture in his

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of 1939. The Boekman Foundation was established in 1963 by Dutch cultural philosopher Jan Kassies ( nl) and compiles and analyses statistical and other data on art and culture in the Netherlands for policy purposes. Its main periodical publications are the quarterly ''Boekman'' cultural

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since 2003 and the annual national review report ''Culture Monitor'' (Cultuurmonitor) with an online dashboard resource. The Foundation hosts a free expertise database and library ''Kennisbank'' on art, culture and related policy with 85,000 titles in 2024.

Boekman Dissertation Award

Since 2009, the Boekmanstichting and NWO Geesteswetenschappen (

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NWO, department of

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) award the triennial Boekman Dissertation Prize of €10.000 for the best Dutch PhD thesis on art, culture and society. The year following the award the ''Boekman'' journal devotes one of its editions to the winning dissertation. Because of the

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, the 2021 Prize was postponed to 2022.

Gallery

Boekman Foundation, Amsterdam - Wikipedia writing session (editathon) - 13 October 2014 - Wikipedians in special residence - 2.jpg, Boekman Library, 2014. Boekman Foundation, Amsterdam - Wikipedia writing session (editathon) - 10 October 2014 - Wikipedians in special residence.jpg, Boekman Library with a Wikipedia writing session, 2014. Boekmanstichting - vestiging Herengracht, Amsterdam met bord, 2015.jpg, Front on the

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canal, Amsterdam 2015. LSM © Lisa Maatjens 02-05-22 Pand-lr-5.jpg, Headquarters along the Herengracht canal, Amsterdam 2022.

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