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Kurpershoek, Anne (2023)

Practicing Autonomy in Museum Policies in Germany and The Netherlands: A Comparative Study of the Rijksmuseum and the Gemäldegalerie within the Cultural Policy Landscapes of Germany and the Netherlands to Understand the Practice of Autonomy and Value Alignment in Museum Policies

Master thesis | Arts and Culture (MA)

This thesis examines the autonomy of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin, Germany, in establishing policies and allocating state funds based on their preferred organisational values. It compares the policies two institutions within the context of their national cultural policies. The study analyses the cultural policies of the Netherlands and Germany, investigating how these policies influence the autonomy of the case studies. Additionally, the research identifies the preferred organisational values of museums through examining national cultural policies, museum policies, and the opinions of professionals. To better understand and analyse the preferred organisational values and their relation to autonomy, the Museum Values Framework (MVF) is used. The framework contributes to the understanding of certain tensions, organisational museum structures and opposing values.

museum policy

cultural policy

rijksmuseum

gemaldegalerie

autonomy

Author

Kurpershoek, Anne

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Museum and Collection

Supervisors

Tummers, J.C.

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en