Matchmaking sessions Research into Collections with a Colonial Context Round 2

On Wednesday 15 January and Friday 17 January, NWO is organising four matchmaking sessions for the 2nd round of Call ‘Research on into collections with a colonial context’. The Call encourages knowledge development, knowledge exchange and collaboration between researchers and heritage institutions from countries of origin of collections and the Netherlands.

The matchmaking sessions are designed to facilitate interaction and cooperation between researchers associated with international organisations and Dutch museums and knowledge institutions. By working together and exchanging knowledge, we aim to build a bridge between countries and regions of origin, and the Dutch museum and research field. These sessions provide space to get to know each other, discover collections and make concrete plans for future consortium applications and project proposals. The matchmaking sessions are primarily aimed at consortium applications, but are of course open to all interested parties. 

About the Call

The Call ‘Research into collections with a colonial context’ is part of the thematic programming of the National Science Agenda, which aims at scientific and societal breakthroughs in collaboration with governments. The Call focuses on collaboration between researchers and stakeholders from countries where objects and collections with a colonial history in Dutch institutions originate and from the European Netherlands, on current issues surrounding these objects.

Within the Call, funding is available for researchers from countries of origin to conduct short-term research in the collections of Dutch museums and institutions, and for larger projects to create sustainable research networks.