MACCH Commissioned Research
Consultancy, contract research and other service activities directed towards the larger society and in collaboration with private and public partners make up the third pillar of MACCH. With its interdisciplinary approach and by bringing together researchers from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Law, the School of Business and Economics, the Faculty of Science and Engineering, the Sociaal Historisch Centrum voor Limburg and the Stichting Restauratie Atelier Limburg, MACCH responds to the demands of the increasingly multi-layered and complex challenges facing the fields of arts and heritage today. Its combination of legal, (art) historical, philosophical, sociological, economic and practical expertise is unique in Europe. Firmly embedded in the region and operating on an international level, the Centre aims to function as a flywheel in the cooperation between arts and heritage organisations, creative industries, business, and societal partners. MACCH operates practice-oriented and demand-driven, combining academic rigor and creativity.
Research areas include: cultural policy evaluation; project monitoring; property law and intellectual law; art market research; re-use of industrial heritage; public participation; conservation and documentation of art.
Examples of contract research and consultancy work are:
Dr. Joop de Jong has been commissioned to conduct a research project on the impact of Young Office of the Bonnefanten, Maastricht. The youth department aims to turn the museum into a dynamic location for young art lovers by organising various events and activities. The research project will focus on the impact of Young Office on the museum organisation.
Dr. Joop de Jong’s research team has been asked to monitor three pilots (proeftuinen) initiated by the Stedelijke Cultuurregio Zuid (SCRZ). Objectives of the SCRZ pilots Film: Moving On, Ruimte voor Makers and Dans: Right Now are to strengthen the arts sector by increasing the social and cultural diversity of the arts, encouraging the sharing of knowledge and experiences, and to generate learning results which can be used by other regions and the Dutch Ministry of Culture. The Zuid-Limburg arts sector, the municipal governments of Heerlen, Maastricht and Sittard– Geleen as well as the Minister of Culture of the Province of Limburg work together to strenghten cultural life in the region.
As part of the national project “Cultureel Vermogen”, Dr. Joop de Jong, Sandra van Helden and Ward Schoonbrood will be researching Proeftuin Zuid. The central focus of Proeftuin Zuid is on youngsters with no or limited cultural participation (official definition), within the Kumulus projects “De Kunstketel” and “Boost your Talent”. In addition, Dr. Joop de Jong will conduct the overarching research of the national project, together with researchers of LKCA. The project ends in the spring of 2021.
Tout Maastricht has commissioned Joop de Jong and his research team, consisting of Sandra van Helden and Ward Schoonbrood, to analyse and evaluate the effects of the cultural education programme Toon je Talent (Show your talent) on cultural participation of children in group 8 (year 6) of primary schools in Maastricht and surrounding villages for the years 2018 -2020.
De Molenstichting Limburg (Limburg Mills Society) has asked Joop de Jong to conduct several research projects. 1. Joop de Jong will conduct a stakeholder analysis and an analysis and evaluation of the position of the Foundation among stakeholders. The research team consists of Joop de Jong, Sandra van Helden and Ward Schoonbrood. 2. Based on the outcome of the first research project on the image and position of the Molenstichting amongst stakeholders, the board of the Molenstichting has asked for advice about the follow up or next step in the organisation and implementation of its strategic policy plan for the preservation of historic wind and watermills in Limburg. This new project involves developing possible scenarios for strategic cooperation and an analysis of the pros and cons of different models of cooperation and different heritage partners. 3. The research questions are whether the owners of historic watermills in Limburg ara applying less and less successful for conservation (maintenance) subsidies such as SIM. This compared to owners of historic windmills in Limburg, owners of historic watermills in other provinces, and compared to the recent past. And if this is the case: how can this be explained, and what can the Limburg Mills Society do to increase the number of successful applications?
‘Behoud historische buitenplaatsen in Limburg. Een vergelijkend onderzoek tussen Nederland, Vlaanderen en Duitsland’. Dr. Joop de Jong et. al, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University. Commissioned by Huis voor de Kunsten, Limburg, and Stichting Limburgse Kastelen.
Verkenning van de toestand van de industriële Rijksmonumenten in Limburg in 2014-2015’. Researchers: Prof. dr. Ernst Homburg et al., Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University. Commissioned by: Province of Limburg.
On the invitation of the Province of Limburg, the vision document ‘Sjiek is miech dat!’ Visie op taal als erfgoed (‘Language as Heritage’) was written to provide input for the upcoming Provincial Heritage Policy Document. The vision document is written by prof. L. Cornips (Leerstoel Taalcultuur in Limburg) and dr. V. van Saaze (MACCH), drs. M. Frencken, E. van Nieuwenhoven, drs. T. van de Wijngaard (Huis voor de Kunsten Limburg), and prof. R. van Hout (Raod veur ’t Limburgs) in close cooperation with several local language organisations.
Contact: Dr. Joop de Jong and Dr. Vivian van Saaze