Mieke Renders on ‘Honesty'
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About the speaker
Mieke Renders is the Managing Director of Trans Europe Halles. Mieke was born in Belgium in 1975
and is passionate about culture and languages, having lived in several countries. She is a strong
believer in the independence of cultural operators, and their capacity to self-organise in networks in
order to achieve greater impact. Before she moved to Sweden, she was the general manager of the
Flemish Cultural Center ‘De Brakke Grond’ in Amsterdam and worked as cultural attaché for Flanders
House in New York. She has studied physical anthropology and arts management, which led her to
start of in the museum and cultural heritage field, where she both worked as a curator and as a project
manager. Many years later, she shifted more into the living arts and made connections between
heritage and performing and visual arts. Networking is a passion, which she can now develop for
Trans Europe Halles.
Additional details
Mieke Renders is the Managing Director of Trans Europe Halles. Mieke was born in Belgium in 1975 and is passionate about culture and languages, having lived in several countries. She is a strong believer in the independence of cultural operators, and their capacity to self-organise in networks in order to achieve greater impact. Before she moved to Sweden, she was the general manager of the Flemish Cultural Center ‘De Brakke Grond’ in Amsterdam and worked as cultural attaché for Flanders House in New York. She has studied physical anthropology and arts management, which led her to start of in the museum and cultural heritage field, where she both worked as a curator and as a project manager. Many years later, she shifted more into the living arts and made connections between heritage and performing and visual arts. Networking is a passion, which she can now develop for Trans Europe Halles.
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