Together with a skilled and experienced team, she commits herself daily to support heritage workers in Belgium. FARO works for and with heritage workers in museums, archives, heritage libraries and heritage service providers. Olga also coordinates the Flemish Museum Network (Vlaams Museumoverleg), a network of national museum directors and umbrella heritage organizations.
At NEMO’s European Museum Conference 2024, Olga Van Oost deliver the workshop "Museums striving for autonomy in the Netherlands and Belgium: A utopia?" on Monday 11 November. Olga will also join the session “Are we allowed to talk?” on Tuesday 12 November.
Independence is an illusion. Museums: Let’s get political!
Presentation abstract for session “Are we allowed to talk?”
Museums need the support of governments, political representatives and other policy makers but they are wary of political influence. Seeking a balance between both is a continuous struggle. What if museums would take the political as a starting point for their strategies?
