Blikopeners
The Youth of the Stedelijk
Every year since 2008, the Stedelijk has hired 15 new Blikopeners. Blikopeners are open-minded Amsterdam youth who spend a year working with art and design at the museum to open the eyes of the public and staff.
17 YEARS OF BLIKOPENERS
The Blikopeners are young Amsterdam residents who aim to awaken their friends and other peers’ enthusiasm for art and culture. They look at art from a fresh perspective and share their ideas about current affairs, programs and exhibitions. The Blikopeners also organize tours, workshops & events in the museum.
Blikopeners literally have an open "eye" and an open mind to art, design and the museum. They open 'looks' of others by sharing their personal experience and knowledge. Blikopeners create an exchange about art between young people and museums. Blikopeners do this in the museum, by giving guided tours and speed tours, but Blikopeners are also active outside the museum, for example at events and schools. Thanks to Blikopeners, young people gain more confidence in interpreting art and forming their own opinions about it.
Blikopeners alumni remain engaged, collaborating with active Blikopeners on programming and creating content for the Stedelijk Museum through the museum's TikTok account and their own Instagram.
For more info, visit our Dutch page.
17 YEARS OF BLIKOPENERS
In 2024, the third impact study on Blikopeners was conducted. Previous studies primarily focused on the impact on the Blikopeners themselves. Since the program has been running for over 15 years and many former Blikopeners have now "grown up" and are working in the cultural sector, we wanted to investigate whether the Blikopeners program can be seen as a "pipeline for new talent." The results of the study and recommendations for fellow institutions in the cultural sector regarding youth programming can be found here. The full report (only in Dutch) is available upon request via blikopeners@stedelijk.nl.
Interested in previous research on the effects of Blikopeners on themselves, their environment, and the museum? Read here a retrospective on the first five years of Blikopeners (only in Dutch).
WHO ARE THE BLIKOPENERS?
Curious about the Blikopeners?
Meet the Blikopeners from 2008 till now
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