Conference papers by Wouter Hinrichs
The Future is Heritage: Breaking Barriers, 2018
You are the future!" is a commonly heard exclamation by cultural heritage policy makers aimed at ... more You are the future!" is a commonly heard exclamation by cultural heritage policy makers aimed at young people engaged in the heritage field. Organizations like UNESCO and Europa Nostra try hard to involve young professionals in their policy. Likewise, cultural corporations like museums, heritage institutions and cultural policy makers are quite keen to involve youngsters as their audience and as participators. Or so it seems. Young people are seen as the cultural heritage policymakers, museum visitors, employees and investors of the future. But what is the common view of the value of youth participation for young people now? From the 19th of June until the 22th of June, The Future is Heritage Summit took place during the European Year of Cultural Heritage (2018). Young heritage professionals from all over Europe responded to the call for papers on how they viewed cultural heritage and it future in their country and Europe. The entire program of the summit was set up, developed and finalized by these young participants and in Berlin they literally took the stage. With a broad intercultural and European context, the young heritage professionals addressed topics in the cultural heritage sector and with this, they exchanged their thoughts and learned about each other's history and backgrounds.
Theses by Wouter Hinrichs
Unknown or Untold? Tracing the Frisii in Museums in the North-Western Netherlands, 2023
Roughly from the beginning of the common era and the late fourth century, the area that now makes... more Roughly from the beginning of the common era and the late fourth century, the area that now makes up the Netherlands functioned as a frontier zone of the Roman Empire. Its border was the Rhine, with South of the river the territories under Roman rule, while the area to the North was part of an area called Germania by the Romans. The current North-Western Netherlands, consisting of the provinces of Noord-Holland, Friesland and partly Groningen, was the living area assigned to the Germanic people or tribe named the Frisii.
For a long time, local peoples at the borders of the Roman Empire have been regarded as a matter of secondary importance in not only the archaeology of the Roman Period but also in the museum context. While various reasoning lay at the basis of this, a crucial factor is the early 19th century concept of romanisation, which disregarded autonomy, authority, and self-identification of those who have been ascribed to the Germanic peoples over ‘being Roman’. In this thesis, as a focused case in the context of the previously mentioned, an exploration is made of the representation of the Frisii. Two questions stand central in this: ▪ How are the Frisii represented in museums in the North-Western Netherlands? ▪ Why are the Frisii (not) represented? These main research questions are subsequently divided into a set of sub-questions, focusing on various aspects of the representations.
The study was conducted by analysing three different museums: The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (RMO) in Leiden, Huis van Hilde museum (HvH) in Castricum, and Archeologisch Museum Baduhenna (AMB) in Heiloo. As the living area of the Frisii has been ascribed to both the western and northern Netherlands and the study focuses on the western area, the Fries Museum (FM) in Leeuwarden was chosen as a comparative case study location. These locations were subjected to a thorough investigation, consisting of exhibition and (online) content analyses. Literature research on the background contexts and interviews with professionals from some of the organisations were conducted simultaneously. The reasoning for the latter was to better understand the motives behind (not)representing the Frisii and the here for chosen methods. As the study indicated, the representation of the Frisii at these locations varied in presentation methods and communicated narratives, underlining different approaches to Roman history, including Roman-centred, presented perspectives versus more autonomous ones. Various motives to represent the Frisii were identified, including the formation of regional identity and the substantiation of national history frames. In this, various forms of archaeological representations, didactic and non-didactic, are used to bring forth the presented narratives. In addition to these (re)presentations, a disarray of terminology was identified and discussed.
This study explores all the issues previously mentioned and hopes to create a starting point for critically analysing the representation of local or ‘Germanic’ peoples in the Dutch Museum context, working towards the (re)presentation of a more inclusive Roman history of the Netherlands to the museum public.
De Gelderse Limes en het publiek, 2019
Dit onderzoek richtte zich op de in toenmalige stand van zaken betreffende de publieksvisualisati... more Dit onderzoek richtte zich op de in toenmalige stand van zaken betreffende de publieksvisualisatie van het
Romeinse Limes-erfgoed in de provincie Gelderland in 2018. Door middel van een inventariserend onderzoek
is een overzicht gemaakt waarin verschillende vormen van deze publieksvisualisatie zijn uitgelicht
en de bijbehorende verhalen visueel worden onderbouwd door verschillende typen media. In het
onderzoek van deze publieksvisualisaties is vastgesteld waar verbeterpunten liggen. Deze
verbeterpunten vormden aanbevelingen die de publieksvisualisatie van het Romeinse Limes-erfgoed van Gelderland kunnen optimaliseren.
Online articles by Wouter Hinrichs
ArcheoHotspots / Utrecht Altijd, 2024
ArcheoHotspots / Utrecht Altijd, 2024
Books by Wouter Hinrichs
Landschap Erfgoed Utrecht, 2025
In het najaar van 2023 vonden Reinier Koelink en Gert-Jan Messelaar met behulp van metaaldetector... more In het najaar van 2023 vonden Reinier Koelink en Gert-Jan Messelaar met behulp van metaaldetectors een grote muntvondst uit de Romeinse tijd. Ze deden de vondst in de gemeente Bunnik (provincie Utrecht, Nederland).
De muntvondst bestaat uit 44 gouden staters op naam van de Britse koning Cunobelinus, 72 gouden aurei van keizer Augustus tot en met keizer Claudius en 288 zilveren denarii, daterend van circa 200 BCE tot 47 CE.
De samenstelling van de vondst, in combinatie met de dateringen en vindplaats, wijst op een link met de eerste veroveringsfase van Britannia door de Romeinen in 43-47 na Chr.
Deze bijzondere muntvondst is door het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden verkregen en heeft een vaste plaats gekregen in de vaste opstelling van het museum 'Nederland in de Romeinse tijd'. In dit boekje is het verhaal te lezen van ontdekking tot museumvitrine en komen verschillende betrokkenen aan het woord.
Auteurs: Wouter Hinrichs & Anton Cruysheer, met persoonlijke bijdragen van Gert-Jan Messelaar, Reinier Koelink, Jasper de Bruin, Tessa de Groot, Jan-Willem de Kort, Hilde de Groot, Margriet Barendregt, Rasmus Thelen, Paul Beliën en Julius van Roemburg.
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Conference papers by Wouter Hinrichs
Theses by Wouter Hinrichs
For a long time, local peoples at the borders of the Roman Empire have been regarded as a matter of secondary importance in not only the archaeology of the Roman Period but also in the museum context. While various reasoning lay at the basis of this, a crucial factor is the early 19th century concept of romanisation, which disregarded autonomy, authority, and self-identification of those who have been ascribed to the Germanic peoples over ‘being Roman’. In this thesis, as a focused case in the context of the previously mentioned, an exploration is made of the representation of the Frisii. Two questions stand central in this: ▪ How are the Frisii represented in museums in the North-Western Netherlands? ▪ Why are the Frisii (not) represented? These main research questions are subsequently divided into a set of sub-questions, focusing on various aspects of the representations.
The study was conducted by analysing three different museums: The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (RMO) in Leiden, Huis van Hilde museum (HvH) in Castricum, and Archeologisch Museum Baduhenna (AMB) in Heiloo. As the living area of the Frisii has been ascribed to both the western and northern Netherlands and the study focuses on the western area, the Fries Museum (FM) in Leeuwarden was chosen as a comparative case study location. These locations were subjected to a thorough investigation, consisting of exhibition and (online) content analyses. Literature research on the background contexts and interviews with professionals from some of the organisations were conducted simultaneously. The reasoning for the latter was to better understand the motives behind (not)representing the Frisii and the here for chosen methods. As the study indicated, the representation of the Frisii at these locations varied in presentation methods and communicated narratives, underlining different approaches to Roman history, including Roman-centred, presented perspectives versus more autonomous ones. Various motives to represent the Frisii were identified, including the formation of regional identity and the substantiation of national history frames. In this, various forms of archaeological representations, didactic and non-didactic, are used to bring forth the presented narratives. In addition to these (re)presentations, a disarray of terminology was identified and discussed.
This study explores all the issues previously mentioned and hopes to create a starting point for critically analysing the representation of local or ‘Germanic’ peoples in the Dutch Museum context, working towards the (re)presentation of a more inclusive Roman history of the Netherlands to the museum public.
Romeinse Limes-erfgoed in de provincie Gelderland in 2018. Door middel van een inventariserend onderzoek
is een overzicht gemaakt waarin verschillende vormen van deze publieksvisualisatie zijn uitgelicht
en de bijbehorende verhalen visueel worden onderbouwd door verschillende typen media. In het
onderzoek van deze publieksvisualisaties is vastgesteld waar verbeterpunten liggen. Deze
verbeterpunten vormden aanbevelingen die de publieksvisualisatie van het Romeinse Limes-erfgoed van Gelderland kunnen optimaliseren.
Online articles by Wouter Hinrichs
Dit verhaal verscheen digitaal op:
- ArcheoHotspots: https://archeohotspots.nl/verhalen/eeuwige-elegantie-versierde-doodskistschroeven-uit-jutphaas
- Utrecht Altijd: https://www.utrechtaltijd.nl/verhalen/eeuwige-elegantie-versierde-doodskistschroeven-uit-jutphaas/
Dit verhaal verscheen digitaal op:
- ArcheoHotspots: https://archeohotspots.nl/verhalen/romeinse-gemstenen-minuscule-meesterwerken
- Utrecht Altijd: https://www.utrechtaltijd.nl/verhalen/romeinse-gemstenen-minuscule-meesterwerken/
Books by Wouter Hinrichs
De muntvondst bestaat uit 44 gouden staters op naam van de Britse koning Cunobelinus, 72 gouden aurei van keizer Augustus tot en met keizer Claudius en 288 zilveren denarii, daterend van circa 200 BCE tot 47 CE.
De samenstelling van de vondst, in combinatie met de dateringen en vindplaats, wijst op een link met de eerste veroveringsfase van Britannia door de Romeinen in 43-47 na Chr.
Deze bijzondere muntvondst is door het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden verkregen en heeft een vaste plaats gekregen in de vaste opstelling van het museum 'Nederland in de Romeinse tijd'. In dit boekje is het verhaal te lezen van ontdekking tot museumvitrine en komen verschillende betrokkenen aan het woord.
Auteurs: Wouter Hinrichs & Anton Cruysheer, met persoonlijke bijdragen van Gert-Jan Messelaar, Reinier Koelink, Jasper de Bruin, Tessa de Groot, Jan-Willem de Kort, Hilde de Groot, Margriet Barendregt, Rasmus Thelen, Paul Beliën en Julius van Roemburg.
For a long time, local peoples at the borders of the Roman Empire have been regarded as a matter of secondary importance in not only the archaeology of the Roman Period but also in the museum context. While various reasoning lay at the basis of this, a crucial factor is the early 19th century concept of romanisation, which disregarded autonomy, authority, and self-identification of those who have been ascribed to the Germanic peoples over ‘being Roman’. In this thesis, as a focused case in the context of the previously mentioned, an exploration is made of the representation of the Frisii. Two questions stand central in this: ▪ How are the Frisii represented in museums in the North-Western Netherlands? ▪ Why are the Frisii (not) represented? These main research questions are subsequently divided into a set of sub-questions, focusing on various aspects of the representations.
The study was conducted by analysing three different museums: The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (RMO) in Leiden, Huis van Hilde museum (HvH) in Castricum, and Archeologisch Museum Baduhenna (AMB) in Heiloo. As the living area of the Frisii has been ascribed to both the western and northern Netherlands and the study focuses on the western area, the Fries Museum (FM) in Leeuwarden was chosen as a comparative case study location. These locations were subjected to a thorough investigation, consisting of exhibition and (online) content analyses. Literature research on the background contexts and interviews with professionals from some of the organisations were conducted simultaneously. The reasoning for the latter was to better understand the motives behind (not)representing the Frisii and the here for chosen methods. As the study indicated, the representation of the Frisii at these locations varied in presentation methods and communicated narratives, underlining different approaches to Roman history, including Roman-centred, presented perspectives versus more autonomous ones. Various motives to represent the Frisii were identified, including the formation of regional identity and the substantiation of national history frames. In this, various forms of archaeological representations, didactic and non-didactic, are used to bring forth the presented narratives. In addition to these (re)presentations, a disarray of terminology was identified and discussed.
This study explores all the issues previously mentioned and hopes to create a starting point for critically analysing the representation of local or ‘Germanic’ peoples in the Dutch Museum context, working towards the (re)presentation of a more inclusive Roman history of the Netherlands to the museum public.
Romeinse Limes-erfgoed in de provincie Gelderland in 2018. Door middel van een inventariserend onderzoek
is een overzicht gemaakt waarin verschillende vormen van deze publieksvisualisatie zijn uitgelicht
en de bijbehorende verhalen visueel worden onderbouwd door verschillende typen media. In het
onderzoek van deze publieksvisualisaties is vastgesteld waar verbeterpunten liggen. Deze
verbeterpunten vormden aanbevelingen die de publieksvisualisatie van het Romeinse Limes-erfgoed van Gelderland kunnen optimaliseren.
Dit verhaal verscheen digitaal op:
- ArcheoHotspots: https://archeohotspots.nl/verhalen/eeuwige-elegantie-versierde-doodskistschroeven-uit-jutphaas
- Utrecht Altijd: https://www.utrechtaltijd.nl/verhalen/eeuwige-elegantie-versierde-doodskistschroeven-uit-jutphaas/
Dit verhaal verscheen digitaal op:
- ArcheoHotspots: https://archeohotspots.nl/verhalen/romeinse-gemstenen-minuscule-meesterwerken
- Utrecht Altijd: https://www.utrechtaltijd.nl/verhalen/romeinse-gemstenen-minuscule-meesterwerken/
De muntvondst bestaat uit 44 gouden staters op naam van de Britse koning Cunobelinus, 72 gouden aurei van keizer Augustus tot en met keizer Claudius en 288 zilveren denarii, daterend van circa 200 BCE tot 47 CE.
De samenstelling van de vondst, in combinatie met de dateringen en vindplaats, wijst op een link met de eerste veroveringsfase van Britannia door de Romeinen in 43-47 na Chr.
Deze bijzondere muntvondst is door het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden verkregen en heeft een vaste plaats gekregen in de vaste opstelling van het museum 'Nederland in de Romeinse tijd'. In dit boekje is het verhaal te lezen van ontdekking tot museumvitrine en komen verschillende betrokkenen aan het woord.
Auteurs: Wouter Hinrichs & Anton Cruysheer, met persoonlijke bijdragen van Gert-Jan Messelaar, Reinier Koelink, Jasper de Bruin, Tessa de Groot, Jan-Willem de Kort, Hilde de Groot, Margriet Barendregt, Rasmus Thelen, Paul Beliën en Julius van Roemburg.