What is patronage studies?
The interdisciplinary field of patronage studies examines gift relationships between artists and benefactors. It questions not only why benefactors support the arts, but also how and why artists and cultural institutions accept this support. Patronage is a game of give and take that has its own rituals, ideals, taboos and sensitivities.
Blog
Blog: Private kunstmusea en de (zelf)legitimatie van de elite
Blog: Margaretha Cornelia Boellaard: leven en voortleven voor de kunst
Blog: Mechanismen van Matchfunding
Research repository
Interwoven histories: women and the making of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Everyday organisational dilemmas and approaches when democratising philanthropy through trust-based philanthropy practices
Patron saint or patron satan? Perceptions of autonomy in modern patronage interaction
Gigging in the gig economy: The labour of live music in a platformed circuit of commerce
Using Focus Groups in [Patronage Studies and] Literary Reception Research
Podcast: Fair Enough?! – Een solidaire cultuursector is een sterke cultuursector
From peers to fans: How crowdfunding reconfigures capital mobilization and conversion for DIY musicians
Beyond Distinction: Private Art Museums and Their Versatile Role for Elites’ (Self)Legitimization Discourses
For the greater good? The disputed prestige of private art museum founders in Brazil
