The need for well-founded knowledge on patronage is great – not only among artists, cultural institutions, benefactors, policymakers and the media, but also among the growing group of students graduating each year on this topic. Therefore, this research repository offers a wide range of published research by scholars affiliated with Dutch and Flemish universities, and by master students graduating from these universities. New research is continuously added to the platform. You can search in various ways: via a search bar in the left-hand column, via text type, access, subject, author and language.
The art of (self)legitimization: how private museums help their founders claim legitimacy as elite actors
Greek-Latin Translation at the Court of Pope Nicholas V (r. 1447–1455): The Agents That Changed the Humanist Translation Movement
Scriptie: De gift van tijd en vaardigheden door museumvrijwilligers: De motieven van jonge en oudere museumvrijwilligers onderzocht en vergeleken
Dichters, geld en macht. Van middeleeuws mecenaat naar Amanda Gorman
Four lessons learned: Employees’ perceptions of fundraising via reward-based crowdfunding
Beyond the global boom: Private art museums in the 21st century
The contribution of crowdfunding for philantropy: A systematic review and framework of donation and reward crowdfunding
At the juncture of funding, policy, and technology: how promising is match-funding of arts and culture through crowdfunding platforms?
Vrouwelijke muziekmecenassen in de Republiek der Nederlanden
The global rise of private art museums a literature review
Scriptie: ‘Ik ben kunstenaar, geen diplomaat’: onderzoek naar behoeften en verwachtingen van kunstenaars over het opzetten en aangaan van geefrelaties
