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Lene ter Haar

Lene ter Haar is a contemporary art curator and cultural critic. Working from an interdisciplinary background involving architecture, music, dance and literature. She is the Senior Officer for Culture and Communication at the Dutch Consulate General in Düsseldorf, where she fosters collaboration in visual arts, literature, and the creative industries. Previously, she served as artistic director and curator at institutions including SCHUNCK (Heerlen), Museum De Domeinen (Sittard), and Ludwig Forum (Aachen) and has worked internationally as an independent curator. She writes on contemporary art, public space, and participation and advises Dutch and German cultural bodies. She has co-authored publications such as Recipes for the Future, a project reflecting cultural responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Exhibitions


Exhibition: Koempels

50 years since the closing of the mines in the South of The Netherlands, we present the lingering traces of this fossil fuel era on contemporary art. Curator: Lene ter Haar

Agenda


David Bade Draws Heerlen: Amsterdam Edition
Artist David Bade visits Framer Framed with his mobile workspace.
Mining, Memories and the Body: An evening with a.o. Melanie Bonajo
Addressing the politics and poetics of changing industries, such as mining.
Industrial Transitions: on the NSDM Shipyard and the former Dutch mining regions
Discussion on the transitions of post-industrial area's.

Magazine


Extractivism / Curatorial Text /

Curatorial statement: Lene ter Haar on the exhibition Koempels