Getting started with the collection:
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Colofon
All contributors
01-10-2026 - Bodies' stories
Thanks to:
Writers:
Anaïs Van Ertvelde – Writer, historian and lecturer
Lucille Werner – Inclusive media trailblazer at AVROTROS
Mari Sanders – Filmdirector and documentary maker
Jetta Klijnsma – Former King's Commissioner (Drenthe) and chair of the Foundation for the 2028 Special Olympics
Robin Frings – Music interpreter, online creator and actor
Fresco Sam-Sin – Philologist, former director of the Language Museum, OVT bookreviewer, project leader on behalf of the Kreukelcollectief
Bert Natter – Writer (winner of the 2026 Libris Literature Prize)
Ayşegül Karaca – Actor, film- and theatre maker, and inclusion curator
Hanna Bervoets – Author
Prof. Dr. Sander Begeer – Professor of Diversity of Autism at Vrij Universiteit Amsterdam
Kimberly Alkemade-Maas – 2024 Paralympic Champion in the 200-metre sprint (T64) and initiator of Moving for Growth
Deborah Lauria – Director of IederIN
Vincent Bijlo – Cabaret performer, writer, and speaker
Dr. Corrie Tijsseling – Senior researcher at Kentalis and founder of the Netherlands Deaf Archive
Silke Veld – Singer-songwriter
Hielke Bosch – Media producer, reporter for RTV1, spokesperson for The Rick Foundation
Tobi Lakmaker – Writer and columnist
Prof. Dr. Alice Schippers – Endowed professor at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht and Founder of Disability Studies in the Netherlands
Eva Eikhout – Speaker, presenter and writer
Lisa Westerveld – Politician and Member of the House of Representatives for PRO
Daan Buringa – Actor
Krista Milne – Associate Professor at Leiden University, Principal Investigator of the DISMANTLE: Disabilities and Mobility Aids in Northwestern European Texts, Literature and Art, 1100–1500 project
Rijkmuseum colleagues:
Director Taco Dibbits en curators Mayken Jonkman, Suzanne van Leeuwen, Frits Scholten, Charles Kang, Ghizlan El Hachimi, Jan Pelsdonk, Menno Fitski, Hans Roosenboom, Huigen Leeflang and Anne Lenders.
Productieteam Rijksmuseum:
Marte Sophie Meessen – Editor of the magazine and researcher Bodies' stories
Cathelijne Denekamp – Manager Accessibility
Sjoerd Aarden – Online editor
Naveen Gayadien – Marketeer
Kelly Schenk – Press Officer
Tessel Hopmans – Event manager
Albertine Dijkema – Designer publication A10Design