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Concept of ‘Eye Openers’ Group 15 adolescents (15-20) from allover Amsterdam with an open mind and vision Well embedded in the organization Alternate training with activities and events Every week meetings Peer education method Looking at art, discussing art, and giving tours is the main subject Stedelijk Museum

Group 15 adolescents (15-20) from allover Amsterdam with an open mind and vision

Well embedded in the organization

Alternate training with activities and events

Every week meetings

Peer education method

Looking at art, discussing art,

and giving tours is the main subject

Goals of the program Connect to young people Stimulate museumvisits by young people Develop peer education method Fresh look upon museumorganisation, collection, communication and education Create a young, well informed art museum audience Stedelijk Museum

Connect to young people

Stimulate museumvisits by young people

Develop peer education method

Fresh look upon museumorganisation, collection, communication and education

Create a young, well informed art museum audience

Programs & activities Training courses (peer education, how to look at art, how to talk about art, meet artists etc.) Behind the scenes (meet the director, visit the storage etc.) Giving tours Organise events and activities Workshops and talks (interview a curator, workshops with artists) Website (write blogs, films, hyves) Stedelijk Museum

Training courses (peer education, how to look at art, how to talk about art, meet artists etc.)

Behind the scenes (meet the director, visit the storage etc.)

Giving tours

Organise events and activities

Workshops and talks (interview a curator, workshops with artists)

Website (write blogs, films, hyves)

Behind the scenes with team manager security Stedelijk Museum

Working in different groups with different methods Stedelijk Museum

Looking at art, discussing art, giving tours Stedelijk Museum

Eye-openers reporters at the Amsterdam Night of the Museums Stedelijk Museum

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First Event: Holy Shit! Stedelijk Museum

Speeddaten with Eye Openers Stedelijk Museum

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Practical An average of five hours a week Paid job Recruitment through different networks Period: year and a half, after that start with a new group Stedelijk Museum

An average of five hours a week

Paid job

Recruitment through different networks

Period: year and a half, after that start with a new group

Factors of success Starting point: recruitment and selection Participation of the whole organisation Working together with partner-organisation like Diversion Concept of work Stedelijk Museum

Starting point: recruitment and selection

Participation of the whole organisation

Working together with partner-organisation like Diversion

Concept of work

Challenges Participation level Responsibility, supervision, guidance Group dynamics Work efficient Reach more young people Research/development Financial continuation Stedelijk Museum

Participation level

Responsibility, supervision, guidance

Group dynamics

Work efficient

Reach more young people

Research/development

Financial continuation

More information www.stedelijkindestad.nl/ projects/blikopeners : pictures, video’s, blogs, bio’s etc. [email_address] Stedelijk Museum

www.stedelijkindestad.nl/

projects/blikopeners

: pictures, video’s, blogs, bio’s etc.

[email_address]

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