Heerlen among national leaders in culture
Heerlen chooses culture with social significance, through re-purposing monuments, music and dance in schools and large and small events for everyone. In the Benchmark culture (based on CBS research) Heerlen rose from third to second place nationally. We passed the city of Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
Alderman Jordy Clemens:
"We believe in culture as a connector between people. The source of pride and an important way to include everyone, young and old. We introduce thousands of children to heritage and culture. We have one of the largest theaters in the Netherlands in our city and we have culture inextricably linked to urban development. That has become the Heerlen way of doing things. This ranking underlines the success of that.'
Together with its partners, such as the Province of Limburg, Heerlen is investing, for example, in The Roman Museum, a city bath in a national monumental church and Filmhub Royal Theater. In recent years, the city became known as the street art capital of the Netherlands and, together with residents, we went in search of our past through Heel Heerlen Graaft. Examples of quality are also the Warhol exhibition in Schunck and Cultura Nova, the largest performing arts festival in the Netherlands.