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VAN KAN, Fred
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Curriculum
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Fred van
Kan (The Hague, 1957) studied history. He
obtained his Ph.D. on a study of the elite of Leiden in the Middle Ages.
Since 1991 he works in the archival sector, currently as managing director
of the Gelders Archief in Arnhem, The Netherlands. Fred van Kan is
president of ICA SPA, the Section of Professional Associations of the
International Council on Archives and was in 2006-2014 president of the
Royal Dutch Association of Archivists in The Netherlands.
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Title:
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Preserving
Dutch Fashion Archives. The Fashion Network Arnhem
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Brief summary:
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The Museum of Modern Art Arnhem, ArtEz
Institute of the Arts and the Guelders Archives have established a network
to preserve the archives of modern Dutch fashion. No new institute is
founded, but in this collaboration each partner brings in its strength: the
whole is more than the sum of its parts.
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Content:
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In 2011 the Museum of Modern Art
Arnhem, ArtEz Institute of the Arts and the Guelders Archives have joint
forces to preserve the archives of modern Dutch fashion. They have
established a network in which each partner has its own responsibility. The
Guelders Archives archives the records of important fashion designers,
including sketches, fabric experiments and portfolio’s of Dutch fashion
designers. The fashion academy of ArtEz uses these records for research and
education. Designers and students study these fashion archives, become
inspired and use it for their own development. The Museum organizes
exhibitions based on the archives and using fashion objects. No new
institute is founded, but in this collaboration each partner brings in its
strength: the whole is more than the sum of its parts.
The paper describes the development of the network, the activities
(education projects, exhibitions, acquisition of archives etc.).
The successes are discussed but also the problems that ocurred.
Attention is also given to the support got from the local and provincial
government.
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Scientific contribution:
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Aim of the network is not to deliver a
scientific contribution, although the preservation of fashion archives
stimulates the study of (the history of) dutch fashion.
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Keywords:
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cooperation, cross-overs, fashion,
archives, museums, education
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