‎With the arrival of Edwin Jacobs as a new member, the Executive Board of HKU Utrecht School of the Arts is complete. Joop Daalmeijer, chairman of the Supervisory Board, is pleased with this permanent new management team: "Heleen Jumelet will be the Chair of this new Executive Board. Together with Edwin Jacobs, she will make for a strong and decisive team”. 

 

Edwin Jacobs has lots of experience in both the cultural sector and arts education. Currently he is director of Fine Arts and Design at Maastricht Institute of Arts. Previously, he held directing positions at, among others, Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden and Centraal Museum in Utrecht.  

 

Edwin Jacobs: “The city of Utrecht has a long tradition of fine art, design and architecture, along with great credentials in the fields of music and gaming. Clara Schumann, the famous wife of Robert, defined Utrecht’s culture as one of the most developed.” Jacobs regards HKU as the main breeding ground for higher arts education, right at the centre of this Utrecht tradition yet by now extending its influence far beyond. “It truly is a homecoming for me and an honour to work with Heleen Jumelet on a new chapter in the story of one of the most diverse art universities in Europe.”  

 

“With his diverse experience and personality, Edwin Jacobs will be a valuable addition to our beautiful educational institute. I am looking forward to cooperating with him and all the other colleagues at HKU. Together we will work on our continuous development to offer the best possible contemporary art education and research”, states Chair of the Executive Board Heleen Jumelet.