More attention needed for university heritage
Across the entire campus, there appears to be a significant need for more structure with regard to heritage. The various heritage collections use a wide range of search systems, which makes collections difficult to locate and search. Furthermore, much of our heritage is not yet sufficiently visible and accessible, and there is a lack of clarity regarding how to provide appropriate care for our heritage and – where necessary – how to find suitable new uses for it. The desire for a comprehensive heritage policy was expressed, as was the call for a single, overarching heritage portal or helpdesk, which would make our heritage more visible not only to the academic community, but also to the wider public. After all, on 19 June, it became clear once again just what constitutes the extensive heritage that has been built up at our university over the past 100 years: magnificent prints, monumental buildings, stately portraits, valuable artefacts left behind by the Nijmeegs Volkenkundig Museum (a museum located on campus that closed its doors in 2005), and intriguing and often juicy correspondence between the university board and the parents of previous generations of students.
