Hendrikje Crebolder
Director of Development & Media
Hendrikje Crebolder (1970, Sumve - Tanzania) studied law at Leiden University and obtained her Master’s degree in civil law in 1995. Between 1992 and 1996 she studied English law at the London School of Economics, international law at the University of Cape Town, and obtained a Master’s degree (LLM) from the University of London.
From 1997 to 2006 she worked as a lawyer with Baker McKenzie in Amsterdam, Kazakhstan, Paris and Madrid.
Hendrikje Crebolder joined the Rijksmuseum as a lawyer and business developer in 2006. In 2009, she set up the Development department, which establishes additional sources of income for the Rijksmuseum by cultivating targeted national and international relations.
On 1 April 2017, Hendrikje Crebolder joined the Rijksmuseum’s Board of Directors. As Director of Development & Media she is responsible for fundraising, stakeholder management, communication, marketing and (online) publications.
Hendrikje Crebolder was ‘Sponsor Personality of the Year’ in 2013. From 2011 to 2016 she was a member of the Supervisory Board of Cultureel Jongeren Paspoort. Currently she is a member of the Supervisory Board of the European Biennial of Contemporary art ‘Manifesta’, Chair of Stichting MuseumPlusBus and a member of the Supervisory Board of The Leiden University Fund.
ANCILLARY ACTIVITIES
- Member of the Supervisory Board (International Supervisory Board) Manifesta Foundation and Local Board Member Association Manifesta 13 Marseille
- Chairman of the Board of the Museum Plus Bus Foundation
- Member of the general board of the Leiden University Fund (LUF)
- Jury member MMA (Magazine Media Association)
- Member of the general board of Stichting De Avond van Science & Maatschappij and q.q. member of the Advisory Board for the board of Stichting de Nationale DenkTank
- Member of the Membership Committee of Soho House Amsterdam