The Jewish secOnd generation art & family Museum Amsterdam: The Creation Story of JOMA
The Jewish secOnd generation art & family Museum Amsterdam (JOMA) opened in 2022. It combines the artwork of Maarten van der Heijden with the stories of his Jewish family. This article presents the various stages of van der Heijden's work and elucidates his practice as a second-generation artist, drawing on the notions of postmemory and sublimation. The article concludes by discussing the JOMA as a highly personal as well as a collective memory project and its role in human rights education.
Holocaust Commemoration Holocaust Survivors: Children of Family and Household Jewish Museums Main Topic: Holocaust and Memorial Memory Oral History and Biography
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Link to article (paywalled), The Jewish secOnd generation art & family Museum Amsterdam: The Creation Story of JOMA
The Jewish secOnd generation art & family Museum Amsterdam: The Creation Story of JOMA. 2023: 119-133. https://archive.jpr.org.uk/10.3167/ej.2023.560109