Management and organisation
Museum organisation
The Watersnoodmuseum is a wholly volunteer organisation. The 50 volunteers involved act mostly as hosts / hostesses and receptionists. The organisation is headed by a board, Stichting Nationaal Monument Watersnood 1953, which is made up of the following members:
Hans Simons, Renesse (chairman)
Ton Brandenbarg, Serooskerke W (secretary)
Jan Heinen, Brouwershaven (treasurer)
Rinus Platschorre, Kortgene
Chris van Oord, Oosterhout
Lida Iburg, Rotterdam
Han Looten, Kats
All members have fine service records and are well qualified to run the museum and the planned extension in a responsible manner.
In addition to the board, the museum has a Director since the extension in the person of Jaap Schoof. He has a managementteam that helps him. In it are:
Corrie Vijverberg, Hospitality
Flora Post and Piet Deurloo, Facility
Daan van der Wekken, Education
Jan Heinen, Backoffice
Recommending Committee
Mr J.J.P.M. Asselbergs, mayor of Schouwen-Duiveland
Mr J. Franssen, Royal Commissioner of Zuid-Holland
Mr W.T. van Gelder, Chairman National Ports Council / former Royal Commisioner of Zeeland
Mr D. Luteijn, Chairman BZW Zeeland / former Managing Director Delta
Mr G.H.O. van Manen, Secretary General of the Ministry of Heath, Welfare and Sport
Ms J.R.H. Maij-Weggen, Royal Commissioner of Noord-Brabant
Mr P.J.J.M. Swinkels, Chairman BZW (Employers' Federation for Brabant and Zeeland)
Ms J.M. de Vries, Dike warden Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier, former State Secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management
Associations and cooperation
The Watersnoodmuseum is a member of the Netherlands Museums Association and the Association of Museums in Zeeland. The museum also belongs to the Platform Musea Schouwen-Duiveland (8 member museums) and the Netherlands Institute for Heritage.
The Watersnoodmuseum has provisional registration status. Its aim is to become a registered museum this year, and this recognition is worked towards in consultation with the museum consultant for Zeeland.
The museum is in contact with foreign organisations about floods which have affected their regions, such as East Anglia and Louisiana (USA). A Memorandum of Understanding on mutual cooperation was signed with the State Museum in New Orleans in view of the tragedy caused by hurricane Katrina on 29 August 2005.