Erfgoed Brabant

What Erfgoed Brabant does

Erfgoed Brabant is a Dutch non-profit foundation (Stichting Erfgoed Brabant) that operates as the official implementation organization of the Province of Noord-Brabant for heritage policy. Founded in 2009 and headquartered at the historic Bossche Citadel in 's-Hertogenbosch since October 2025 — co-located with the Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (BHIC) — the organization runs a team of approximately 20 employees led by directeur-bestuurder Patrick Timmermans and adjunct-directeur Mark Mooren. It functions as a regional knowledge and expertise center connecting heritage institutions, schools, volunteers, and policymakers across the province.

The organization's core technology consists of two connected platforms: Erfgoed Brabant Verhalen, a public-facing portal surfacing nearly one million collection objects, hundreds of heritage stories, and 200+ biographies; and Erfgoed Brabant Cloud, a backend digital infrastructure for collection-holding institutions built on the Memorix Maior collection registration system, with add-on modules such as Instant Website and digital heritage coaching. Ancillary offerings include the Erfgoed Brabant Academie (training), Brabanders en hun Taal (dialect community), Erfgoedvrijwilliger.nl (national volunteer platform), the quarterly magazine In Brabant, the annual Erfgoedontmoeting conference, commemorative programming such as Brabant Herinnert, and a webshop selling books, CDs, and educational packs.

Erfgoed Brabant's revenue model is anchored on structural provincial government funding as the designated implementation body, supplemented by the multi-year Cultuureducatie met Kwaliteit (CmK) subsidy from Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie (active since 2013), modest magazine subscription revenue (€32.50/year for In Brabant), retail sales of publications and CDs, and festival/event ticket income (e.g., VAN HIER). Its go-to-market is community-led: the organization activates a distributed network of heemkundekringen, museums, archives, and schools across 50+ municipalities — with flagship programs such as Jet en Jan deployed across 42 municipalities in partnership with 24 museums and heritage circles.

Name

Erfgoed Brabant

Legal name

Stichting Erfgoed Brabant

Website

https://erfgoedbrabant.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Erfgoed Brabant is a Dutch non-profit foundation and designated implementation body of the Province of Noord-Brabant, providing digital heritage infrastructure, education programs, and volunteer support to heritage institutions, schools, and cultural communities across the province.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Heritage Services

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121), Libraries and Archives (51921), Historical Sites (71212)

akta.pro primary industry

Libraries, Archives & Special Collections (BPAGAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cultural Heritage Institutions (Archives, Historic Houses, Monuments Foundations) (THAJADAI), Archives, Special Collections & Preservation Operations (Rare Materials, Conservation) (EDAEAGAJ)

Keywords

• Heritage preservation services
• Digital archive platform
• Cultural education programs
• Dialect preservation community
• Heritage volunteer support

Headquarters

HQ city

's-Hertogenbsoch, Noord-Brabant

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Provincial Government Funding: Erfgoed Brabant is an implementation organization of the Province of Noord-Brabant, receiving government funding to support and connect the heritage field, education, and policymakers
2. Magazine Subscription (In Brabant): Quarterly magazine subscription for Brabant heritage, €32.50 per year, published jointly with Brabants Heem and Brabant Collectie
3. Product Sales (Books and CDs): Sale of heritage publications, books and CDs through webwinkel including titles like 'Het andere verhaal' (€29.50), 'Blikken op Brabant' (€22.50), 'De dialecten van Noord-Brabant' (€14.95), and music CDs
4. Subsidies and Grants: Participates in Cultuureducatie met Kwaliteit (CmK) subsidy scheme from Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie since 2013

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Erfgoed Brabant is the provincial knowledge and expertise center for heritage in North Brabant, Netherlands. It operates as an implementation organization of the Province of Noord-Brabant, providing digital heritage infrastructure (Erfgoed Brabant Cloud using Memorix Maior), a public heritage storytelling platform (Erfgoed Brabant Verhalen with nearly 1 million collection items), cultural education programs for schools, dialect preservation initiatives, volunteer support, and heritage publications including a quarterly magazine and books.

Product overview

Erfgoed Brabant is a knowledge and expertise center for heritage in North Brabant, operating as an execution organization of the Province of North Brabant. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected digital platforms, educational programs, publications, and community initiatives. Core products include Erfgoed Brabant Verhalen (a searchable platform with over a million heritage objects and stories), Erfgoed Brabant Cloud (digital infrastructure for sustainable collection preservation using Memorix Maior), and Brabanders en hun Taal (online community for Brabant language and culture). Supporting offerings include Erfgoed Brabant Academie (training hub), Erfgoedvrijwilliger.nl (volunteer support), the quarterly journal In Brabant, and the annual Erfgoedontmoeting networking event. The organization also publishes books, CDs, and educational materials through its webshop, and runs commemorative projects like Brabant Herinnert (80 years of liberation) and participation initiatives based on the Treaty of Faro.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Erfgoed Brabant Verhalen: Platform for hundreds of Brabant heritage stories connected with objects from Brabant collections, searchable database of nearly a million collection items
• Erfgoed Brabant Cloud
• Erfgoed Brabant Academie
• In Brabant

Products and services

• Erfgoed Brabant Verhalen A digital platform for exploring nearly 1 million objects and hundreds of stories from Brabant heritage collections, featuring biographies and heritage items connected to museums, archives, and local history societies.
• Erfgoed Brabant Cloud Digital infrastructure service enabling Brabant collection-managing institutions to store, connect, and make their collections accessible for future generations, including Memorix Maior collection registration system and Instant Website feature.
• Erfgoed Brabant Academie A training and heritage knowledge hub offering education, professional development, networking events, and courses for heritage professionals and educators in Brabant.
• In Brabant (Magazine) A quarterly journal for Brabant heritage featuring articles on Brabant history, archaeology, language, and landscape, published jointly with Brabants Heem and Brabant Collectie at €32.50 per year.
• Erfgoedvrijwilliger.nl A national platform supporting volunteer organizations in the heritage sector with coaching, articles, and a vacancy database for volunteer positions.
• Brabanders en hun Taal An online community for everyone interested in Brabant dialect, language, and cultural heritage, featuring dialect groups, events, dialect cards, podcast, and language resources.
• Erfgoedontmoeting An annual networking event bringing together heritage professionals to build the future of Brabant's past, with the 2025 edition focused on the Treaty of Faro.
• Webwinkel (Heritage Bookshop) Online shop selling heritage publications, books, and CDs related to Brabant heritage, dialects, and culture, including titles like 'Het andere verhaal', 'Blikken op Brabant', 'De dialecten van Noord-Brabant', and music CDs.
• Brabant Herinnert Program commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of North Brabant, focusing on personal stories from World War II and presenting heritage events and publications.
• Cultuureducatie met Kwaliteit (CmK) Program Heritage education programs for primary and secondary schools in Noord-Brabant, including projects like 'Jet en Jan', 'Romeinen in Noord-Brabant', 'Museumschatjes', and 'Bronnen in de klas', coordinated through the Cultuureducatie met Kwaliteit (CmK) subsidy scheme.
• Lespakket 'Bèrgs in de klas!' A multimedia teaching package for group 8 of primary school introducing the Berghem dialect ('t Bèrgs), based on academic language learning models.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 1 million collection items accessible through Erfgoed Brabant Verhalen
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Provincie Noord-BrabantcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerErfgoed Brabant is an implementation organization of the Province of Noord-Brabant, executing provincial heritage policy and receiving government funding to support the heritage field, education, and policymakers.
• BrabantStadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration through BrabantStad for the Cultuureducatie met Kwaliteit program, involving Kunstloc Brabant, Nieuwe Veste Breda, CiST Tilburg, Huis73 's-Hertogenbosch, CultuurContact Helmond, and Muzellinck Oss - making Brabant's CmK application the largest in the Netherlands.
• BHIC (Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-location at the Bossche Citadel since October 2025. Two organizations sharing the mission of preserving, sharing, and telling the richness of Brabant history.
• OPEN (Stichting OPEN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerErfgoedvrijwilliger.nl is a landelijk project within OPEN, in collaboration with Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed and Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap.
• Tilburg UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on 'Erfgoed van de Brabanders' publication and In Brabant magazine (Brabant Collectie), and involvement in Scriptieprijs Brabantse Geschiedenis.
• Brabants HeemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint publisher of In Brabant magazine and collaboration on heritage projects.
• Kenniscentrum Immaterieel Erfgoed NederlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in the 'Samen verder' project to make intangible heritage more visible and better supported, involving all provincial heritage houses.
• Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch on possibilities to ratify the Verdrag van Faro in the Netherlands, and collaboration through OPEN on Erfgoedvrijwilliger.nl.
• Nationaal ArchiefminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in 'Bronnen in de klas' national project to fill a database with open educational materials for history teachers.
• Fonds voor CultuurparticipatiecoreOthersImplementing the Cultuureducatie met Kwaliteit (CmK) subsidy scheme, a multi-year funding program for cultural education since 2013.
• Erfgoedvrijwilliger.nlminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational platform for volunteer support in the heritage sector, originated from collaboration between Erfgoed Brabant, Erfgoed Gelderland, and Erfgoedhuis Zuid-Holland.
• Brabant Collectie (Tilburg University)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint publisher of In Brabant magazine with Erfgoed Brabant and Brabants Heem.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (BHIC): Regional historical information center for Brabant focused on archive, collection, and heritage storytelling. As of October 2025, BHIC is co-located with Erfgoed Brabant at the Bossche Citadel under a shared mission of preserving Brabant history, making it a sister organization.
• Erfgoedhuis Zuid-Holland: Provincial heritage organization for South Holland. Co-founder of the national Erfgoedvrijwilliger.nl platform with Erfgoed Brabant and Erfgoed Gelderland, operating a closely comparable provincial heritage coordination model.
• Erfgoed Gelderland: Provincial heritage organization for Gelderland, operating the same model of heritage coordination, digitization, and education. Co-founder of the national Erfgoedvrijwilliger.nl platform alongside Erfgoed Brabant, making it the closest operational peer.
• Landschap Erfgoed Utrecht: Provincial heritage organization in Utrecht with comparable programs in heritage coordination, education, and digitization. Erfgoed Brabant acquired the 'Op stap met Jet en Jan' education project from Landschap Erfgoed Utrecht in 2005, indicating direct overlap in scope and approach.
• Kenniscentrum Immaterieel Erfgoed Nederland: National knowledge center for intangible heritage in the Netherlands. Partnered with Erfgoed Brabant in the 'Samen verder' project alongside other provincial heritage houses, with directly comparable focus on heritage participation and preservation.

Others

• Netwerk Digitaal Erfgoed: Dutch national network coordinating digital heritage infrastructure across institutions. Complementary to Erfgoed Brabant's Erfgoed Brabant Cloud and Verhalen platforms, providing the national-level digital heritage coordination layer beneath provincial platforms like Erfgoed Brabant.

Broad incumbents

• Europeana: European Union digital heritage platform aggregating collections from museums and archives across Europe. Conceptually comparable to Erfgoed Brabant Verhalen but operating at pan-European scale across multiple languages and institutions.
• Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE): National government agency for cultural heritage in the Netherlands. Overlaps with Erfgoed Brabant on heritage preservation policy, education, and digitization, but operates at national scale across all provinces rather than specializing in a single province.
• Museumvereniging: Dutch national museum association representing museums across the Netherlands. Serves a closely overlapping constituency (museums and heritage institutions) as Erfgoed Brabant but operates as an advocacy and membership body at national scale.
• Nationaal Archief: National archives of the Netherlands. Partnered with Erfgoed Brabant on the 'Bronnen in de klas' national project to build open educational materials for history teachers, sharing archival and educational mission overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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