Björn Stenvers (born 25 May 1972, in

Arnhem Arnhem ( ; ; Central Dutch dialects, Ernems: ''Èrnem'') is a Cities of the Netherlands, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands, near the German border. It is the capita ...

) is the CEO of the

Eye Care Foundation Eye Care Foundation (ECF) is an international charity organisation active in over 20 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin-America. ECF was founded when ''Eyecare Worldwide'' and ''Mekong Eye Doctors'' joined forces in 2008. The two organizations sh ...

. Before he was CEO at the Fonds de dotation de l’ICOM (of the

International Council of Museums The International Council of Museums (ICOM) is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to museums, maintaining formal relations with UNESCO and having a consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Founded in 1946, ...

). He was the director of the foundation of the

Official Museums of Amsterdam Official Museums of Amsterdam (OAM) is a consulting association of museums in Amsterdam. The organisation has existed since the eighties but it was formally founded in 1994. The organization contains both private and public museums, all of which ...

(2013-2016) which he also founded. Björn was the only

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lecturer at RANEPA (2015-2022). In 2017 Stenvers founded the Altai Museum Academy, the

Moscow Zoo The Moscow Zoo or Moskovsky Zoopark () is a zoo, the largest in Russia. History The Moscow Zoo was founded in 1864 by professor-biologists, K.F. Rulje, S.A. Usov and A.P. Bogdanov, from the Moscow State University. In 1919, the zoo was natio ...

Academy, the

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Museum Academy, in 2015 the Amsterdam Museum Academy, and in 2014

Rostov Rostov-on-Don is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East European Plain on the Don River, from the Sea of Azov, directly north of t ...

Kremlin Museum Academy, for museum staff trainings.
He holds a number of board positions; chair of the People's University of Amsterdam, chair of the

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

Federation Netherlands (NFN), ICOM Europe, the Amsterdam Light Festival and trustee of the World Heritage Site of

Brest Fortress Brest Fortress (; ; ; ), formerly known as Brest-Litovsk Fortress, is a 19th-century fortress in Brest, Belarus. In 1965, the title Hero Fortress was given to the fortress to commemorate the defence of the frontier stronghold during the fi ...

. He has several degrees in Art History, Marketing and Management. Stenvers is married to singer Tamara Hoekwater. He is the great-grandchild of the Austrian composer Franz R. Friedl.

Awards and honours

Knight Grand Cross A knight is a person granted an honorary title of a knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church, or the country, especially in a military capacity. The concept of a knighthood ...

of the

Royal Order of Cambodia The Royal Order of Cambodia (, ; ) was a colonial order of chivalry of French Cambodia, and is still in use as an order of chivalry in the present-day Kingdom of Cambodia. History Colonialism On 8 February 1864, the king founded the Royal Orde ...

Knight Commander Knight Commander (or Dame Commander) is the second most senior grade of seven British orders of chivalry, three of which are dormant (and one of them continues as a German house order). The rank entails admission into knighthood, allowing the rec ...

of the

Royal Order of Monisaraphon The Royal Order of Monisaraphon () was founded by King Sisowath of Cambodia on 1 February 1905. It is conferred for accomplishment and outstanding support in the fields of education, arts, science, literacy, or social works. History The Order o ...

Publications

* ''The little book of eyes by Winksy.''

Phnom Penh Phnom Penh is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Cambodia, most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since 1865 and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its political, economic, industr ...

, 2022, * ''Siku katika maisha ya Leyla & Ray.'' ECF:

Dar Es Salaam Dar es Salaam (, ; from ) is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of the Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over 7 million people, Dar es Salaam is the largest city in East Africa by population and the ...

, 2022, * ''The little Coloring Book of eyes by Winksy'', Amsterdam, 2022, * ''A day in the life of Hy & Ry.'' ECF: HCMC, 2021, * ''Museum visitors with Hearing Disabilities'', Publishing House Pero, Moscow, 2017, * ''Amsterdam Museum Monitor'',

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...

, 2016, * ''Marketing from the Papagajnika: the three "P"'s on museum marketing for cities'',

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

, 2017, * ''Amsterdam Museums: a better return through cooperation'',

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

, 2017 * ''Museums in cities working together: more collaboration: better returns'',

Murmansk Murmansk () is a port city and the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast in the far Far North (Russia), northwest part of Russia. It is the world's largest city north of the Arctic Circle and sits on both slopes and banks of a modest fjord, Ko ...

, 2015 * ''Kleurboek - Colouring book, Museums of Amsterdam'', Bekking & Blitz Publishing,

Amersfoort Amersfoort () is a Cities of the Netherlands, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht, Netherlands. As of 31 January 2023, the municipality had ...

, 2015, * ''Amsterdam Museum Monitor'',

, 2015Amsterdam Museum Monitor, Informatie Professional
. informatieprofessional.nl (January 2015). * ''What is the situation of the Libraries in Europe within 7 years (2021) via seven P's'',

, 2014

References

External links

Eye Care Foundation

Moscow Zoo Academy
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