La volonté de transparence dans la politique muséale des Pays-Bas ou comment apprendre à faire face aux dangers

Abstract

Transparency is one of the rhetorical constants in discourses referring to Northern European countries. What about museology in the Netherlands? Do Dutch science and society museums embrace this concept? This article aims to define what transparency is and to give examples that shed light on a very original Dutch museum strategy and direction. Transparency is not about showing everything, but about removing barriers to knowledge in order to create the conditions for every citizen to be aware of possible disasters that could affect the country.