About Kazerne Dossin

Who we are What we do

Who we are

Management

Tomas Baum

General Director E-mail +32 (0)15 29 06 60

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Tomas Baum

Director Tomas Baum encourages collaborations to make every step forward possible.

Charlotte Keppens

Personnel administration & Reception E-mail +32 (0) 15 28 86 55

Charlotte Keppens

Every employee quickly gets to know the way to Charlotte. This personnel manager does not shy away from any question.

Pieter Saelens

Accountant & contract archive management E-mail +32 (0) 15 28 86 33

Pieter Saelens

Figures hold no secrets for Pieter. In addition to bookkeeping, he is also responsible for contract management.

Reception and operational services

Françoise Swyngedouw

Director of Reception & Operational Services E-mail +32 (0)15 28 86 22

Françoise Swyngedouw

As the coordinator of reception and facilities, Françoise sees the museum as the entrance hall to the city of Mechelen.

Charlotte Keppens

Personnel administration & Reception E-mail +32 (0) 15 28 86 55

Charlotte Keppens

Every employee quickly gets to know the way to Charlotte. This personnel manager does not shy away from any question.

Sana Atwa

Reception & Events E-mail

Sana Atwa

Do you have a specific question about your visit? If so, Sana, our Multitasker, will be happy to help.

Yesim Çilek

Reception & Museum Shop E-mail

Yesim Çilek

Guiding, answering telephones, reception, ... Multi-talented Yeşim can be found in the reception and museum shop.

Hendrik Crabbé

Reception & Museum Shop E-mail

Hendrik Crabbé

As the manager of the bookshop, Hendrik has turned his hobby into a profession. In addition, he makes everyone feel welcome at the reception.

Tuvia Zuckerman

Security manager E-mail +32 (0)15 28 86 25

Tuvia Zuckerman

Tuvia was born with a helmet on his head. Everyone feels safe thanks to this security manager.

Marius Caragea

Multimedia Expert & IT E-mail +32 (0)15 28 86 39

Marius Caragea

Without Marius, no IT. Thanks to experimentation and continuous learning, he remains the boss of this ever-changing domain.

Cathérine Munkina

Maintenance E-mail

Cathérine Munkina

Cathérine brightens up any room. Literally and figuratively.

Larisa Kerimova

Maintenance E-mail

Larisa Kerimova

Not a speck of dust can be found when Larisa’s around. Literally and figuratively. She makes sure that Kazerne Dossin is spick and span.

Khuseyn Bisiyev

Technical support & Receipt of deliviries E-mail +32 (0)15 28 86 50

Khuseyn Bisiyev

There’s no limit to Khuseyns helpfulness. He is responsible for technical maintenance and for receiving deliveries.

Communication and external relations

Barbara Porteman

Director of Communication & External Relations E-mail +32 (0)15 28 86 23

Barbara Porteman

Bringing the museum and the visitor closer together. That is the ultimate goal - and how could it be otherwise - of our communication and external relations coordinator Barbara.

Wahiba Kaddouri

Friends & external relations administration, Social media E-mail +32 (0)15 28 86 20

Wahiba Kaddouri

Wahiba is empathetic and creative. She can fully utilise both qualities in her job, where she is responsible for social media, the website and sponsorship.

Public engagement and education

Anne-Sophie Van Vyve

Director of Public Engagement & Education E-mail +32 (0)15 28 86 44

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Anne-Sophie Van Vyve

Our public and education coordinator Anne-Sophie loves nothing more than connecting people with each other. Her social skills are sure to come in handy here!

Isabelle Diependaele

Polarisation Police and Educational Outreach E-mail +32 (0)15 28 86 35

Isabelle Diependaele

Isabelle knows networking like the back of her hand. And that’s needed as the key figure between Kazerne Dossin and the Police.

Adriaan Baccaert

Project operation E-mail +32 (0)15 28 86 53

Adriaan Baccaert

With his creativity, and his analytical and communication skills, Adriaan knows how to bring every project to life.

Céline Joris

Education & Guides E-mail +32 (0)15 28 86 45

Céline Joris

Céline's infectious energy ensures that our guides no longer need coffee. In addition to the guide work, Céline takes care of the educational part.

Kyra Fastenau

Learning trajectories justice & football E-mail +32 (0)467 05 13 21

Kyra Fastenau

As the person responsible for our learning trajectories, Kyra likes nothing more than bursting bubbles. Figuratively, of course.

Ellen Van den Broeck

Holocaust, Police and Human Rights E-mail +32 (0) 15 28 86 27

Ellen Van den Broeck

As a coordinator of the Holocaust, Police and Human Rights project, Ellen ensures that all members of the police force gain an insight into the circumstances that constrain an individual’s social opportunities.

Hannah Cser

ASF E-mail

Cedric Derdelinckx

Holocaust, Police and Human Rights E-mail +32 (0) 15 28 86 27

Cedric Derdelinckx

Cedric is mainly concerned with the Holocaust, the police and human rights. In order to catch his breath, he takes a detour to sit on the large stairs of the museum.

Elisa Noè

Project Every Name Matters E-mail +32 (0)15 28 86 34

Sofie De Smet

Network 'Wij-Zij' E-mail +32 (0)15 28 86 46

Collections and research

Veerle Vanden Daelen

Curator and Director Collections & Research E-mail +32 (0)15 29 06 60

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Veerle Vanden Daelen

As curator, Veerle sympathises with our theme. In the Memorial, the portrait room of the children still brings her to silence.

Dorien Styven

Archivist E-mail +32 (0)15 28 86 37

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Dorien Styven

Without an archivist, no research centre. Dorien knows our archive through and through.

Laurence Schram

Researcher E-mail +32 (0)15 28 86 36

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Laurence Schram

Laurence is precise, human and bursting with expertise. It’s not without reason that she’s a researcher at Kazerne Dossin.

Gunter Vandeplas

Digitalisation E-mail

Gunter Vandeplas

Thanks to Gunter, anyone can consult our archives. This digitization employee ensures that you find a lot of information online.

Jarno Maertens

Archivist E-mail +32 (0)15 28 86 28

Jarno Maertens

Jarno ensures the strengthening of both physical and digital archive management and acquisition in a controlled manner. He is on the lookout for structures in every folder of the collections.

Herminio Garcia González

Data integration specialist E-mail +32 (0)15 28 86 52

Herminio Garcia González

Although Herminio has Spanish roots, he feels completely at home in his role as data integration specialist.

About Kazerne Dossin

Who we are

Management

Tomas Baum

Tomas Baum

Charlotte Keppens

Charlotte Keppens

Pieter Saelens

Pieter Saelens

Reception and operational services

Françoise Swyngedouw

Françoise Swyngedouw

Charlotte Keppens

Charlotte Keppens

Sana Atwa

Sana Atwa

Yesim Çilek

Yesim Çilek

Hendrik Crabbé

Hendrik Crabbé

Tuvia Zuckerman

Tuvia Zuckerman

Marius Caragea

Marius Caragea

Cathérine Munkina

Cathérine Munkina

Larisa Kerimova

Larisa Kerimova

Khuseyn Bisiyev

Khuseyn Bisiyev

Communication and external relations

Barbara Porteman

Barbara Porteman

Wahiba Kaddouri

Wahiba Kaddouri

Public engagement and education

Anne-Sophie Van Vyve

Anne-Sophie Van Vyve

Isabelle Diependaele

Isabelle Diependaele

Adriaan Baccaert

Adriaan Baccaert

Céline Joris

Céline Joris

Kyra Fastenau

Kyra Fastenau

Ellen Van den Broeck

Ellen Van den Broeck

Hannah Cser

Cedric Derdelinckx

Cedric Derdelinckx

Elisa Noè

Sofie De Smet

Collections and research

Veerle Vanden Daelen

Veerle Vanden Daelen

Dorien Styven

Dorien Styven

Laurence Schram

Laurence Schram

Gunter Vandeplas

Gunter Vandeplas

Jarno Maertens

Jarno Maertens

Herminio Garcia González

Herminio Garcia González

Board of directors

Stéphane Fischler

Marleen Vanderpoorten

Michel Laub

Piet De Zaeger

Claude Marinower

Digna Coppieters

Alexander Vandersmissen

Ignaas Devisch

Marc Gross

Patricia Ramet

General assembly

Stéphane Fischler

Marleen Vanderpoorten