About Kazerne Dossin

Who we are What we do

Who we are

Management

Tomas Baum

General Director E-mail +32 (0) 15 28 86 20

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Tomas Baum

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

Veerle Vanden Daelen

Deputy General Director, Director Collections & Research E-mail +32 (0) 15 28 86 20

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Veerle Vanden Daelen

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cathérine Munkina

Maintenance E-mail

Cathérine Munkina

Cathérine brightens up any room. Literally and figuratively.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Communication and external relations

Barbara Porteman

Director of Communication & External Relations E-mail 015 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.

Evi Van Puyvelde

Digital communication, Editing & Graphic design E-mail +32 (0)15 28 86 29

Evi Van Puyvelde

In addition to writing text and newsletters, Evi is a total convert of InDesign and Photoshop.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dylan Meert

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

Dylan Meert

As the person responsible for the us-them (wij-zij) network, Dylan prefers to sit around the table in a group, and to enrich each other with new insights.

Kyra Fastenau

Learning trajectories justice & football E-mail +32 (0)15 28 86 43

Kyra Fastenau

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

Caroline Walters

Bijzonder Comité voor Herinneringseducatie E-mail +32 (0)15 28 86 47

Caroline Walters

As the coordinator of the BCH, Caroline helps others not to forget the past, and to think about the future. Her own eagerness to learn helps her to do this.

Emma Ferrier

ASF E-mail

Emma Ferrier

Emma is visiting from Germany. As a member of ASF, she is getting to know the operation of Kazerne Dossin.

Collections and research

Veerle Vanden Daelen

Deputy General Director, Director Collections & Research E-mail +32 (0) 15 28 86 20

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Veerle Vanden Daelen

As deputy director, 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.

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.

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.

Board of directors

About Kazerne Dossin

Who we are

Management

Tomas Baum

Tomas Baum

Veerle Vanden Daelen

Veerle Vanden Daelen

Pieter Saelens

Pieter Saelens

Charlotte Keppens

Charlotte Keppens

Reception and operational services

Françoise Swyngedouw

Françoise Swyngedouw

Sana Atwa

Sana Atwa

Yesim Çilek

Yesim Çilek

Cathérine Munkina

Cathérine Munkina

Charlotte Keppens

Charlotte Keppens

Larisa Kerimova

Larisa Kerimova

Khuseyn Bisiyev

Khuseyn Bisiyev

Marius Caragea

Marius Caragea

Tuvia Zuckerman

Tuvia Zuckerman

Hendrik Crabbé

Hendrik Crabbé

Communication and external relations

Barbara Porteman

Barbara Porteman

Wahiba Kaddouri

Wahiba Kaddouri

Evi Van Puyvelde

Evi Van Puyvelde

Public engagement and education

Anne-Sophie Van Vyve

Anne-Sophie Van Vyve

Céline Joris

Céline Joris

Isabelle Diependaele

Isabelle Diependaele

Cedric Derdelinckx

Cedric Derdelinckx

Ellen Van den Broeck

Ellen Van den Broeck

Adriaan Baccaert

Adriaan Baccaert

Dylan Meert

Dylan Meert

Kyra Fastenau

Kyra Fastenau

Caroline Walters

Caroline Walters

Emma Ferrier

Emma Ferrier

Collections and research

Veerle Vanden Daelen

Veerle Vanden Daelen

Dorien Styven

Dorien Styven

Laurence Schram

Laurence Schram

Gunter Vandeplas

Gunter Vandeplas

Herminio Garcia González

Herminio Garcia González

Jarno Maertens

Jarno Maertens

Board of directors

Diane Verstraeten

Claude Marinower

Piet De Zaeger

Stéphane Fischler

André Gantman

Marc Gross