Our story
Sense of Place, founded by Joop Mulder (1953-2021), is a cultural development organization that gives new vitality to the region along the Wadden coast by enhancing the unique qualities of this area with the help of visual art and design projects. Together with residents and the landscape, we tell the story of the North through these projects. The history of the area and residents, the landscape and the future.
Sense of Place visualizes the unique values of nature, landscape and cultural history of the special UNESCO World Heritage Wadden area to a wider audience. This will give the region an economic and social impulse at the same time. Sense of Place sometimes initiate projects but more often it supports initiatives from the local communities. The projects respect the culture and nature of the area and tell the story of the location and the landscape. They thus give the place extra appeal and meaning: a Sense of Place.
Artists, landscape architects, researchers, residents, users, social organisations, entrepreneurs, nature conservation organizations and governments are brought into contact with each other to jointly shape cultural landscape development in an innovative way.