Nederlands Fotomuseum Director Fired After Investigation Finds Withheld Information

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The Supervisory Board suspended Birgit Donker in June and launched an investigation into her performance. Donker allegedly withheld information regarding employee well-being and organizational culture.

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The controversy of last week had a somewhat new focus: the National Historical Museum. The conflict had two acts: first, the end of the contract of Gabriel Di Meglio as director of that museum; then, the decision of the Government to advance the exit of the historian to avoid a public farewell. Why is it controversial that the Executive replaces the director of a national museum that is under its own administrative structure and that had been de…

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Birgit Donker has been permanently dismissed as director of the Netherlands Photo Museum in Rotterdam. The supervisory board made this decision following an internal investigation into her performance, which found an "irreparable breach of trust." The investigation revealed that Donker repeatedly withheld or misrepresented information to the supervisory board. This specifically concerned crucial information about employee well-being and the orga…

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The director of the Netherlands Photo Museum in Rotterdam, Birgit Donker, has been "permanently removed from her position," the museum announced Saturday. This followed an internal investigation into her performance. Donker was suspended in June by the supervisory board after receiving "concerning reports."