International Heritage Cooperation: Matching Fund

International Heritage Cooperation is part of the Netherlands’ international cultural policy. The Dutch Ministries of Foreign Affairs (BZ) and of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) have formulated this policy for the period 2025 – 2028.

The program has five implementing organisations: DutchCulture, the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE), the National Archives (NA), the Dutch Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage (KIEN), and the Dutch embassies and/or consulates-general in the respective focal countries.

The Matching Fund is intended to support projects across all cultural disciplines (f.i. publications, exhibitions, films, documentaries, TV series, installations, theater performances, etc.) that contribute to the visibility of the history and heritage that connects the Kingdom of the Netherlands with one or more focal countries (Australia, Belgium, Brazil, India, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and the United States of America). Because visibility is the central goal of the scheme, applications are expected to place a strong emphasis on reciprocal representation, multiperspectivity and historical awareness.