Sietske van Zanten

Sietske van Zanten (1976) is director of the LAM museum. LAM is part of the VandenBroek Foundation. She developed and realized the innovative museum concept for the LAM and has been building the largest food art collection in the world. The Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad called the museum 'radically stubborn', ADCN rewarded the museum concept with a Dutch Creativity Award. In 2021, the museum was nominated for the European Museum of the Year Award, the Champions League among museums.

Sietske is a part of the Supervisory Board of Kunstmuseum Flevoland and is treasurer of the Supervisory Board at SCHUUR Haarlem. Sietske previously worked for the corporate collections of ING and Rabobank.

Trust is everything at LAM. A successful art experience starts with confidence, Sietske knows. ‘At LAM we do everything we can to let visitors experience that they can rely on their own knowledge. We know that everyone can relate to art, more than most of us think. Art knowledge can help you in viewing art, but with a little curiosity you already have everything you need to get a lot out of it.” At the same time, the LAM museum encourages the opposite. 'A healthy dose of mistrust makes you look critically. At the art, but certainly also at yourself.'