Björn Stenvers

Björn Stenvers GCC KCM (born 25 May 1972, in Arnhem) is the CEO of the Eye Care Foundation.^[1][2] Before he was CEO at the Fonds de dotation de l’ICOM (of the International Council of Museums).^{[3][4][5][6][7]} He was the director of the foundation of the Official Museums of Amsterdam (2013-2016) which he also founded.^[8] Björn was the only Dutch lecturer at RANEPA (2015-2022).^[9][10]

Björn Stenvers
Stenvers at Ranepa Summer Campus 2016

In 2017 Stenvers founded the Altai Museum Academy,^[11][12][13] the Moscow Zoo Academy,^{[14][15][16][17]} the Aruba Museum Academy,^[18][19] in 2015 the Amsterdam Museum Academy,^{[20][21][22][23][24]} and in 2014 Rostov Kremlin Museum Academy,^[25][26][27] for museum staff trainings.
He holds a number of board positions; chair of the People's University of Amsterdam,^[28] chair of the Nepal Federation Netherlands (NFN),^[29][30] ICOM Europe,^[31] the Amsterdam Light Festival^[32] and trustee of the World Heritage Site of Brest Fortress.^[33] He has several degrees in Art History, Marketing and Management. Stenvers is married to singer Tamara Hoekwater. He is the great-grandchild of the Austrian composer Franz R. Friedl.

Awards and honours

• Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Cambodia^[34][35][36]
• Knight Commander of the Royal Order of Monisaraphon^[37]

Publications

• The little book of eyes by Winksy. Phnom Penh, 2022, ISBN 978-9083-252001
• Siku katika maisha ya Leyla & Ray. ECF: Dar Es Salaam, 2022, ISBN 978-9090-355047
• The little Coloring Book of eyes by Winksy, Amsterdam, 2022, ISBN 978-9083-252070
• A day in the life of Hy & Ry. ECF: HCMC, 2021, ISBN 978-9090-355047
• Museum visitors with Hearing Disabilities, Publishing House Pero, Moscow, 2017, ISBN 978-5-906988-71-3
• Amsterdam Museum Monitor, Amsterdam, 2016, ISBN 978-90-826597-0-2^[38][39]
• Marketing from the Papagajnika: the three "P"'s on museum marketing for cities, Moscow, 2017, ISBN 978-5-7749-1249-0^[40]
• Amsterdam Museums: a better return through cooperation, Berlin, 2017^[41]
• Museums in cities working together: more collaboration: better returns, Murmansk, 2015^[42]
• Kleurboek - Colouring book, Museums of Amsterdam, Bekking & Blitz Publishing, Amersfoort, 2015, ISBN 978-906109-50-71^[43]
• Amsterdam Museum Monitor, Amsterdam, 2015^[44]
• What is the situation of the Libraries in Europe within 7 years (2021) via seven P's, Amersfoort, 2014