Tot Zover

Who are we?

Tot Zover is an active museum thanks to the great efforts of a small paid team (2.8 FTE) and more than 30 volunteers. See below for employees, management and advisory board.

Guus Sluiter

director | g.sluiter@totzover.nl

Art Historian Guus Sluiter completed his studies at the University of Amsterdam in 1993 and worked at the Mauritshuis in The Hague and The Dutch University Institute for Art History in Florence, among others. Sluiter specializes in Dutch painting from the 17th century. He has worked for Tot Zover since 2004.

Laura Cramwinckel

curator / education & funerary academy | l.cramwinckel@totzover.nl

Laura Cramwinckel is a graduated designer in Man & Public Space at the Design Academy Eindhoven (2001) and a religious scientist. In her MA Humanities study at Tilburg University, she mainly researched funeral related topics. Her thesis (2012) was about recent developments in crematorium architecture. She has worked for Tot Zover since 2014.

 

Barbara Aukes

general manager | b.aukes@totzover.nl

Barbara Aukes graduated in architectural history from the University of Amsterdam and Utrecht University (2007). She is interested in optimizing financial and operational processes in the cultural sector. At the Van Eesteren Museum, she served as managing director and was responsible, among other things, for securing official museum accreditation. Since April 2024, she has been working at Museum Tot Zover.

 

Hanita Koopmans

HR internal affairs | h.koopmans@totzover.nl

Hanita Koopmans studied history and sociology at the UVA and worked as a coordinator at Naturalis and the Dutch Institute for Sound and Vision. She has worked at Tot Zover since December 2018. "What a special place is Museum Tot Zover and a great club of volunteers to work with."

Sanne Dijkstra 

education | s.dijkstra@totzover.nl

Storyteller Sanne Dijkstra became fascinated as a teenager by the dual role of funeral directors, who serve as both project managers and grief counselors. She graduated from the Reinwardt Academy in 2013 with an educational method for vocational learning in museums. After working in (science) journalism among other fields, she returned to the museum world in 2017. Sanne has been part of the Tot Zover team since 2025.

 

Lizz Heijn

marketing & events | l.heijn@totzover.nl

Lizz Heijn studied MBO Art & Design and continued her education at the Reinwardt Academy. After working for several years in design, film production, and e-commerce, she joined the Tot Zover team in March 2022. As a true death positivity activist, she has found her perfect place at the museum!

 

Charlotte Waskowskij

marketing & communication | c.waskowskij@totzover.nl

Charlotte studied Educational Science and Communication at Utrecht University. She previously worked as a marketer for cultural organizations such as the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and TivoliVredenburg. Her fascination with the funeral world and how people deal with death led her to join Tot Zover in early 2024.

 

Ilse van Brakel

floormanager | floormanager@totzover.nl

Ilse van Brakel studied Comparative Arts and Media Studies at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her theses focused on the culture of remembrance surrounding World War II and how various media - such as film and augmented reality apps - can play a role in this. After working as a gallery attendant at Museum Tot Zover, she has also been serving as floor manager of Café Roosenburgh since January 2024. Her goal is to make the café a place where everyone feels welcome, seen, and heard.

 

Board of Trustees

  • De heer E. (Edzo) Doeve, chairman ad interim
  • Mevrouw K. (Kim) Schwartz, treasurer
  • Mevrouw Q.B. (Quirine) Muntz, general member
  • Mevrouw Y. (Yara) Cavalcanti Araujo, general member
  • Mevrouw D. (Daphne) Voormolen, general member

Advisory Board

  • De heer W.P.R.A. (Wim) Cappers
  • De heer  E. (Edzo) Doeve
  • De heer J. (Jasper) Enklaar
  • De heer Q. (Quinten) Fraai
  • De heer M.J.M.(Martin) Hoondert
  • Mevrouw M.L. (Marie-Louise) Meuris

Committee of Recommendation

  • Mr. M.J. (Job) Cohen – former Mayor of Amsterdam, lawyer, and politician
  • Ms. A. (Ann) Demeester – Museum Director at Kunsthaus Zürich, former Director of the Frans Hals Museum
  • Ms. A. (Ageeth) Ouwehand – Member of the Council for Public Health and Society
  • Ms. G.A. (Gerdi) Verbeet – former Speaker of the Dutch House of Representatives and of the National 4–5 May Committee

Netherlands Uitvaart Museum Tot Zover is affiliated with the Museum Association, the Amsterdam Museums Consultation, the International Association of Funeral Museums and the European Federation of Funeral Museums.

Nederlands Uitvaart Museum Tot Zover endorses the Governance Code Cultuur.