Hanne Dewinter

Hanne Dewinter is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Educational Sciences at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). Her research focuses on participatory arts practices, urban living dynamics, and the intersection of cultural heritage with wellbeing. She holds a PhD from Ghent University, where her doctoral work explored participatory arts in urban contexts. Starting October 2024, she leads an FWO-funded junior postdoc project investigating arts' social impacts beyond traditional participation frameworks.

Education:

• PhD in Educational Sciences, Ghent University

Research interests include theorizing the societal role of arts, museum pedagogy, and urban educational landscapes. Her work bridges qualitative methodologies with policy implications for cultural institutions.

Recent projects emphasize wellbeing-oriented interventions in museums and the reconstruction of art's social value narratives.

Grants include a 3-year FWO Fundamental Research Project (FWOTM1216) exploring new conceptual frameworks for assessing arts' societal contributions.