Marc Wingens

Marc Wingens was born in 1964 and studied Cultural History at Utrecht University, earning his PhD from Erasmus University Rotterdam in 1994. He became Director of Erfgoed Gelderland in 2006, supporting around 260 heritage organisations in the Dutch province through consultancy, advocacy and capacity building.

Marc serves as a Council Member of Europa Nostra, sits on the board of OPEN, and participates in national heritage boards. He has contributed to heritage awards and grant evaluations, including the Gelderse Roos Prize, the Brabant Heritage Award and the Mondriaan Fund. Together with his husband, Rudolf Burggraaf, he has promoted heritage awareness among UNESCO school students since 2017.