657 search results for “museum collecties and society” in the Library website
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Robin OomkesFaculty of Humanities
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Marijn van DijkFaculty of Humanities
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Geert Onno PrinsFaculty of Humanities
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Marcel KeurentjesFaculty of Humanities
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Nienke van LeverinkFaculty of Humanities
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Jori SnelsFaculty of Humanities
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Jef SchaepsLeiden University Libraries
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Lingyun Lai
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Manon Portos MinettiFaculty of Humanities
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Róisín LambertFaculty of Humanities
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Exhibition W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp en de Nieuwe Kunst rond 1900
The exhibition W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp en de Nieuwe Kunst rond 1900 will be on display in Leiden University Libraries in the period 21 January-17 May 2016.
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Sanskrit across Asia and Beyond
The exhibition ‘Sanskrit – Across Asia and Beyond’ tells the story of Sanskrit’s more than 3,000-year-long existence. It displays manuscripts and objects from Leiden University Library, complemented with objects from the Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen. The exhibition runs from May 18 to August…
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Leiden University Libraries Signs AI Agreement with International Heritage and Knowledge Institutions
On December 3rd, AI4LAM (Artificial Intelligence for Libraries, Archives, and Museums) was launched in London. Leiden University Libraries (UBL)is a founding member, along with more than 40 leading international heritage and knowledge institutions. Together with our partners in AI4LAM, UBL aims to promote…
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American presidents and their special relationship with Leiden
President John Quincy Adams studied in Leiden. His father, John, who was also president, also stayed here and received a lot of support from professor and publisher Johan Luzac. And how are presidents Bush and Obama linked to Leiden?
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Sugoi! Start of Leiden Asia Year
Throughout the coming year, all attention in Leiden will be on Asia. This special year, featuring numerous Asian events, conferences, exhibitions and concerts, celebrates the new Asian Library at Leiden University. Come and read, watch, listen, taste or dance Bollywood style.
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Did Rembrandt paint Leiden Professor van Schooten?
Leiden Professor of Maths Frans van Schooten Jnr. (1615-1660) and his wife Margrieta were painted by Rembrandt. This is the claim made by mathematician and art historian Johan Zwakenberg in his recently published article in the 2018 Leiden Yearbook. Leiden art historians are not completely convinced…
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Exceptional collection of maps and atlases donated to Leiden University Libraries
Private collectors John Steegh and Harrie Teunissen from Dordrecht have donated their entire collection of maps, city plans and atlases to Leiden University Libraries (UBL). In almost 40 years they brought together circa 17,000 map sheets and 2,300 atlases and travel guides. Especially the thematic…
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Exhibition on Anton de Kom’s second life, which began in Leiden
Few people would associate the name Anton de Kom with Leiden. Yet the Surinamese freedom fighter is the subject of an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal.
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Exhibition Maps: navigation and manipulation
Are maps objective or do they convey hidden messages that you would miss at first glance? A map is always a simplification of reality. Mapmakers reduce, distort and select. This allows the reader to be guided literally and figuratively. Leiden University Libraries (UBL) and the Museum Volkenkunde jointly…
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Exhibition The Intolerant Republic
The Dutch Revolt or Eighty Years’ War and the Dutch Golden Age have traditionally been described in the national historiography as glorious periods; with the Dutch Revolt being depicted as a heroic battle for independence and the Dutch Golden Age as an unparalleled political, economic and cultural success…
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Sara PolakFaculty of Humanities
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Exhibitions
Library exhibitions, both online and physical, give an idea of the breadth of our collections.
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Anne-Isabelle RichardFaculty of Humanities
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Hans MolFaculty of Humanities
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Mayke KaagAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Joanita VroomFaculty of Archaeology
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Paul van TrigtFaculty of Humanities
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Hans de VriesFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Satellite conference IFLA 2023 - Empire, Indigeneity, and colonial heritage collections: confronting difficult pasts, enabling just futures
The IFLA-Section Rare Books and Special Collections committee and the Indigenous Matters Section, in collaboration with Leiden University Libraries (UBL) organize a satellite conference in Leiden – Friday August 18th and Saturday August 19th – prior to the IFLA World Library and Information Congress…
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Japanese maps on display in SieboldHuis
Japan museum SieboldHuis has a new showcase in its panorama room, in which maps from the Siebold-collection of Leiden University Libraries are exhibited.
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Mark DriessenFaculty of Archaeology
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Maartje JanseFaculty of Humanities
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Geert WarnarFaculty of Humanities
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Jorge Duran SolorzanoFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs WittyFaculty of Humanities
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Tazuko van BerkelFaculty of Humanities
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Ana Cardozo de SouzaFaculty of Humanities
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Ernst van AlphenFaculty of Humanities
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Suzanne KlareFaculty of Humanities
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Adriana Churampi RamirezFaculty of Humanities
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Helen WestgeestFaculty of Humanities
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Ali ShobeiriFaculty of Humanities
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Zeynep AnliFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Yasco HorsmanFaculty of Humanities
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Emma GrootveldFaculty of Humanities
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Glyn MuitjensFaculty of Science
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Caelesta BraunFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Benedetto NeolaFaculty of Humanities
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Christoph PieperFaculty of Humanities