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634 search results for “museum collections and society” in the Library website

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  Gabrielle van den Berg Academic director LIAS / professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Bart Schuurman Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Marlou Schrover Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Hanno Pijl Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

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  Frans Gracia Lebbink

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  Rizal Shidiq University Lecturer, Economies in South and Southeast Asia

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Emma ter Mors Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Jelle Bruning University Lecturer Middle Eastern Studies / Arabic

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Maarten Kossmann Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Mayke Kaag Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

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  Esther Op de Beek University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Sara Bolghiran PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Hester Ruigendijk Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Paul Behrens Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

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  Edmund Hayes University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Roeland Emaus PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Elena Paskaleva Assistant Professor Critical Heritage Studies of Asia and Europe

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Eric van Dijk Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Gerlov van Engelenhoven University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Monique van den Dries Associate professor / department chairwoman

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Lotte van Dillen Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Black Hole Images as Artifacts of Human Choice | Rijksmuseum Boerhaave Exhibition News - 2 April 2024

  Delve into the depths of black hole imaging as anthropologist Rodrigo Ochigame unveils the human decisions shaping its portrayal. Explore four alternative color choices at the 'Towards the Black Hole' exhibit, now showing at Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, Leiden.

• ‘Dear Aunt Olga’ exhibition on the ties between Suriname and the Netherlands News - 27 October 2023

  The Surinamese-Dutch language, Parbo Beer and, of course, football. The ‘Dear Aunt Olga’ (‘Lieve tante Olga’) exhibition focuses on the shared Surinamese-Dutch culture. Full of cheer and with life experience to spare, ‘icon’ Aunt Olga (95) leads visitors through a shared history and does not shy away…

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  Overview of databases, reference works and website for research in the History of Science

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  Amy Eaglestone Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Edwin Bakker Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Federico De Musso Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Petr Kopecky Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Arjen Boin Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Niels van Willigen Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• ‘I miss the smell of old paper in the vault’ News - 28 April 2020

  Curators devote a lot of attention to their collections. How is Martijn Storms, curator of maps and atlases at Leiden University Libraries, managing to do this now he is working from home? And how is Silvia Vermetten digitising Eastern manuscripts from home?

• Fifty years of teaching and research in Egypt: ‘Visit to Cairo a highlight for students’ News - 31 October 2022

  The Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Thousands of students and researchers from eight partner universities in the Netherlands and Flanders have been able to gain valuable experience in Egypt through the institute. Good reason for a celebrat…

• La Galigo manuscript - UNESCO heritage – digitally available News - 27 July 2017

  The La Galigo manuscript at Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has been digitized. The manuscript, which was inscribed in 2011 on UNESCO's ‘Memory of the World’ Register, is now freely available online and can be used for teaching and research. La Galigo is the world's longest epic, written in the Buginese…

• Exhibition - Hello Darkness, My Old Friend: Shadowy art from Leiden University Libraries News - 28 May 2024

  Ominous witches, gruesome monsters, and hideous freaks: from Saturday 15 June, Kunsthal Rotterdam will be putting the spotlight on the shady depths of human imagination in the exhibition Hello darkness, my old friend. Seventy works on paper from the collection of the Leiden University Libraries confront…

• A Buddha in the Backyard News - 10 January 2017

  The exhibition 'A Buddha in the Backyard: Asia as a Source of Inspiration' shows how we surround ourselves with elements from Asian cultures and gives a glimpse into the rich Asia collections of Leiden University. The exhibition runs from January 26 to May 9 and is on display in the exhibition hall…

• Medieval manuscripts made available in Europeana News - 21 October 2022

  Over 600 manuscripts and early prints have been made digitally available by Leiden University Libraries (UBL) via the Europeana platform. In the project 'The Art of Reading in the Middle Ages’ (ARMA), seven European heritage institutions added 30,000 digitised medieval items to Europeana’s database…

• Exhibition Photography Becomes Art - Photo-Secession in Holland 1890-1937 News - 18 September 2019

  In collaboration with the Fotomuseum Den Haag, Leiden University Libraries organizes the exhibition Photography becomes Art - Photo-Secession in Holland 1890-1937. The exhibition shows a selection of 65 early art photos from the Leiden University photography collection. It’s the first time that early…

• Banner exhibition graphic works of Harry van Kruiningen about the Epic of Gilgamesh News - 9 October 2024

  The Epic of Gilgamesh was a lifelong inspiration to artist Harry van Kruiningen. This tale from Mesopotamia about the adventures of Gilgamesh, the legendary king of Uruk, and his friend Enkidu is one of the oldest surviving epics in world literature. Despite its almost 4,000 year age, it still captures…

• X-ray technique reveals hidden medieval pages News - 14 December 2015

  Researchers from Leiden and Delft have found a way to look inside early-modern bookbindings. An x-ray technique has allowed them to search for remains of medieval manuscripts hidden inside the bindings.

• Online exhibition - Rembrandt and Leiden University News - 15 July 2021

  Rembrandt van Rijn is inextricably linked to the city of Leiden. He was born and raised here, went to school in the city, and spent the early years of his career in Leiden, a career that would one day make him one of the greatest painters in Dutch history. There is a similar connection between Rembrandt…

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  Eduard Fosch Villaronga Associate professor

  Faculty of Law

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  Annachiara Raia University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Jasmijn Rana Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Miko Flohr University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Neske Baerwaldt PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Daan Weggemans Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Corey Williams Senior university lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Maryla Klajn PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Felicia Rosu Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities