488 search results for “museum collecties and society” in the Library website
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Alexandre AfonsoFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Nienke van LeverinkFaculty of Humanities
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Roosmarijn HompeFaculty of Humanities
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Dimitris Kentrotis ZinelisFaculty of Humanities
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Jacqueline HylkemaFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Coen van 't VeerFaculty of Humanities
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Alan Palacios
Faculty of Humanities
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Daný van DamFaculty of Humanities
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Jose Hopkins BrocqFaculty of Humanities
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Jonathan PowellFaculty of Humanities
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Leonie HenkesFaculty of Humanities
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Robin OomkesFaculty of Humanities
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Ineke SluiterFaculty of Humanities
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Manon Portos Minetti-Faculty of Humanities
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Róisín LambertFaculty of Humanities
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Kirsty RolfeFaculty of Humanities
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Goran Bouaziz
Faculty of Humanities
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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 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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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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Exhibitions
Library exhibitions, both online and physical, give an idea of the breadth of our collections.
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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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Sara PolakFaculty of Humanities
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Black Hole Images as Artifacts of Human Choice | Rijksmuseum Boerhaave Exhibition
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.
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Memorial Year makes visible the continuing effects of historical slavery
Research into our history of colonialism and slavery, heart-to-heart conversations at a Keti Koti table, exhibitions, lectures and podcasts that establish the link between present and past. Staff and students participated in the national Slavery Memorial Year in many different ways. What have we learned…
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State Secretary Gräper visits to discuss cultural heritage and opening up collections
How should we address our colonial heritage? And how digital and accessible are our collections? Outgoing State Secretary Fleur Gräper spoke with researchers and heritage specialists about this on 25 January.
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‘Dear Aunt Olga’ exhibition on the ties between Suriname and the Netherlands
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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Digitised photos, daguerreotypes, and slides now available in Digital Collections
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has made 45,000 digitised daguerreotypes, autochrome plates, photo prints, albums, cameras and other objects from its photography collections available through Digital Collections. This means that parts of the oldest photo collection in the Netherlands are now digitally…
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Corey WilliamsFaculty of Humanities
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Hans de VriesFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Joanita VroomFaculty of Archaeology
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Hans MolFaculty of Humanities
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UBL signs Digital Heritage Network Manifesto
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) signed the manifesto of the Dutch Digital Heritage Network (NDE) this November, during Digital Heritage Month, thereby joining the network. The manifesto calls on archives, libraries, museums, and other cultural institutions to make their digital collections more visible,…
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Wim van AnrooijFaculty of Humanities
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Carmen van den BerghFaculty of Humanities
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Marcel KeurentjesFaculty of Humanities
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Wenxuan Peng
Faculty of Humanities
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Robbert StriekwoldFaculty of Humanities
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Edwin de VetteFaculty of Humanities
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Francianne Dos Santos VelhoFaculty of Humanities
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Zeynep AnliSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Lucas GahrmannFaculty of Humanities
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Sander StolkFaculty of Humanities
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Suzanne KlareFaculty of Humanities
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Caelesta BraunFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Elizabeth den HartogFaculty of Humanities