Dutch related Institutes
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The following institutes have been selected not only on the relevance of the institute itself, but also on the extent, quality and relevance of their (online) collection:
Cultuurnetwerk.nl - centre of expertise for arts and cultural education in the Netherlands (mainly dutch)
Cultuurnetwerk Library Catalogue library offers the full scope of information on arts and cultural education (Dutch and Egnlish)
Geheugen van Nederland Collection of images and text fragments from private collections of Dutch cultural institutes (Dutch)
Kenniscentrum Digitaal Erfgoed The DEN Foundation (Digitaal Erfgoed Nederland / Digital Heritage Netherlands) is the Dutch knowledge center for digital heritage (Dutch and English)
Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen (KIT)– an independent centre of knowledge and expertise in the areas of international and intercultural cooperation, operating at the interface between theory and practice and between policy and implementation (Dutch and English)
Kunstfactor Sectorinstituut Amateurkunst the national institute for the amateur arts. Kunstfactor acts as a pivot between governments, umbrella organizations and professionals in the area of art (Dutch and English)
Letterkundig Museum (Literary Museum) Catalogue contains the catalogues of the following collections of the Letterkundig Museum: Letters, manuscripts and other archival matter, illustrative material, audiovisual material poems, etc. (website Dutch, catalogue Dutch and English)
Miramedia Kennisbank (NL) – On media in a multicultural society: from research reports and policy documents to fact sheets and reports of meetings.
Nederlands Persmuseum – The Dutch Press Museum is the national depot for the Dutch heritage of journalism. It’s collection contains newspapers, journals, advertising, illustrations, photos, etc. (Dutch only)
Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI) – Collection The NAI keeps and cares for roughly 500 archives and individual collections created by Dutch architects, urban designers, professional associations and training institutes (Dutch and English)
Netherlands Youth Institute - Media opvoeding (Dutch only)
SICA Dutch Centre for International Cultural Activities promotes the Dutch cultural sector’s international activities and ambitions and creates a platform for opinion forming on international cultural policy (mainly Dutch)
Theatre Institute Netherlands (TIN) The TIN offers the largest theatre multimedia documentation centre in Europe, organises debates and public exhibitions (Dutch and English)
- TIN Media Centre - 100,000 Books and plays in several languages, scores of music, subscriptions to international magazines, compact discs, and more than 6,000 videos.
Virtual Platform stimulates and strengthens cultural innovation in the Netherlands by sharing knowledge about e-culture and increasing its visibility and scope (mainly dutch)
- Kennis & thema’s Articles about current trends and background information on e-culture (Dutch only)

