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University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe

Bijzondere Collecties Universiteit van Amsterdam, Collectie Universiteitsgeschiedenis
Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam, Collection University History

Museum or Collection Type:
Cultural History & Art
Institutional Type:
Special Type: Archive

Subject:
Art, Art History, Ethnography, Ethnology, Fine Arts, History, University History

Address:
Oude Turfmarkt 129, 1012 GC Amsterdam

Contact:
m.vanroon@uva.nl
Phone: 020-525 3668
Fax: 020-525 7301

Links:
Bijzondere Collecties Universiteit van Amsterdam, Collectie Universiteitsgeschiedenis
University of Amsterdam

Description:
440 portraits; 5,850 works of art on paper; 750 medals. Archives. University-related books; 60 textiles; 60 items of silver, glass and china; 700 items of furniture; 20,000 photographs; 50 items of audiovisual material; 20 portraits of former professors .

Apart from the portraits and items related with the history of the University of Amsterdam, De Agnietenkapel includes ethnographic material: 22,000 objects including archives, sound recordings, musical instruments, photographs and objects from South East Asia.