Digital Research Aids
These research aids are currently under construction. Therefore, they are subject to change and additions. An initial presentation is planned for late March 2025.
On this page you can find various research aids that can assist you in doing (provenance) research on colonial collections. The research aids contain information about conducting research on objects that were acquired in a colonial context and which are currently part of museum collections in the Netherlands. Besides a brief description of the subject, the research aids provide the user with specific research tips and references to relevant source material.
1. Provenance research into colonial collections
2. Topics
Civil servants
Artis Etnographic Museum
C.G.C. Reinwardt
Koninklijk Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Royal Cabinet of Curiosities
Wageningen University & Research
Wereldmuseum Amsterdam
Wereldmuseum Leiden
Wereldmuseum Rotterdam
Military and navy
Royal Cabinet of Curiosities
Wereldmuseum Amsterdam
Wereldmuseum Leiden
Wereldmuseum Rotterdam
Science
Artis Etnographic Museum
C.G.C. Reinwardt
Koninklijk Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Pieter H. Pott
Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV)
Wageningen University & Research
Wereldmuseum Amsterdam
Wereldmuseum Leiden
Wereldmuseum Rotterdam