166 search results for “colonialism imperialism and heritage” in the Library website
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Nira WickramasingheFaculty of Humanities
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Alicia SchrikkerFaculty of Humanities
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Ethan MarkFaculty of Humanities
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Aya EzawaFaculty of Humanities
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Márcia GonçalvesFaculty of Humanities
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Catia AntunesFaculty of Humanities
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UNESCO World Heritage
The UBL holds five sets of manuscripts recognised by UNESCO as documents of universal value and exceptional significance to the world. They are included in UNESCO's International World Heritage list of documents (Memory of the World Register).
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Liesbeth Rosen JacobsonFaculty of Humanities
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Mara de GrootFaculteit Archeologie
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Philip PostFaculty of Humanities
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Alexander van der MeerFaculty of Humanities
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Monique van den DriesFaculteit Archeologie
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Chi ZhangFaculteit Archeologie
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Jiayi XinFaculty of Humanities
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Rients de BoerFaculteit Archeologie
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Miyuki KerkhofHonours Academy
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Revival of Imperial Prague in Leiden
Leiden University Libraries revives Imperial Prague in Leiden with the exhibition Prague around 1600: Art and science at the court of Rudolf II. The exhibition can be seen from the 29th of September 2016 to the 10th of January 2017, in the exhibition hall of the Leiden University Library at the Witte…
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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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Leiden University Libraries acquires 16th-century Chinese imperial edict from Robert van Gulik’s collection
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has been able to acquire an extraordinary Chinese manuscript at auction in Hong Kong. It concerns an Imperial Edict (dated 1582) from the Ming dynasty period, at one time part of the former collection of well-known sinologist and author of detective-novels Robert van…
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Jessica RoitmanFaculty of Humanities
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Gül Aktürk HauserFaculteit Archeologie
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Martijn MandersFaculteit Archeologie
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Bente de LeedeFaculty 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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Esther ZwinkelsFaculty of Humanities
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Anita van DisselFaculty of Humanities
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Wim WillemsFaculty of Humanities
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Siyun WuFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Carola HeinFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Limin TehFaculty of Humanities
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Wim van den DoelCollege van Bestuur
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La Galigo manuscript - UNESCO heritage – digitally available
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…
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Carolien StolteFaculty of Humanities
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Gert OostindieFaculty of Humanities
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Lennart BesFaculty of Humanities
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Geke BurgerFaculty of Humanities
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Robert RossFaculty of Humanities
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Leiden Chinese heritage collections digitised in Pagode-Europeana-China project
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) recently participated in the Pagode-Europeana-China project as an associated partner. As a result, almost two hundred items related to China from the UBL Special Collections are now available via the Europeana website. The UBL was the only library to participate in…
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Sophie StarrenburgFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Elena PaskalevaFaculty of Humanities
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Maps and Atlases
The collection of maps and atlases consists of approximately 100,000 map sheets (including c. 3,000 manuscript maps), 3,500 atlases and 25,000 topographical prints and drawings.
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Leonor Faber-JonkerAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Luc BultenFaculty of Humanities
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Marcella SchuteFaculty of Humanities
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Stefano BellucciFaculty of Humanities
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Tristan MostertFaculty of Humanities
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Andrea Richards-CumminsFaculteit Archeologie
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Marlieke ErnstFaculty of Humanities
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Michael HerzfeldFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Erik de MaakerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen