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Collections of Art-historical documentation in the Netherlands

ROTTERDAM

Nederlands Architectuurinstituut (NAi), Afdeling collecties / Bibliotheek

Netherlands Architectural Institute (NAi), Department of Collections / Library

Museumpark 25, 3015 CB / PO Box 237, 3000 AE Rotterdam
Tel: 010-4401222, Fax: 010-4367554, E-mail: g.siemensma@nai.nl
Librarian Drs. G. Siemensma
Opening hours Tue-Fri 10.00-17.00, Sat 10.00-17.00 (except July and August and special days, like the Saturday before Easter, etc.)
Conditions of use Consultation only
Services Reference assistance / microform reader-printer / scanner / photographic services / restaurant in the museum
WWW-site http://www.nai.nl

Size 32,000 monographs, 130 current periodicals, and a large collection of discontinued periodicals
Character and emphasis The Nederlands Architectuurinstituut (NAi) exists since 1988 as the result of a merger between the Stichting Architectuurmuseum (Foundation Museum of Architecture), the Nederlands Documentatiecentrum voor de Bouwkunst (Dutch Documentation Centre for Architecture) and the Stichting Wonen, all situated in Amsterdam. The institute's collection consists of a large number of architectural plans and designs and the archives of more than 300 Dutch architects and architect's firms active between ca. 1850 and 1950, and is continuously extended. This material is drawn upon in the preparation of exhibitions, and is the subject of scholarly research. The library supports and reflects the collections of the museum: it specializes in the history and theory of architecture, urban design and planning, social housing, garden and landscape design, applied art and industrial and graphic design of the Western world, with a special emphasis on the Netherlands in the 19th and 20th century.

Special collections

  • Archives and designs of ca. 500 Dutch architects and firms active between ca. 1850 and 1950
  • Archives of ca. 30 institutions in the field of architecture and urban design
  • Archives of ca. 70 competitions and exhibitions
  • Ca. 500 architectural scale-models
  • Drawing archives (microfiche) of Hendrik Petrus Berlage, P.J.H. Cuypers (only drawings related to the Rijksmuseum), Theo van Doesburg, Michel de Klerk and J.J.P. Oud.
Access open shelves; all archival materials in closed stacks

Catalogues

  • Automated catalogue, offering access by author's name, subject, name of architect, museum, and place-name
  • A survey of archives in the collection is presented on the website, as well as a survey of periodicals
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