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Nederlandse Kastelenstichting / Bibliotheek

Castles Institute of The Netherlands / Library

Size 5,000 books and 10 current periodicals
Character and emphasis The Nederlandse Kastelenstichting (NKS) was founded in 1945 to stimulate the preservation of castles and country houses in the Netherlands, their gardens, parks and estates, and their furnishings when of historical or cultural relevance. It maintains an extensive collection of books and documentation on castles and country houses, in particular in the Netherlands.

Special collections

• A collection of ca. 250 prints (17th and 18th Centuries) documenting castles and historic country houses in the Netherlands
• 25,000 postcards, 17,000 photographs and 20,000 slides illustrating castles and country houses in Europe, with an emphasis on the Netherlands

Catalogues

• All visual material is retrievable by means of an automated catalogue
• A typescript catalogue of the holdings until 1987
• Card catalogues on author's name and name of monument
• An automated catalogue of the books is under construction

Publications

• Nederlandse kastelengids (Annual guide to castles and country houses in the Netherlands open to the public)