Mapping Netherlands: Literature - Institutions

Mapping Netherlands: Literature - Institutions

Nederlands Letterenfonds
Dutch Foundation For Literature
Amsterdam
The Dutch Foundation For Literature has the task of supporting writers and translators, and of promoting Dutch literature abroad. It invests in the quality and diversity of literature through grants for writers, translators, publishers and festivals, and contributes to the production and distribution of Dutch and Frisian literature at home and abroad.

Koninklijke Bibliotheek
National Library of the Netherlands
The Hague
Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB), the national library of the Netherlands, brings people and information together. To that end, the KB makes the library collection-the Netherlands visible, sustainable and practicable.

Het Letterkundig Museum
The Literature Museum (information in Dutch only)
The Hague
The Literature Museum in The Hague is a museum exhibiting the Dutch literary past. The institute furthermore contributes to the preservation of the Dutch literary heritage and has a large collection of biographies and literary historical publications. The collection provides valuable data for research, media, publishers and various museums.

Beeld en Geluid
Beeld en Geluid (information in Dutch only)

Stichting Lezen
Dutch Reading Foundation
Amsterdam
The objective of Stichting Lezen is to promote the pleasure in reading, both in Dutch and Friesian (Netherlands’ second official language). The foundation coordinates existing activities and encourages the development of new and innovative initiatives, methods and tools that are instrumental in reading promotion. This includes the promotion of scientific research in this specialist field.

Boekmanstichting
Boekman Foundation
Amsterdam
The Boekman Foundation collects and disseminates knowledge and information about the arts and culture in both policy and practice. It stimulates research and the development of opinion on the production, distribution and take-up of the arts and on national and international policy on the arts and culture.

 

Mapping Netherlands: Literature