Collections
This site offers world-wide access to finding aids for collections and archives kept at the Special Collections and the Allard Pierson Museum of the University of Amsterdam. All finding aids contain a description of the origination, acquisition and contents of the collections and archives. Some of them include an inventory.
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The collectons can be accessed
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Last added collection descriptions
Archief van de drukkerij M.J. Portielje
The records of the printing house M.J. Portielje, which was established in Amsterdam between 1841 and 1984. The collection mainly consists of (financial) administration and models of delivered printed matter. Read more
Archeologische collectie van de Universiteit van Amsterdam
The Allard Pierson Museum houses a collection of 17,000 original archaeological objects from the Mediterranean dating from 5000 B.C. until A.D. 500. The collection also includes plaster copies of important sculptures from Antiquity and 20,000 beads from all over the world. The objects are collected for research and education purposes of the Department of Classical Archaeology of the University of Amsterdam. The museum is open to the public. Read more
Collectie anatomisch-zoölogische preparaten van de Universiteit van Amsterdam
A collection of wet and dry preparations and specimens collected for the research and education of anatomy at the University of Amsterdam. The collection represents all groups of animals. Read more