RKD - Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis

About RKD - Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis

The RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History is the knowledge centre for the visual arts of the Low Countries and the starting point for art historical research. We support research by providing access to our collection, data, and services.

For decades, we have supported professionals, students, and institutions in researching the visual arts of the Low Countries. As a knowledge centre, we manage, make accessible, and connect our extensive physical and digital collection.

This collection consists of rich resources, such as hundreds of archives and an extensive image database containing millions of images, spanning from the late Middle Ages to the present day.

These resources are carefully collected, preserved, evaluated, and expanded by our staff. We offer high-quality, digitally accessible data and services that support your art historical research.

Easily start your research online using the RKD Research website. Of course, you are also very welcome in our study room and library in The Hague. Whether you’re working remotely or visiting us in person, our staff are on hand to answer your questions.

We maintain close ties with museums, universities, and heritage institutions both in the Netherlands and abroad. In this way, we bring together expertise from across the field of art history.

Keywords

• Art History

Address

• Headquarters

  Prins Willem Alexanderhof 52509LK Den HaagZuid-Holland, Netherlands

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Based on 94 public job profiles as of 5 September 2026.

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