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Institutions in Amsterdam
Amsterdam is home to a great many of the county’s leading institutions, where major decisions are made affecting the entire country. Other noteworthy organisations include the Netherlands Theatre Institute, which offers a wide array of facilities aimed at promoting Dutch theatre internationally, the Boekman Foundation, which gathers and distributes information about the arts and culture as well as developing research and public opinion about arts and culture and for formulating domestic and international policy in this area and the Science Park Amsterdam, which provides accommodation for business and science and also houses the University of Amsterdam. The Public Library Amsterdam is the collective label encompassing all of Amsterdam's public libraries. The oldest of this group opened in 1919 and today the group consists of 28 libraries and an additional 43 lending stations; together the group lend out in excess of 5 million books a year. A useful institution to note in Amsterdam is the British Council, which unites people with educational opportunities.
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Hermitage Amsterdam
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Address: P.O. Box 11675
Phone: +31 20 5308751
e-mail: mail@hermitage.nl
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Website: http://www.hermitage.nl
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Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 10 -17
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Hermitage Amsterdam is a dependency of the Hermitage Museum of Saint Petersburg. It is located on the Amstel river and occupies the former Amstelhof. The building is truly one of the best examples of classicist architecture in the city, built between 1681-1683 as a home for the elderly. At first it was meant to be a shelter solely for women, but later it welcomed also men. It was designed by architect Hans Petersom. After renovations carried outin the 19th and 20th Centuries,not much remained of the original interior of Amstelhof. In order to provide accomodation for married couples as well, the Reformed Congregation built the Corvershof on Nieuwe Herengracht in 1723. In 1888, an extension joining Corvershof to Amstelhof was built. The design for the interior is done by Hubert-Jan Henket (responsible for the extension to the Teylers Museum in Haarlem) and Wim Crouwel. Henket is a well-known designer and former director of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. This modern museum offers interiors that meet current standards as regards climate control and public facilities. On the ground floor visitors will find a museum shop and a cafe flanking the entrance. The first and second floors of the building feature three exhibition galleries on each floor with a total floor space of 500 square metres.
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Amsterdam School of the Arts, Theatre Faculty, Theatre School Library
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Address: Jodenbreestraat 3
Phone: +31 20 527 7630
e-mail: library@the.ahk.nl
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Website: http://www.the.ahk.nl/
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The Amsterdam School of the Arts (Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten) is a government-funded Institute of Higher Professional Education. It was founded in 1987 after the merger of the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture, the Academy of Fine Arts, the Netherlands Film and Television Academy and the Reinwardt Academy. In 1988, also the Theatre School and the Hilversum Conservatory joined the Amsterdam School of teh Arts. In 1994, the merger with the Sweelinck Conservatory resulted in the establishment of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. The postgraduate DasArts Institute was set up the same year, followed by the BINGER Institute in 1995.
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The Public Library Amsterdam
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Address: Prinsengracht 587
Phone: +31 20 5230923
e-mail: klantenservice@oba.nl
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Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 10 -22
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The Public Library in Amsterdam (OBA) is the central one of three new buildings on the restructured Oosterdokseiland, situated near the Central Station. The new OBA opened in July 2007 (the Central Library was founded in 1919). It features general and unique collections of books and audio-visual material.
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Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences
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Address: Het Trippenhuis
Kloveniersburgwal 29
Phone: +31 20 5510700
e-mail: knaw@bureau.knaw.nl
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Website: http://www.knaw.nl
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The Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (KNAW) is a forum and voice for the arts and sciences in Holland. KNAW promotes the quality of scientific and scholarly work in the country, and ensures contributions from scholars to the social, cultural and economic development of the Dutch society.
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University of Amsterdam
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Address: Plantage Muidergracht 24
Phone: +31 20 525 6051
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Website: http://www.uva.nl
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The Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA) is a comprehensive research university comprising the faculties of social and behavioural sciences, humanities, law, economy, science, medicine and dentistry. The university boasts a strong international programme, with over 85 English Master programmes and various Dutch and English language courses.
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Conservatory of Amsterdam, Library
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Address: Van Baerlestraat 27
Phone: +31 20 647 641
e-mail: info@cva.ahk.nl
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Website: http://www.cva.ahk.nl/EN
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The Conservatory of Amsterdam (CvA) is the largest conservatory in the Netherlands. Located near the Concertgebouw (The Concert Hall of Amsterdam), the CvA offers courses from jazz, classical music and early music to latin music, opera and popular music.
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