Workshop: Rome in the World, the World in Rome. History and Legacy of the Vatican Missionary Exhibition (1925-2025)

For Rome and the Catholic world, 2025 will go down in history as the year of the Jubilee. One hundred… Read more

Word jij een van de nieuwe KNIR Ambassadeurs, 2025-2027?

Ben je tijdens of na je studie op het Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut in Rome geweest en wil je andere studenten en onderzoekers enthousiast maken voor het KNIR? Word dan KNIR Ambassadeur!    De KNIR Ambassadeurs zijn studenten en jonge onderzoekers – verbonden aan één van de partneruniversiteiten (RUG, UvA, VU, UU, Leiden en Nijmegen) – die het...

Date: 6 June 2025

Course: Mining Library Treasures

The KNIR special collections hold valuable treasures, which are the subject of important study and valorization projects. We are talking about a collection of more than a thousand rare books and other materials, from the sixteenth up to the twenty-first century, covering a wide array of topics. During this intensive course, students will gain hands-on...

Deadline: 1 July 2025

Date: 24 September - 8 October 2025

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