Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome

Publishers' displays during a 2012 event at the Institute

The Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (Dutch: Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut Rome), founded in 1904 as Nederlands Historisch Instituut te Rome, is a Dutch centre for studies in the Humanities based in Rome. It was awarded the title "Royal" by Queen Beatrix in 2004.[1] The Institute was initially one of several Roman Historical Institutes set up to identify and publish Roman archival documents of national interest, with Gisbert Brom as its first director.[2] Its remit has since been extended to include the study of archaeology, art history, literature, architecture and geography.[3]

  1. ^ Gerry van der List (Nov 2015). "Het Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut Rome: een villa vol bollebozen". Elsevier.
  2. ^ J.P. de Valk, "De oprichting en de eerste twintig jaren van het Nederlands Instituut te Rome", in Geschiedenis van het Nederlands Instituut te Rome, 1905-1965, edited by Peter J. van Kessel (Assen, 1989), pp. 17-43.
  3. ^ Hans Cools and Hans de Valk, Institutum Neerlandicum. MCMIV-MMIV. Honderd jaar Nederlands Instituut te Rome (Hilversum, 2004)