The RKD — Netherlands Institute for Art History acquires, manages, researches and presents a unique national collection relating to the visual arts of the Netherlands in an international context, from the late Middle Ages to the present. The institute aims to make its knowledge, research, and information accessible worldwide for museums, the academic community, and the public. With more than 900 archives, a widely acclaimed library and comprehensive databases, the RKD is one of the world’s foremost art-historical knowledge centres. The institution serves as a unifying factor between cultural heritage organisations and collaborates with multiple national and international partners.
The institute’s public space in The Hague is a place where researchers, art historians and others who are interested can meet, visit the exhibition and consult the archives or library. Moreover, their website attracts two million visitors annually. With their innovative research platform RKD Research, they provide their online visitors with innovative and advanced solutions for conducting art historical research.