Collection of almost 60.000 books
Looking for information about non-European art, material culture and related objects? The library of Museum Volkenkunde has a collection of almost 60,000 books, more than 1,000 series of magazines (of which about 100 are still running), pamphlets and maps.
Everyone is welcome to consult this collection, but lending is unfortunately not possible. There are facilities for making copies.
Visiting address and opening hours
Address
Research Center for Material Culture
Boerhaave building (located next to Museum Volkenkunde)
Steenstraat 1A
2312 BS Leiden
T. 088 0042 907
E. bibliotheek@wereldculturen.nl
Opening hours
Closed from Monday July 13 to Monday August 3, 2020
Opened again from August 4. Every Tuesday to Friday from 13.00 to 17.00h
Online catalog
Do you want to consult a specific publication? Search for these in our catalog: http://www.rmv.nl/rmvbooks/ and and request them via bibliotheek@wereldculturen.nl.