We are pleased to announce the following 6 excursions on 15 July 2022.
Please note that booking is essential. See below for booking instructions.
Ets Haim Library (Amsterdam)
Ets Haim, on the premises of the Portuguese Synagogue, has been internationally renowned since the Dutch Seventeenth Century. Founded in 1616, it is the oldest active Jewish library in the world. In 2003, the collection was included as world heritage of great cultural and social importance in the UNESCO ‘Memory of the World Register’.
jck.nl/en/location/ets-haim
Excursion 1a
Time: 10.00–11.00 h.
Price: € 19 (€ 17 entrance fee JCK + € 2 Paypal charge)
Maximum number of visitors: 12.
Excursion 1b
Time: 14.00–15.00 h.
Price: € 19 (€ 17 entrance fee JCK + € 2 Paypal charge)
Maximum number of visitors: 12
Location
Portuguese Synagogue and library Ets Haim
Mr. Visserplein 3
1011 RD Amsterdam
Please register at the reception desk in the synagogue.
BPH [Embassy of the Free Mind] (Amsterdam)
The Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica is a treasure house of the tradition of Christian-Hermetic Gnosis in Europe, exploring the spiritual tradition, in which self-knowledge and knowledge of nature provide the key to achieve knowledge of God. The Ritman Library contains some 25,000 titles.
embassyofthefreemind.com/en/library/about-the-library
Excursion 2a
Time: 10.30–11.15 h.
Price: € 19,00 (€ 17,00 entrance fee including Rare book tour + € 2 Paypal charge)
Maximum number of visitors: 15
Excursion 2b
Time: 15.30–16.15 h.
Price: € 19,00 (€ 17,00 entrance fee including Rare book tour + € 2 Paypal charge)
Maximum number of visitors: 15
Location
House with the Heads
Keizersgracht 123
1015 CJ Amsterdam
Please register at the reception desk.
Artis Library (Amsterdam)
Artis Library contains old and rare printed books, manuscripts, drawings, paintings and prints covering the history of natural history, and reflecting the scientific ambition of the society that founded Artis Zoo. Since 1939 this impressive collection is owned by the University of Amsterdam and currently curated by the Allard Pierson. The library is located in its original 19th-century building at the Zoo.
www.uva.nl/en/shared-content/locaties/en/roeterseiland/artis-library.html
Excursion 3
Time: 13.00–14.00 h.
Price: No charge, but booking is essential
Maximum number of visitors: 12
Location
Artis Bibliotheek
Plantage Middenlaan 45-45 A
1018 DC Amsterdam
Please wait outside near the entrance.
VU [Free University Library] (Amsterdam)
Within the Library of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the department of Special and Historical Collections administers all manuscripts and printed works in all fields up to 1901 (although not yet all 19th-century editions), and part of the modern rare books. This represents a total of 70,000 items.
vu.nl/en/about-vu/more-about/vu-collections
Excursion 4
Time: 10.00–12.00
Price: No charge, but booking is essential
Maximum number of visitors: 12
Location
De Boelelaan 1105
1081 HV Amsterdam
VU Main Building, room 1C-02a
Please wait near the entrance in the main hall, on the ground floor.
Rijksmuseum Library (Amsterdam)
The library’s collection on European art history is extremely comprehensive. The original core of the collection is the history of painting, prints, drawings, the applied arts and sculpture in Western Europe from the Middle Ages to the start of the 20th century. Other key areas are the history of photography, iconography, collecting, Indian miniatures, Chinese painting and bronzes, Japanese prints, and sculpture from South/South-east Asia.
library.rijksmuseum.nl/cgi-bin/koha/opac-main.pl?lp=collection_profile
Excursion 5
Time: 15.00–17.30
Price: No charge, but booking is essential. (Please note: entrance fee necessary if you will visite the museum collection as well)
Maximum number of visitors: 30
Location
Rijksmuseum
Museumstraat 1
1071 XX Amsterdam
House of the book / Huis van het boek [Museum Meermanno] (The Hague)
The museum is located in the attractive former residence of the Baron Van Westreenen van Tiellandt (1783-1848) and is devoted to the hand-written and printed book of the past and present. The museum maintains an extensive collection of books from all periods of Western book history, starting with medieval manuscripts. The book room is a unique example of nineteenth-century museum design and its original style remains entirely intact.
www.huisvanhetboek.nl/en/collections
Excursion 6a
Time: 13.00–15.00 h (incl. coffee/tea)
Price: There is no charge, but booking is essential.
Maximum number of visitors: 20
Excursion 6b
Time: 15.00–17.00 h. (incl. coffee/tea)
Price: There is no charge, but booking is essential.
Maximum number of visitors: 20
Location
Huis van het boek
Prinsessegracht 30
2514 AP Den Haag / The Hague
Please register at the reception desk in the shop.
Booking an excursion
Please select an excursion, and mail the number and name of your choice to Paul van Capelleveen: paulton@xs4all.nl.
You will receive a Paypal invoice (if appropriate) and a confirmation of your booking. After payment, you will receive a confirmation of receipt.
It is possible to combine morning and afternoon excursions, but be mindful of travel time!
Example of booking mail:
I would like to sign up for Excursion 2b BPH
Number of participants: 2
Names of partcipants: (1) Ruth Allestree, (2) Karl Dubrovnik
Email (1) rallestree@vht.ge (2) kabdubro@gmail.com