Titles in the library collection can be found in two ways: via easy search and advanced search.

Easy search
With the search function on the website you can easily discover the library collection.

You can search easily in the library collection using the free search, or search by a word from the title, on (the surname of the) author or by subject (keyword). For the moment the key words are in Dutch. The key words are part of a thesaurus created by the information specialists of the Boekman Foundation. We are working on a translation of the Dutch keywords.

Use the list of translationed terms to see which Dutch terms you can use.

To find more information on a title you can click on it. You are directed to the external internet catalogue where you can find more detailed information.

Advanced search

Discover our collection via advanced search or the expert search.

Books and reports are available for loan. The loan period is four weeks, after which books may be extended.

Magazines are not loaned out. A photocopier is available.

The library collection contains many dissertations and theses about art and culture policy or about social aspects of art and culture. We would also like to include your thesis or dissertation.

Master’s theses (preferably digital) are always included in the collection; Bachelor’s theses only after consultation. We would like to include dissertations in our field in the collection.

Dissertations at Dutch universities that highlight the social context and the administrative environment of art and culture may also qualify for participation in the Boekman Dissertation Award for Art, Culture and Policy. The prize, an initiative of the Boekman Foundation in collaboration with the department of humanities of the NWO, is awarded every three years to the best Dutch PhD research on art, culture and society.

The library collects publications on art and culture policy and the social aspects of art and culture, with an emphasis on the Netherlands and Europe. The collection contains more than 85.000 titles.

In addition to books and journals, the collection also includes policy documents, parliamentary documents, reports, dissertations, theses, statistics, newspaper clippings, public surveys and journal articles. Most of the collection is digitally available. If copyright-free, digital documents can also be consulted at home.

In the library you will find information about: amateur art, copyright, archeology policy, archive policy, architecture policy, visual art policy, library policy, cultural labor market, cultural participation, cultural diversity, cultural management, cultural participation, cultural tourism, creative industry, heritage policy, film policy, international cultural policy, art education, art criticism , art management, art and culture sponsorship, art and economics, artists, art education, literature policy, monument policy, museum policy, music policy, performing arts policy, theater policy and much more.

The library participates in the network of Amsterdam libraries AdamNet.