Publications

Maritime Observatory monitors important underwater heritage sites

The Information and Heritage Inspectorate and Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE), both part of the Ministry of ...

Publication | 04-11-2022

Pottery, textiles and figurines returned to Peru

Today the Dutch Ambassador for International Cultural Cooperation, Arjen Uijterlinde, presented a collection of privately owned ...

Publication | 09-07-2021

The Netherlands is cooperating in the return of archaeological objects to Iraq

Today Arjen Uijterlinde, Ambassador for International Cultural Cooperation of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Barbara ...

Newsletter | 06-05-2021

Netherlands returns Ife terracotta head to Nigeria

A unique and rare terracotta head from Ife, Nigeria, intercepted by Dutch Customs at Schiphol airport in 2018, has been returned ...

Newsletter | 02-11-2020

Archaeological objects transferred to Ukraine to be investigated

On Monday 26 November, the Cultural Heritage Inspectorate transferrred a number of archaeological objects to the Ambassador of ...

Newsletter | 28-11-2018

Kosovar 'Heritage Inspectorate in formation'

From 29 October until 2 November 2018 colleagues from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport of the Republic of Kosovo visited ...

Newsletter | 12-11-2018

Import and Export of Cultural Objects brochure

The import and export of cultural goods is bound to European and international legislation on the protection of cultural ...

Leaflet | 16-11-2016 | Ministry of Education, Culture and Science

Heritage act

As of 1 July 2016 a new Heritage Act came into force. In the Heritage Act six Dutch cultural laws and one regulation are ...

Publication | 14-09-2016 | Ministry of Education, Culture and Science

Wet van 4 juni 2015

Publication | 04-06-2015