VOC Postal Stones are a fascinating topic: heritage that connects several continents, combining (maritime) archaeology, archives and early modern history. They…
In November 2014 Mara de Groot (Centre for Global Heritage and Development) and Marco Roling (the Corts Foundation) visited Rio de Janeiro, Holambra and…
Migration history and heritage is one of the focal areas of the Centre for Global Heritage and Development. The TULIPANA program is an extensive program aimed…
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our dear colleague and former dean Prof. dr. Willem J.H. Willems. After a short illness he passed away on…
The Centre for Global Heritage and Development is one of the partners in the ‘Hollandse Kerkhof-project’, led by Maritime Research & Consultancy. This project…
Corinne Hofman, Professor of Caribbean Archaeology at Leiden University, has been awarded the 2014 Spinoza Prize. This is the most important scientific award in…
The Centre for Global Heritage and Development is involved in the organisation of the ICCROM First aid Course to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis together…
The Excellence Cluster Topoi invites archaeologists, geographers and researchers from neighbouring disciplines dealing with landscape archaeology to join in a…
Archaeologist Professor Jan Kolen has been appointed Director of the Centre for Global Heritage and Development with effect from 1 July 2013. This new inter…
