Dutch Colonial Collection Datahub
The Dutch Colonial Collection Datahub is a place to explore for objects that are currently located in the Netherlands but have their origins in former Dutch colonial countries like Suriname, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, South Afrika, The Dutch Antiles and many more countries. See how this works.
Add your narrative to the objects
Your knowledge about the objects is vital to us. With your stories we can put these objects in their original context.
Herritage communities
Every culture can start its own community on this platform. A community can create lists of objects that tells stories about their history. Communities can also add narratives to the objects in this collection.
Here's are some communities to inspire you. Or take a look at all the communities.
Community of Java
Community of Willemstad
Community of Jogja
Community of Curaçao
How this works
Here's a short introduction on how to use this site. Here you'll see how to search for objects and use communities.