Founded in by the King Louis Napoleon under the complicated, french-inspired name of ‘Koninklijk Instituut van Wetenschappen, Letter- kunde en Schoone Kunsten’, the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences ( ) is now a respected institution, with a number of important missions: advice to the government on strategic matters, scientific forum for Academy members, advanced research through its own institutes, etc. One aspect of these many activities has taken a relative importance in recent years: the preservation and elaboration of the cultural heritage of the country, either related to the Academy itself (Commissie Geschiedschrijving ) or to other areas of scientific activities. This type of research.
