Welcome to NIOD

NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies is a national and international centre of expertise for interdisciplinary research into the history of world wars, mass violence, and genocides, including their long-term social consequences. In addition, NIOD collects, preserves, and provides access to archives and collections.

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Paramilitarism

From the deserts of Sudan to the jungles of Colombia, and from the streets of Belfast to the mountains of Kurdistan, ...

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First-Hand Accounts of War

Since the liberation in 1945, NIOD has collected many, often personal, documents from the Second World War. A valuabl...

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NIOD Rewind Podcast

In the English-language NIOD Rewind podcast on war & violence, Anne van Mourik and Thijs Bouwknegt interview historia...

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13 April 2021

Livestream symposium Looking Backward, Moving Forward

On April 9, 2021, the symposium 'Looking Backward, Moving Forward' was held to mark the 20th anniversary of Holocaust and Genocide Studies. One of the important aims of this symposium was to bring ...

The collection

NIOD provides access to archives and collections about the Second World War and provides government institutions and private individuals with information

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Visit NIOD

For the time being, the NIOD is open to a limited extent. The archive and the library for study and research are only accessible by appointment.

Opening hours study hall

Mo 13:00 - 17:30u
Tu - Fri 09:00 - 17:30u

Address

Herengracht 380
1016 CJ Amsterdam

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