Huizinga Instituut
Netherlands Research School for Cultural HistoryThe Huizinga Institute is the Dutch National Research School for Cultural History. We provide interuniversity education for PhD candidates and RMA students, and serve as a national forum for the discipline.
Cultural History Agenda & Calls
Seminar Carine Zaayman and Jody Metcalfe: Dutch Colonial Histories and Its Afterlives (CHS)
Speakers: Carine Zaayman (independent artist, researcher ) with Jody Metcalfe (Utrecht University) The Cultural History seminar series is organised by the Cultural History section of the History and… read more
Huizinga Pub Quiz Night
Ready to put your cultural history knowledge to the test? Join us for a lively evening of trivia, drinks, and friendly competition at our Huizinga… read more
Save the date: 2e Dag van de Historische Letterkunde (Utrecht, 27 november 2026)
Op vrijdag 27 november 2026 vindt de 2e Dag van de Historische Letterkunde plaats in de Universiteitsbibliotheek Utrecht Science Park. Op het programma staan lezingen… read more
News
Boeklancering ‘Oral History’ van Marloes Hülsken en Susan Hogervorst
Op 19 juni 2026 vindt in het Academiegebouw te Utrecht de boeklancering plaats van Oral history – Handboek voor onderzoek, onderwijs en erfgoed van de auteurs… read more
Huizinga Pub Quiz Night
Ready to put your cultural history knowledge to the test? Join us for a lively evening of trivia, drinks, and friendly competition at our Huizinga… read more
PhD/RMA Writing Sessions – May 2026
The PhD/RMA council will be hosting new writing sessions in May of this year. Doing research can be quite isolating. Our writing sessions are open… read more
Upcoming HI Courses & Events
Medieval & Early Modern Studies Spring School 2026: Materiality, Material Culture and Materialist Approaches
1 June - 5 June 2026 | 5 ECTS | ReMa, PhD
Huizinga Institute Summer School 2026: The Cultural Historian and the Museum
16 June - 19 June 2026 | 3-5 ECTS | ReMa, PhD
Dr Rosanne Baars, Leiden University
Dr Dirk Alkemade, Leiden University
Workshop ‘Doing Research with Digital Cartography: A Hands-On and Critical Training’
18 June - 19 June 2026 | 2 ECTS (3 ECTS variation possible in consultation with course coordinator Margriet Hoogvliet) | ReMa, PhD
Professor Julia Noordegraaf, University of Amsterdam
Professor Bram Vannieuwenhuyze, University of Amsterdam
Dr Margriet Hoogvliet, University of Amsterdam
Propose an activity
Each year, the curriculum of the Huizinga Institute is enriched with several masterclasses and workshops. The Huizinga Institute relies on the input of its members – senior members, RMA students and PhD candidates – for designing and organising these events. We always welcome proposals and have funding available for selected plans. Proposed activities may take on different forms, such as a research seminar with (international) experts or a more practice-oriented workshop in the (work)field, and may be aimed at any subdiscipline in the broad cultural historical field.