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27th June 2025

KB calls for more openness on heritage threats after incidents

The KB National Library of the Netherlands is calling for a collective sense of responsibility for Dutch heritage and the real risks it faces. The KB itself has faced several incidents in recent years. As Director Wilma Van Wezenbeek explains: “The fear that heritage institutions have of publicising sensitive information and of reputational damage makes them reluctant to share information. However, it is precisely that lack of openness which increases our vulnerability.”

Stored heritage during the war. On the bottom left rolled up ‘The Night Watch’ (Nachtwacht) Photo: Nationaal Archief

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