Special Collections news archive
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College life in Wageningen during the Second World War: small exhibition
- For students at the Agricultural College in Wageningen, the Second World War was a disruptive period and is still remembered in many places. WUR... -
Lecture on Professor T.H. Thung
- On 24 April 2024, Frans Glissenaar will give a lecture on the life of Professor Thung (1897-1960). The lecture is part of the extended exhibition... -
The making of the new portrait gallery
- For a few years now, WUR Library has been managing WUR's artworks and academic heritage collection. In recent months, we carried out the redesign of... -
Nematodes in WUR Image Collections
- In the course of their work, researchers from WUR's Laboratory of Nematology took high-resolution pictures of hundreds of nematode (roundworm)... -
Exhibition Fascinating Viruses: Prof. T.H.Thung, the first professor in Virology
- The Library's Special Collections have recently acquired the archives of Professor Dr T.H. (Hiang) Thung (1897-1960) and his wife, Fernanda Louise... -
Online exhibition of Stories Plants Tell: Flora Batava 1800-1934
- You can now also visit the exhibition on the Flora Batava online. It includes not only the original botanical drawings but also contributions from WUR... -
Thirty new drawings on view in the Flora Batava exhibition
- Have you already visited the exhibition Stories Plants Tell: Flora Batava 1800-1934? Until 15 October, you can visit the sequel of the exhibition with... -
Stories Plants Tell: Flora Batava 1800-1934
- In June this year, a new edition of the key work of Dutch botany is published. It includes stories of Wageningen scientists. Special Collections... -
New online exhibition: Dutch Landscape Designed, 1946 -1954
- The exhibition Dutch Landscape Designed is on display at the Library's Special Collections until 14 April. It has drawn visitors from all over the... -
Restoring a painting on location
- We're excited to announce that we've successfully restored a painting from the Agrotechnology and Food Sciences Group in Axis. A perfect example of...