Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision

History

The history of the institute goes back to 1919, with the foundation of the one of its precursors, Nederlandsch Centraal Filmarchief. The institute was founded in 1997 as the Dutch Audiovisual Archive (, NAA), and adopting its current name in 2002.

In 2019, the Museum voor Communicatie, established in The Hague in 1929, merged with Sound and Vision. The museum has been renamed as Beeld en Geluid Den Haag.

On 1 January 2022, Muziekweb was merged into Sound and Vision. Muziekweb was previously affiliated with the Central Library of Rotterdam. It has been described as "Europe's largest music collection".

Description

The institute collects, preserves, and provides access to most of the Dutch audiovisual collection. , the institute has more than 750,000 hours of material dating back to 1898, making it one of the largest audiovisual archives in Europe. It is also the business archive of the national broadcasting corporations, a cultural heritage institute (providing access to students and the general public) and a museum for its visitors. The digital television production workflow and massive digitization efforts break grounds for new services.

Research projects

Sound and Vision is an experienced partner in European-funded research projects. These include or have included: P2P-Fusion, MultiMatch, PrestoSpace, VIDI-Video, LiWA Living Web Archives (Research Project), Communia, Video Active (European Research Project) and the streaming mobile app Radio Garden, which gives listeners access to radio stations worldwide.

B&G Wiki

The Dutch Institute for Sound and Vision hosts the B&G Wiki, which contains information about all aspects of the screen and recording industries contained in the image and sound collection, as well as the audiovisual media history of the Netherlands. The articles are written by staff and designated experts. The editorial team of Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision oversees the quality of contributions submitted by users, creates basic pages, and also ensures that additional references are added to as many relevant topics as possible.

References

References

1. J.L. van der Gouw, C. Bloemen. ''Inventaris van het archief van de Vereniging Nederlands Centraal Filmarchief, 1919-1933 (1940)''. 2022 [1954]. Nationaal Archief, Nummer Toegang: 2.19.006
2. [https://www.ensie.nl/rotterdam/centrale-discotheek-rotterdam Centrale Discotheek Rotterdam] at [[Eerste Nederlandse Systematisch Ingerichte Encyclopaedie. Ensie]] website (12 January 2017) {{in lang. nl.
3. Warmerdam, Ria (April–June 2012). "Biggest CD collection in Europe now available in streaming format." in ''Fontes Artis Musicae''. Vol. 59, No. 2. pp. 190ff. {{Gale. A306972503.
4. "Muziekweb".
5. "About | Beeld en Geluid". The Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision.
6. Visnjic, Filip. (2017-07-09). "Radio Garden – Radio in the age of globalisation and digitisation".
7. "Help:Inhoud".
8. "B&G Wiki".