# Instituut Collectie Nederland

> former Dutch national collection of moveable heritage objects

**Wikidata**: [Q2066737](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2066737)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/instituut-collectie-nederland

## Summary
Instituut Collectie Nederland (ICN) was the Dutch national collection and a government research institute responsible for moveable heritage objects. It was established in the 1990s (inception records list 1994 and a preferred date of 1996) and was replaced by the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands during a reorganization in 2010–2011.

## Key Facts
- Instituut Collectie Nederland (aliases: ICN, Dienst Verspreide Rijkscollecties) is described as a former Dutch national collection of moveable heritage objects.
- Instance of: government organization and research institute.
- Inception dates in source records: 1994 and 1996 (1996 marked as the preferred date).
- Dissolved / abolished date recorded as 2011, with an alternative preferred value of 2010 in source records.
- Replaced_by: Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (replacement start_time recorded as 2011).
- Replaces: Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst and the Central Research Laboratory for Objects of Art and Science.
- Country: Netherlands.
- Standard identifiers: ISNI 0000000121557287; VIAF 129186511; GND 10001225-5 (GND record qualifiers list "Instituut Collectie Nederland (Amsterdam)" with start_time 1997 and end_time 2011); Library of Congress authority ID n98086281; idref 129314641; ringgold ID 156883; national_library_of_israel_j9u_id 987007601839505171; rkdartists_id 485534.
- Commons category used: Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection.
- Wikipedia sitelink count: 2 (Commons and nl).

## FAQs
### Q: What was Instituut Collectie Nederland?
A: Instituut Collectie Nederland (ICN) was the Dutch national collection and a government research institute responsible for moveable heritage objects in the Netherlands.

### Q: When was ICN founded and when did it cease to exist?
A: Source records list inception dates of 1994 and a preferred date of 1996. Records list a dissolved/abolished date of 2011, with an alternative preferred value of 2010; the organization was replaced by the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands with a recorded replacement start_time of 2011.

### Q: What happened to ICN after it was dissolved?
A: ICN was succeeded by the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, which is recorded as replacing ICN beginning in 2011.

## Why It Matters
Instituut Collectie Nederland functioned as the national repository and research body for moveable heritage objects in the Netherlands. As a government organization and research institute, it consolidated responsibility for dispersed state-owned collections and provided an institutional framework for preserving, researching, and documenting moveable cultural heritage. ICN also represented continuity in national collections administration: it replaced earlier bodies such as the Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst and the Central Research Laboratory for Objects of Art and Science, and later its functions and collections were incorporated into the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands. The presence of multiple international authority identifiers (ISNI, VIAF, GND, Library of Congress, ringgold, RKD, idref) indicates ICN’s recognition in national and international library and cultural heritage registries. For researchers, curators, and cultural administrators, ICN is a relevant institutional predecessor that links historic collection management practices and records to current governance under the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands.

## Notable For
- Serving as the Dutch national collection authority for moveable heritage objects and operating as a government research institute.
- Acting as a successor to earlier Dutch heritage bodies (Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst; Central Research Laboratory for Objects of Art and Science).
- Being formally replaced by the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands during the 2010–2011 reorganization.
- Being documented across major authority files and registries (ISNI, VIAF, GND, Library of Congress, ringgold, RKD, idref).

## Body

### Overview
- Name: Instituut Collectie Nederland (ICN).  
- Short description in source material: "former Dutch national collection of moveable heritage objects."  
- Aliases: ICN; Dienst Verspreide Rijkscollecties.

### Classification and Function
- Classified as a government organization.  
- Also classified as a research institute (organization whose primary purpose is research).  
- Country of operation: Netherlands.

### Timeline
- Inception recorded as 1994 in source material.  
- Alternative / preferred inception value recorded as 1996 (source marked as preferred).  
- GND record qualifiers indicate activity from around April 1997 (start_time 1997-04-00) through 2011 (end_time 2011).  
- Dissolved/abolished date recorded as 2011; an alternative preferred dissolved value of 2010 is present in source records.  
- Replacement by Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands recorded with a start_time of 2011.

### Predecessors and Successors
- Replaces: Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst.  
- Replaces: Central Research Laboratory for Objects of Art and Science.  
- Replaced by: Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (replacement start_time 2011).

### Identifiers and Registries
- ISNI: 0000000121557287.  
- VIAF: 129186511.  
- GND: 10001225-5 (GND record includes qualifier text "Instituut Collectie Nederland (Amsterdam)" and dates start_time 1997–04, end_time 2011).  
- Library of Congress authority ID: n98086281.  
- idref: 129314641 (idref entry referenced via VIAF 129186511).  
- ringgold ID: 156883.  
- national_library_of_israel_j9u_id: 987007601839505171.  
- rkdartists_id: 485534.  
- nl_cr_aut_id: ko2005304053 (NL authority record with property qualifier linking to "Instituut Collectie Nederland").  
- actorenregister_id: 6f6fef63-dd55-4096-b09e-bfa360c4eda3.

### Collections and Public Records
- Commons category associated with ICN content: "Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection."  
- Wikipedia sitelinks available in at least Commons and Dutch (sitelink_count: 2).

### References and Data Provenance
- Multiple properties include reference identifiers and timestamps (for example, GND and idref records reference dates and registry entries).  
- Some source properties carry preferred-value qualifiers indicating differing recorded dates (e.g., inception and dissolved dates), which should be noted when reconciling timelines.

### Notes
- The provided source material contains multiple date records with differing preferred values. Where both values appear in records, documentation notes the preferred source; these differences are reflected above without resolving them beyond the original source annotations.

## References

1. Source
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. Czech National Authority Database
4. Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions
5. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File