Universiteit Leiden

My old art history institute Kloksteeg 25

Kloksteeg 25

Contribution: Marijke Tolsma (art history alumnus)

My ‘best thing’ about the university is my old Art History Institute at Kloksteeg 25. Today, it houses the restaurant Het Prentenkabinet, with apartments above. While not the most practical building, it was certainly the most atmospheric. How fitting to accommodate budding art historians in such a historic location, in a centuries-old building with a history dating back to the 13th century. The surroundings, in the shadow of the Pieterskerk, have inspired many. Fortunately, the layout of the ground floor has remained largely unchanged, and the beautiful city garden is still there. Only the smoking room has disappeared. In 1981, we moved to the newly built facility on Doelensteeg. It never quite managed to capture the charm of Kloksteeg 25.

University eights

 

Rowing with Olympic medalists University eights

Classes in the Old Observatory

 

Classes in the Old Observatory

Academic Historical Museum

 

A collection to cherish Academic Historical Museum

Elzevier printing press

 

My own family Elzevier printing press

 

My window to freedom Praesidium Libertatis

Hortus botanicus

 

From young visitor to prefect Hortus botanicus

My first aha moment

 

Reading your sources My first aha moment

The FooBar

 

Memorable encounters The FooBar

Hopping rabbits

 

View from the campus Hopping rabbits

Niels Stensen

 

Leiden’s first geology star Niels Stensen

Queen Beatrix’s honorary degree

 

Éducation permanente Queen Beatrix’s honorary degree

At the heart of the city

 

At the heart of the city

The true sensation of Leiden

 

Intangible but ever-present The true sensation of Leiden

Guided tour of the Academy Building

 

A real-life fairy tale Guided tour of the Academy Building

 

From sub-faculty... to city hall

Canal Watch (De Gracht­wacht)

 

Canal Watch (De Gracht­wacht)

The cortège

 

In academic gown The cortège

A new  Cleveringa

 

A new Cleveringa

Development opportunities

 

Job hopper Development opportunities

Camaraderie

 

Thriving community Camaraderie

City criminologist

 

City criminologist

The Cleveringa meetings

 

The Cleveringa meetings

Knowledge centre

 

Children and anxiety Knowledge centre

 

That ‘my’ Leiden University feeling

Lipsius

 

Unlovely but loved Lipsius

Academic ceremonies

 

Party! Academic ceremonies

Christiaan Huygens

 

ChatGPT Christiaan Huygens