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IHLIA IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED

OBA Oosterdok has closed its doors to the public in connection with the measures taken to contain the coronavirus. This means that IHLIA is also closed temporarily.

This applies in any case until April 28.

All public activities of IHLIA will be suspended. If you have made an appointment with one of our employees of the information services, we will try to approach you.

If you have any questions, you can send an email to info@ihlia.nl

Searching for material

Perusing material

1. Consult our search engine.
2. We do not lend material from our collection. Therefore, make a list of the items you want to see (maximum 12 items) and send the list to info@ihlia.nl
3. We will contact you about when you can peruse the material.

About us

Anyone can turn to IHLIA for information about homosexuals, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders, and about their history, everyday life and culture.

IHLIA not only saves the history of others and makes it available, but we are also a part of the homosexual and lesbian movement.

Our heritage is also your heritage. Support IHLIA and come out of the closet as a Friend of IHLIA.

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Do you have a question about IHLA or a specific LGBT subject? Send your question via the query button. If your question has been submitted previously, then you can find the answer in Frequently Asked Questions.

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Digital collections

The digital collection of IHLIA can only be viewed at our Information desk, due to copyright and privacy issues.

What our visitors have to say

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