About the Royal Netherlands Academy (KNAW)

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Science or Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen has a mission to promote scientific research in the Netherlands. The fundamental research carried out today will provide a basis for the applied research of tomorrow and, in turn, for the practical application of science in the future.

The Institute is located in the 17th-century Trippenhuis building located in the heart of Amsterdam on the banks of the Grand Canal.

For more information on KNAW see http://www.knaw.nl

Getting to KNAW

 The Trippenhuis can be reached by foot from Amsterdam Central Station; it takes about ten minutes to walk to the Trippenhuis. From Amsterdam Central Station and Amsterdam Amstel you can also reach the Trippenhuis by metro; get off at metro station Nieuwmarkt (exit: Nieuwmarkt or Nieuwe Hoogstraat).

When travelling by car: approaching Amsterdam via A2 or A4; take ringroad A10, then exit S116 or S112. Parking is available at Parking Stadhuis, entrance Waterlooplein (underground).

Postal Address
Het Trippenhuis
Kloveniersburgwal 29
1011 JV Amsterdam

tel +31 (0)20-5510700
fax +31 (0)20-6204941