Stichting Academisch Erfgoed

The Stichting Academisch Erfgoed (SAE), in English the Dutch Foundation for Academic Heritage, is a network of Dutch universities that supports these universities' heritage and cultural collections.

The SAE was founded in 1997, when Dutch State Secretary Aad Nuis reserved a subsidy of 12 million guilders via the Mondriaan Stichting.

At that point, a plan was developed for future maintenance and management of the universities' collections.

[1] The SAE has initiated various thematic projects, about botanical, medical and geological collections.

Universitaire collecties in Nederland: nieuw licht op het academisch erfgoed.