Teylers Stichting

The Teylers Stichting (English: Teylers Foundation) is a Dutch foundation founded with the heritage of the Dutch 18th century cloth merchant and banker Pieter Teyler van der Hulst to support the people in need and encourage worship, science and art (ter ondersteuning van behoeftigen en ter aanmoediging van godsdienst, wetenschap).

[1] When Teyler deceased in 1778, he was without children or direct family, and specified in his testament how his money was to be spent.

The first replacing director (board member) of the Teylers Stichting was Adriaan van Zeebergh, the pensionary of the city of Haarlem, a powerful civil servant position at the time.

The early years (1778–1827/1828) in the archive have been digitized and are available online on the website of the Teylers Museum.

[5] This includes the minutes of the directors' meetings and the receipts of materials and museum pieces that were bought.

Wybrand Hendriks , Group portrait of the Board of Teylers Foundation, with their secretary and the architect Leendert Viervant , 1786, oil on canvas; 311 x 258 cm. In order of appearance are depicted: Willem van der Vlugt Sr., Antoni Kuits,Gerard Hugaart, Adriaan van Zeebergh, Jan Herdingh and Koenraad Hovens, secretary to the Board. The standing figure is the architect Leendert Viervant the Younger
Memorial to the first Directors of Teylers Stichting in the Oval Room, 1784
The Teylers Fundatiehuis (Foundation House), where the Teylers Stichting resides.