I am working on an exhibition
Museums and professional institutions
You could:
- borrow collection material for your presentation
- arrange images and the right to publish them
- research the context of an object
Requests
What do you want to make possible?
Would you like to work with our collection, research a story, use an image, borrow material or develop something together? See what is possible and start the request that fits your idea.
Start with your idea
What do you have in mind?
Recognise your situation and see what you can request. Each route takes you to a page that explains exactly what is needed.
I am making a book, film or documentary
Authors, makers, publishers
You could:
- request a high-resolution file of a collection photograph
- arrange permission to publish or broadcast it
- find background on a period or subject
I am researching something
Researchers, students, family researchers
You could:
- find out which sources exist on your subject
- consult archive material and collection documentation
- put a research question to our collection staff
Looking for one object, name or record?
Search the Online Collection first Start een onderzoeksaanvraag
I want to develop something together
Cultural and educational organisations, makers
You could:
- build an exhibition or public programme together
- develop education or a school project
- set up a joint research or community project
I have material I want to offer
Families, individuals, organisations
You could:
- offer an object, photograph, document or archive
- find out whether it fits within the collection
My question does not fit any of these
Anyone
That happens with:
- a more complex or combined collection question
- doubt about which route is the right one
Straight to it
Do you already know what you need?
- I want to find information, an object, a name or a recordOnline Collectie
- I have an in-depth research questionOnderzoek
- I want a photograph or scanBeeldmateriaal
- I want to publish or otherwise use an imageAuteursrechten
- I want to borrow a collection objectBruikleen
- I want to offer material to the collectionSchenkingen & aankopen
- I want to collaborateSamenwerking
Sharpen your idea
Make your request concrete
This is not a form to fill in here. It helps us send you to the right route faster.
- What
- What would you like to do?
- Why
- What is it for?
- With what
- Which object, image, story or subject?
- Eligibility
- Which audience, organisation or project?
- When
- Is there a date you are working towards?
- Context
- What have you already found?
Broad
“I would like to do something with your collection.”
Easier to help with
“For an exhibition on Moluccan music history we would like to find out whether Museum Maluku holds material from the period 1960 to 1980.”
Broad
“I need a photograph.”
Easier to help with
“For a documentary we would like to use collection record [identifier] and find out whether a high-resolution file and publication rights are available.”
Broad
“Could we collaborate?”
Easier to help with
“In 2027 we are organising a programme on language and diaspora, and we would like to explore whether Museum Maluku could contribute to its content.”
Not there yet
No worked-out plan yet?
A good request does not have to be finished. A starting point is enough.
- a theme
- an object
- a photograph
- a family story
- a publication
- an exhibition
- an educational project
- a collaboration
- a research question
Tell us what you want to achieve. The request page you choose then walks you through the information that is needed.
Start here
Ready to take your idea further?
Choose the request that fits what you want to make, research or make possible.
Is your situation really not listed? Contact is the fallback, not a substitute for a specific request process.
Contact us