The Fryske Academy is the centre of research on Fryslân (Friesland). It conducts research into the Frisian language and literature, the history of Fryslân, and present-day social and cultural trends.

The studies carried out by the Fryske Academy are typically comparative in nature: they compare the Frisian language and culture of past and present with the language and culture of other Dutch regions or other cultural minorities, in particular indigenous minority groups in Europe. In addition, the Fryske Academy also provides courses at the University of Amsterdam and Leiden University.

What international experts have to say about the Fryske Academy

In 2009, a committee of experts judged the Fryske Academy to be “very good”. Some features were judged to be “excellent”, for example the Historical and Geographical Information System project (HISGIS), the Frisian language databases, and the Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning.

Visiting address

Doelestraat 8
8911 DX Leeuwarden

Postal address

Postbus 54
8900 AB Leeuwarden

Phone 058 213 1414
fa@fa.knaw.nl

Website
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