Atria is the knowledge institute for gender equality and women's history. We collect and manage resources on gender equality and women's movements, and make them widely accessible to academia and society.

As an independent knowledge institute, Atria bridges the gap between research and social change. We support researchers, policymakers and social partners with our expertise and collection, and contribute reliable knowledge to the social debate on gender equality.

Our goal is clear: to strengthen the position of women in all their diversity and thus contribute to an inclusive and just society.

Atria manages one of the oldest collections on women and gender worldwide. In 1935, Rosa Manus, Johanna Naber and Willemijn Posthumus-van der Goot founded the International Archive for the Women's Movement (IAV). They did this to collect and preserve women's heritage and to stimulate scientific research on the position of women.

In July 1940, the collection was looted by the Germans. After the war, only 10% was recovered. It was not until 1992 that old IAV archives were found in Moscow, and after lengthy negotiations, they were finally returned in May 2003. Read more about the looted archives here.

Atria regularly collaborates with heritage institutions in The Netherlands and abroad, universities and scientific institutes, social organisations, museums, and local and national government.

Atria employs more than twenty-five enthusiastic professionals in the Collection and Research, Communication and Staff departments. In addition, a number of fellows, affiliated researchers and ambassadors are affiliated with Atria. The Supervisory Board consists of four members.

The Johanna W.A. Naber Prize is awarded annually to the best thesis in the field of women's or gender history. The prize is awarded by Atria and VVG, a platform for women's and gender history.

The prize is named after Johanna Wilhelmina Antoinette Naber (1859-1941). She was the author of numerous historical studies and one of the founders of the International Archive for the Women's Movement, from which Atria originated.

Atria has ANBI registration. This registration guarantees that the Tax and Customs Administration recognises Atria as a Public Benefit Organisation (ANBI). Download our ANBI statement here (in Dutch) [PDF].

Here you will find our annual reports from recent years:

• Annual Report 2024 (in Dutch) [PDF] - with Management Statement accompanying the 2024 financial statements (in Dutch) [PDF]

• Annual Report 2023 (in Dutch) [PDF]

• Annual Report 2022 (in Dutch) [PDF]