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De Social History Shop

The Social History Shop is the Webshop of the International Institute of Social History ('Internationaal Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis') in Amsterdam. The shop sells reproductions of materials from the Institute’s collection.

The Institute currently offers a selection of posters and photos relating to social movements from the beginning of the twentieth century, and this is just one of the collections in which the IISH has accumulated significant expertise. During the next few years, the selection in the shop will be expanded to include posters and photographs from later periods. The number of themes will also be expanded.

The IISH

The International Institute of Social History is the largest documentation and research centre in the world in the field of social history. Since it was established in 1935, the institute has focused its efforts on collecting, retaining and making available the heritage of social movements worldwide.

The institute is independent and trustworthy, and is thus a natural repository for the cultural heritage of the workers’ movement and other emancipatory groups and movements that are often under threat.

The research department of the institute focuses on the history of labour relations and organizes international projects in this field. The collection (archives, library and audiovisual materials) occupies approximately 50 km of shelf space. The IISH is an institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences ('Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen'(KNAW)).