The ADVN was founded in 1984 in Flanders, as a private independent scientific institute. It is recognized by decree and funded by the Flemish Community. The institute has a archival, documentation and research assignment concerning nationalism and national movements in general, and Flemish nationalism and the Flemish movement in particular. It collects, preserves and describes on those subjects all sorts of historical sources (archives, books, periodicals, photographs, films, tapes a.s.o.). These are made available, general and specific regulations permitting, for research in its reading room. They are also used for publications and exhibitions and for media purposes (newspapers, periodicals, television, radio). The institute does scientific research on all theoretical, general and specialized topics in the field of nationalism. It also partakes in a number of state-funded database projects, like ODIS (a database on Flemish intermediary structures: www.odis.be) and Archiefbank Vlaanderen (the archival database for private archives in Flanders: www.archiefbank.be). The ADVN publishes the results of its research through conferences, exhibitions and publications. It also produces Wetenschappelijke tijdingen, the leading scientific journal on the history of the Flemish movement. The website offers information on following items [for the present Dutch only, an English version is being prepared]: ADVN – de instelling | the institute a brief introduction to the ADVN: mission, history, accommodation, staff – de collectie | the collection an introduction to the operation of the various departments: archives, books and periodicals, audiovisual sources – projecten en publicaties | activities and publications survey of the institutes exhibitions, symposiums, publications etc. DE BEZOEKER | THE VISITOR – dienstverlening | services the services that offers ADVN – de leeszaal | the reading room the operation of the reading room: how to consult the collection, terms of reproduction, list of items for research – steunpunt historiografie | centre for historiography register your research on nationalism – toegangen op de collectie | catalogues the catalogues of the collection of the ADVN: • register of archives • books • periodicals • audiovisual sources – gegevensbestanden | databases • bibliography of Flemisch nationalism and general research on nationalism in Belgium (BGVN) • bibliography Wetenschappelijke tijdingen • register of monuments and Flemish movement • Odis-Vlaanderen (Research Resource Centre and Database for the Study of 19th and 20th Century Intermediary Structures in Flanders) • Archiefbank Vlaanderen (Register of Flemish Archives)