November 2025: Presentation “Faces of Batak heritage”

A meeting with the Batak culture (“past, present and future”).

The Dutch society Bona ni Pasogit and Corts Foundation are organising with the support of the Indonesian Ambassy and KITLV two meetings about the century old Batak culture. These presentations are part of a European tour of the cultural heritage team “Jabu Sihol”, originating from Pematangsiantar, Sumut, North-Sumatra.

Daniel Tua Ompusunggu and Jupita Sinurat will present a diverse and colourful image of the traditional culture in the lands of Batak and will focus in particular on the famous Batak scultures and the century-old scriptures.

The presentations will be held in English.
Entrance is free, but registration is required.

More on Bona ni Pasogit (BNP), please read the additional info [download PDF here].

Presentations are held on:

Wednesday 26 november 2025 from14.00 – 16.30 at the Indonesia House, Amsterdam
Program:
14.00 Welcome, introduction
14.05 Video Batak Region
14.10 Presentation by Jabu Sihol
15.15-15.30 Break
15.30-16.15 continue presentation
16.15 Batak dance: Tortor
16.30 Closing

(more details and location, see: https://indonesia.nl/en/indonesia-house-amsterdam/)

Registration link for attendance at Indonesia House: https://forms.gle/F5r9EiCnR6FUJJEC8

Friday 28 november 2025 from 15.30- 17.00 at KITLV, Leiden, zaal 1.30
Program:
15.30 Welcome, introduction
15.35 Presentation by Jabu Sihol
16.25 Q & A
17.00 Closing

(more details and location, see: https://www.kitlv.nl/)

Registration link for attendance at KITLV: https://www.kitlv.nl/event-batak/

Saturday 29 november 2025 from 14:00 CET ONLINE at VoKS Radio Amsterdam App

Stay tuned for this broadcast where Daniel Tua Ompusunggu will attend and talk about bringing the Batak Cultural Mission to Europe: Revitalizing Batak Heritage through Community Based Tourism. 

Download the app at: https://voksamsterdam.nl/

We hope you will attend!

On behalf of the board of Bona ni Pasogit and Corts Foundation,
Sari M. Nasution- Sapoetra
Joan C. Snellen van Vollenhoven

Sejarah Nusantara

The Corts Foundation and the Arsip Nasional Republik Indonesia proudly present a website, in both English and Indonesian language, that shows thousands of handwritten pages of the Dutch 17th and 18th century archives, inventories and searchable databases. This website focusses on a worldwide audience of people interested in the history of the Indonesian archipelago hidden as treasures in these old documents.

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www.sejarah-nusantara.anri.go.id

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Welcome

Today the 'Phillipus Corts Fund' is a named fund that is managed by KITLV in the Netherlands, and used for grants for projects that relate to the former Dutch East Indies. The fund was formerly known as the 'Philippus Corts Foundation', known abroad as 'The Corts Foundation'.

The original foundation started in 2003 with the legacy capital of Kees Corts. His interest in the former Dutch East Indies and Indonesian history led to the support of many interesting projects in the past years.

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History

C.W. Corts MSc was born on 24 May 1920 into a Dutch family living in Sumatra, where his father practiced medicine. In 1939 Kees Corts returned to the Netherlands for his tertiary education with his parents and younger brother, Philip. World War II proved to be a tragedy for the family, as Philip was executed during the occupation of the Netherlands.

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