The Rijkmuseum Meermanno-Westreenianum at The Hague has as its core the former private collection, rich in manuscripts and incunabula, of Willem van Westreenen, who was able to acquire material from the earlier collections of Gerard and Johan Meerman. Maintained as a static collection, seldom open to the public, for more than a century, the Museum has since 1960 developed into a vital centre for fine printing, now including examples of modern typography alongside its older treasures.