Expo: James Ensor. Inspired by Brussels
Dive into the imaginary world of one of the greatest Belgian artists!
Reserve your seat in the reading room
You can consult collections in the reading room and study in the study room. Remember to reserve a seat in advance via your MyKBR account.
Support the restoration of a unique album of James Ensor’s drawings (Album Rousseau)
Your crucial support will expedite the restoration of an exceptional album, a historical testament to the intimate correspondence between Belgian artist James Ensor and the Rousseau family.
News
KBR and Google Books formalize their partnership and will digitize more than 100,000 books in three years
A collaboration that will double the supply of works from the KBR collections accessible online by 2026.
Continue reading “KBR and Google Books formalize their partnership and will digitize more than 100,000 books in three years”KBR and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium have acquired two of James Ensor’s unpublished drawings
A few months ahead of the “James Ensor. Inspired by Brussels” exhibition, KBR and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (RMFAB) have each acquired a drawing by the artist from Ostend, James Ensor.
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Discover a selection of e-resources before the AIFBD Congress.
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Networks and Visual Seriality in Mass-Market Print Culture – International Conference
29.04.2024 @ 09:00 – 30.04.2024 @ 17:00
In April 2024, KBR and KU Leuven organise a joint event for the closing of the ARTPRESSE project.
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24.05.2024 @ 12:30 – 13:30
Enjoy a concert by Alexandra Cooreman on the occasion of the Fauré Year and the exhibition “James Ensor. Inspired by Brussels”.
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02.06.2024 @ 13:30 – 16:30
During the closing weekend of the exhibition “James Ensor. Inspired by Brussels”, Speakeasy artistically introduces you to the imaginary world of Ensor.
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26.06.2024 – 27.06.2024
As part of the OPERAS TrustOn 2024 workshop: Tackling disinformation: Let’s build a human-centric and trustworthy […]
Continue reading “OPERAS TrustOn 2024 Workshop”International conference BELTRANS: Book translation in multilingual states (1945-2024)
28.11.2024 @ 08:00 – 29.11.2024 @ 17:00
This conference is part of the BELTRANS-project regarding Intra-Belgian (literary) book translations since 1970
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The first Antarctic expedition: tracing the voyage of the Belgica
125 years ago, on Monday 16 August 1897, the converted Norwegian sealer ship Belgica left the […]
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Browse more than 750 Japanese prints online.
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Discover 10 old maps from our cartographic collection that illustrate the geopolitical history of Ukraine.
Continue reading “Ukraine’s geopolitical history in 10 old maps”KBR acquires autograph manuscript by César Franck
KBR acquired the autograph manuscript of the orchestrated version of the ‘Messe for three voices in A major’ by Liège composer César Franck.
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