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How and why does KBR work with Digital Humanities? 5 projects to know more
Researchers at KBR are inviting you to dive a bit more into the world of Digital Humanities and how KBR uses to reach its mission of making information accessible to all, studying, preserving and promoting its collections.
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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.
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KBR and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium have acquired two of James Ensor’s unpublished drawings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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7th International Numismatic Conference of the Coin Cabinet of the Royal Library of Belgium
05.10.2024 @ 09:15 – 17:00
Putting survival ratios of ancient coinages into perspective On 5 October 2024, the 7th International Numismatic […]
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Concert in tribute to Irma Sèthe: Philippe Graffin and Cagil Cansu Sanlidag
18.10.2024 @ 12:30 – 13:30
KBR, Irma Sèthe by A. Hamesse, c. 1890 https://opac.kbr.be/LIBRARY/doc/SYRACUSE/21689403 Musicians Philippe Graffin, violin Cagil Cansu […]
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Concert in tribute to Pierre Bartholomée: Sturm und Klang
08.11.2024 @ 12:30 – 13:30
© Isabelle Francaix (04.12.2022) Musicians Sturm und Klang Claire Bourdet & Maxime Stasyk, violins Karel Coninx, […]
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International conference : Book translation in multilingual states (1945-2024)
28.11.2024 @ 09:00 – 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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Lunchtime concert: Susato trio
13.12.2024 @ 12:30 – 13:30
© Studio Pramudiya (30.07.2024) Musicians Susato trio: Sarah Bayens, violin Mikko Pablo, cello Markiyan Popil, piano […]
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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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Ukiyo-e: discover the digitised collection of Japanese prints
Browse more than 750 Japanese prints online.
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Ukraine’s geopolitical history in 10 old maps
Discover 10 old maps from our cartographic collection that illustrate the geopolitical history of Ukraine.
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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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