Reserve your seat in the reading room
You can consult our collections in the reading room and study in the study room with a valid reader’s card. Remember to reserve a seat in advance via your MyKBR account.
Work in progress!
Work is underway at the entrance of KBR to improve accessibility with an elevator connecting Mont des Arts to the rooftop terrace. During construction, the entrance will remain accessible, but reception will be relocated to minimize disruptions. The reading room will remain open, although there may be occasional noise. We look forward to welcoming you in a few months to see the results!
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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KBR and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium have acquired two of James Ensor’s unpublished drawings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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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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Lunchtime Lecture – Small & Everywhere : Marabout, De Schorpioen, Blow Book
16.12.2024 @ 12:30 – 13:30
In the context of the pop-up exhibition Small and Everywhere: paperbacks, pulps and blow books and […]
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Public domain day 2025
09.01.2025 @ 09:00 – 17:00
Cover illustration: Medals by Belgian medallist Alfons Mauquoy Every year, KBR joins forces with meemoo and […]
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Lunchtime concert: Pierre Fontenelle et Ninon Hannecart-Ségal
14.02.2025 @ 12:30 – 13:30
Musicians Pierre Fontenelle, cello Ninon Hannecart-Ségal, piano Programme Berg – Debussy – Huybrechts – Jongen […]
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Lunchtime concert: Valère Burnon
21.03.2025 @ 12:30 – 13:30
Musician Valère Burnon, piano Programme Beethoven – Fauré – Ligeti – Liszt Concert in collaboration with […]
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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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