New e-resources available
You now have free access to the databases ‘Database of Latin Dictionaries’ and ‘International Bibliography of Humanism and the Renaissance’.
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You can consult collections again in the reading room. Don't forget to reserve your place online in advance via your free MyKBR account.
With your free MyKBR account you have remote access to the entire digital offer.
As the country's national library, we collect all Belgian publications. We preserve, manage and study more than 8 million documents, a rich cultural and historical heritage.
The archenemy of every manuscript: light
To prevent damage by light, we change the manuscripts in the museum every 6 months. Why? Read all about it right here.
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Get your article published in In Monte Artium
In Monte Artium is a peer reviewed scholarly journal devoted to scientific research related to KBR’s collections.
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Digital Heritage Seminar: Piraye Hacigüzeller
26.04.2021 @ 13:30Academic scholars present their work on cultural heritage materials, digital methods and digital humanities.
Old Books and New Technologies: Medieval Books and the Digital Humanities in the Low Countries
06.05.2021About this conference On 6 and 7 May 2021, KBR, in partnership with the Campus Condorcet of […]
Nocturne @ KBR museum
06.05.2021 @ 17:00During this nocturne, you will not only browse through this centuries-old collection, but you will also get to work with ink and quills!
Julie Gebhart, Naomi Couquet, François Pardailhé & Philippe Riga [cancelled]
07.05.2021 @ 12:30Discover romantic vocal music from France and Germany.
Marc Bouchkov, Alexey Stychkin & Georgiy Dubko [postponed]
21.05.2021 @ 12:30Enjoy a lunchtime concert by violinist Marc Bouchkov and pianist Georgiy Dubko.
François-Joseph Fétis: 150th anniversary of his death
On 26 March 2021, we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the death of François-Joseph Fétis. KBR keeps his personal library.
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More than 100 photo novels online
Browse photo novels that were published between 1955 and 1967.
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Browse 213 manuscripts from the Library of the Dukes of Burgundy
Zoom in on amazing miniatures, in full detail.
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Vieuxtemps online
KBR digitised some hundred sources on the Belgian composer and put them online.
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