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      • In the footsteps of Bart Van Loo and the Burgundians in the KBR museum
        21.03.2026 @ 08:00 - 18.10.2026 @ 17:00

        Bart Van Loo invites you to view one of the most fascinating periods of our history […]

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        Lunchtime concert : Singing class CrB
        08.05.2026 @ 12:30 - 13:30

        Coordination Christine Solhosse Programme Knosp – a work from the collections of KBR   Tickets For […]

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        Medieval Comedy Night @ KBR museum
        08.05.2026 @ 19:00 - 22:30

        Have you ever wondered what life in the Middle Ages might have felt like—without the harsher […]

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Collections

    Contemporary Printed Books

    The publications printed after 1830, a total of 5 million documents.

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    Music

    The musical heritage of KBR is almost entirely kept in the Music Department.

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    Coins and Medals

    KBR keeps more than 200.000 coins, medals and other numismatic objects.

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    Chalcography

    KBR keeps more than 9,000 ancient and modern engraved plates.

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    Maps and Plans

    Cartographical documents from the 11th century to the present day.

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    American Studies

    KBR has an extensive collection of paper and electronic sources related to American Studies.

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    Manuscripts and Rare books

    KBR keeps approximately 35,000 manuscripts, including 4,500 medieval codices. The collection also include 300,000 old books dating from before 1830, incunabula and contemporary, bibliophile and precious editions.

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    Belgian Bibliography

    The Belgian Bibliography is a record of all periodical and non-periodical publications (monographs, journals, brochures, off-line electronic documents, etc.) sent to KBR through legal deposit.

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