Belgium

Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België / Royal Library of Belgium

How to find us

Until 14/10/2019:
Boulevard de l’Empereur 2, 1000 Brussels (due to renovation works)

From 15/10/2019:
Mont des Arts, 1000 Brussels

Phone

32 (0)2 519 53 11

Email

info@kbr.be

Director

Sara Lammens

Architect

Maurice Houyoux

Year founded

1837

KBR is the national scientific library and collects all Belgian publications. The institution preserves manages and studies more than 8 million documents, a rich cultural and historical heritage. KBR provides access to all information in its collections, facilitates research and offers a broad cultural experience.

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KBR to launch a vast project to digitise the Belgian daily press

More than 4 million pages will be digitised by 2027, doubling BelgicaPress’s current offering and systematically extending it to cover the period from 1951 to 1989. The project, financed from KBR’s own funds, will give the public the opportunity to consult Belgian newspapers from the second half of the 20th century online.

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