Archives of the City of Brussels
Location | Rue des Tanneurs / Huidevettersstraat 65, 1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
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Coordinates | 50°50′23″N 4°20′48″E / 50.83972°N 4.34667°E |
Type | National archives |
Website | Official website |
The Archives of the City of Brussels (French: Archives de la Ville de Bruxelles; Dutch: Archief van de Stad Brussel) preserves documents related to the City of Brussels (Belgium) and its history. It holds the third largest collection of newspapers and periodicals in Belgium.[1] The public can access its collections through its online catalog, visiting the archive itself, or visiting a museum exhibiting loaned items.[2][3]
History
Archives were first kept in Brussels in the Church of St. Michael and St. Gudula and the Church of St. Nicholas' tower. In the 16th century, these collections were joined together in the Town Hall. In the 17th century, the collection was moved to two buildings on the Grand-Place/Grote Markt (Brussels' main square). These buildings and some of the city's records were destroyed during the Nine Years' War.[4]
In 1979, the Archives moved into a complex of buildings that formerly housed a textile business. The building is noted as an example of early 20th-century commercial architecture.[5]
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Entrance
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Interior view
See also
- List of museums in Brussels
- History of Brussels
- Culture of Belgium
- Belgium in the long nineteenth century
References
Citations
- ^ "What do we preserve?". Brussels Archives. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Online archives". Brussels Archives. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "The Archives of the City of Brussels on display". Brussels Archives. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Who are we?". Brussels Archives. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "The Archives on the big screen". Brussels Archives. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
Bibliography
- André Vanrie, Les archives et les archivistes de la Ville de Bruxelles (in French), in Brusselse Cahiers/Cahiers bruxellois, Brussels, XXXIX, 2006–2007, p. 11–46
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