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Sfeerbeeld Nottebohmzaal, zaalzicht door gietwerk gaanderij, foto LUCID

Expert tour Baroque Influencers: Sarah Joan Moran

Dr Sarah Joan Moran focuses on religious art

During this tour, you will walk through the exhibition with an expert. How does an expert look at this expo? What interpretations does she make from his or her field of expertise? No doubt food for discussion!

Sfeerbeeld mensenhanden bladeren door openliggende oude druk.

Fellowship Programme

Early printed books in Antwerp

The Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library and the Museum Plantin-Moretus (Antwerp) are pleased to launch a new call for applications for our fellowship programme. We will award two travel grants for research into the history of the early printed book (15th-18th century) in Antwerp, with the gracious support of the Thierry and Frédéric Nottebohm Grant of the Nottebohm Family Foundation.

Cartularium van de Birgittenorde, Engeland, 1471, 1499

Miraeus Lecture by Virginia Blanton

The Afterlives of Syon Abbey Books

In this Miraeus Lecture, Professor Virginia Blanton (University of Missouri-Kansas City) takes the floor and examines the wanderings of the sisters in the Cambrai diocese between 1539 and 1580 as a context for local lore of their devotional and administrative books.

Campagnebeeld Erfgoeddag 21 april 2024 met als thema Thuis

Heritage Day 2024

What makes a house a (real) home? Heritage Day seeks out what makes the ordinary so special, past and present. A day full of feelings, facts, sensory experiences, discoveries and questions about your nearby neighbourhood, connection, migration, travel and much, much more! 

Open Monument Day 2024

Visit the Nottebohm Room for free during Open Monument Day. Besides a library visit, you can also take a guided tour or admire our restoration and digitisation workshops on that day.

Miraeus Lecture by Nicholas De Sutter

Following the Script. Latin School Drama in the Southern Low Countries from Counter-Reformation to Counter-Enlightenment

During this Miraeus Lecture, Nicholas De Sutter (KU Leuven) talks about handwritten playtexts from the Southern Low Countries and how these dramas were materialised in Latin on the early modern stage. 

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Two international scientists get travel grant to Antwerp (2024-2025)

For the fifth time already, two foreign researchers will receive a travel grant to come to Antwerp for their research on the history of the printed book.

Venue rental and filming

Our stunning Nottebohm Room is the perfect setting for a lecture, a seminar, a film shoot or a book launch. You can also rent the Eekhoud Cabinet.

Closing days

The Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library reading room welcomes you throughout the year – except for a few public holidays and on Sundays.

About the Nottebohm Room

The Nottebohm Room is one of the best-kept secrets in Antwerp. It is located in the oldest part of the library and was originally built in 1936 as a ceremonial room. Besides being a book repository and exhibition gallery, it is also used to preserve special donations and collection items. It owes its name to an Antwerp patron of the arts, called Oscar Nottebohm.