Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage
Practical information on the Photo library
Over one million negatives on Belgium's cultural heritage are available...
Consult the photo library online
Keep in mind that all documents are not in our database yet. Do not hesitate to visit the reading room on the first floor.
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Location: |
First floor |
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Contact: |
infotheque @ kikirpa.be |
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Telephone number: |
02 739 67 54 |
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Opening hours: |
Monday: 1:30pm-5:00pm Closing days in 2010: on 5 April, 13-14 May, 24 May, 1st-2 November, 11-12 November, 15 November and from 24 December 2010 until 3 January 2011. |
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Entrance: |
Free |
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Over one million b/w and color negatives. The earliest documents date from the end of the 19th century |
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Subjects: |
Belgium's cultural heritage (fine arts, architecture, archaeology) and photos about the country's folklore, traditions and historical events |
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Services: |
Consultation of the photographic documents, which cannot be borrowed, research via index card catalogue and computerized databases, photocopies (photocopy cards are on sale at the reception desk; we only accept cash payments), reproduction of photos on paper or CD-Rom.
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