The Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage
Parc du Cinquantenaire, 1
B-1000 Bruxelles (Belgique)
Phone (+32) (0)2 739 67 11
Fax (+32) (0)2 732 01 05
E-mail : info @ kikirpa.be
General Director : Myriam Serck-Dewaide
Phone (+32) (0)2 739 68 61
E-mail : myriam.serck @ kikirpa.be
The entrance to the Institute is on the Renaissancelaan / Avenue de la Renaissance.
Easy access by public transport: Merode station
- Metro: lines 1 and 5
- Bus: lines 20, 27, 80, 61
- Tram: line 81
No car park but possibility of parking in the neighbourhoods.
Accessibility for the handicapped people.
The library and the photo library are open from Monday to Friday between 9:30am and 12:30pm and between 1:30pm and 5:00pm (on Friday, to 4:00pm). Both libraries will be closed on 5 April, 13-14 May, 24 May, 21 July, 1st-2 November, 11-12 November, 15 November and from 24 December 2010 until 3 January 2011.
It is possible to have a guided tour of the Institute, with appointment (price on demand): info @ kikirpa.be.
For all your questions regarding the photo library: phototheque @ kikirpa.be
If you own a work of art of particular historical or artistic interest, you can submit a request for an opinion from one or more of IRPA’s team of experts. Please follow the described procedure.
If you would like to consult a restoration file, a written request must be sent to the general director: myriam.serck @ kikirpa.be.
For any information or suggestion regarding the website: catherine.bourguignon @ kikirpa.be

(+32) (0)2 739 6748
Parc du Cinquantenaire, 1
B-1000 Bruxelles (Belgique)
Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage
