Letteren en Wijsbegeerte Living Archives Living Archives In populaire media worden archieven vaak voorgesteld als stoffige, donkere plekken, waar je urenlang moet speuren om dan, als bij toeval een bijzondere ontdekking te doen. Dankzij het onderzoek aan de Universiteit Antwerpen maken wij het omgek…

Centre for Urban History search menu search content Event Archives Event Archives Check our Event Archives if you are interested in past Summer Schools, Workshops & Conferences or Lunch Seminars. Cookie prreferences Strictly necessary cookies They are necessary for the proper functioning of the webs…

Research centre Ruusbroec Institute search menu search content Institute Archives Institute archives The Ruusbroec Institute Library houses two types of archives: 1. The Institute Archives These archives contain the unpublished scholarly legacy of members of the Ruusbroec Institute. They have always…

Archives and Heritage search menu search content University Archives Archives Welcome The University Archives is the memory of the university. We preserve the historical archives of the University of Antwerp and its predecessors (Colleges of Commerce, RUCA, UFSIA, UIA, Colonial College, etc.). The a…

Archives and Heritage search menu search content Archives and Heritage The Memory of the University of Antwerp Books in the stack room - Special Collections State-of-the-art research - Special Collections Museum to Scale - Art on Campus Polarimeter - Academic Heritage prev 1 / 4 next Integrated appr…

Antwerp Interdisciplinary Platform for Research into Inequality search menu search content Event archives Check our Event archives if you are interested in any of our previous activities, such as our seminar series or the symposium on COVID-19. Cookie prreferences Strictly necessary cookies They are…

Archives and Heritage search menu search content How to handle archives and valuable materials? Rare and valuable material should be handled with great care. That is why we ask every visitor to obey the following house rules. General Upon arrival in the Special Collections Reading Room please report…

Archives and Heritage search menu search content Are you interested in archives and heritage? Are you interested in the history of the University of Antwerp and do you want to help out? Every year we offer internships, student jobs and also volunteers are welcome to apply. Internships Every year we …

Library search menu search content Library & Archives University of Antwerp Search books and articles search As a UAntwerp student you can book a place in advance! Experiencing problems? The library staff is there to help you Start@lib A flying start to your studies in the library Remote access Use …

Archives and Heritage search menu search content Beckett dates his reading in an English literature textbook. - BKT A-THO-HIS 1914 A selection from Beckett's library. - On view through December 20, 2023. A portrait of Beckett (detail) by Avigdor Arikha. - BKT C-CHA-ARI 1985 Exposition - Twenty books…

Archives and Heritage search menu search content Physical exhibitions go hand in hand with a digital equivalent. We often work with interns to bring an exhibition to life digitally or to develop an educational workshop. Visit Twenty Books from Samuel Beckett's Library Digital exhibition Cookie prref…

Archives and Heritage search menu search content Digital Heritage within reach Since 2011 the Special Collections have been digitizing objects from the collection, which can be consulted online through the library’s digital platform. Especially the subjects at the core of our collection of old pri…

Archives and Heritage search menu search content Bibliography The following publications deal with one or several objects from the Special Collections at the Antwerp University Library: General Steven Van Impe, 'Kroniek van de Antwerpse erfgoedbibliotheken (2016)', in HistoriANT. Jaarboek voor Antwe…

Archives and Heritage search menu search content Research The Special Collections house a valuable collection of research materials relating to a broad spectrum of research fields. Cookie prreferences Strictly necessary cookies They are necessary for the proper functioning of the website and can not…

Archives and Heritage search menu search content Activities Heritage on the Move Special Collections host a range of different activities for the public as diverse as exhibitions, special tours, lectures, summer schools and Erfgoeddag (heritage day). The Special Collections department also regularly…

Archives and Heritage search menu search content Staff University Archives Staff members Karolien Claes, Digital Archivist Jolien Dekoninck, Archival assistent Els Eerens, volunteer Willem Vanneste, University Archivist Heleen Wils, Archivist Questions? Do you have a question or do you want to know …

Archives and Heritage search menu search content Collections Academic heritage: the collections Academic heritage is a broad concept under which a large variety of objects can be accommodated. Within the following years all collections will be inventoried and the overview below will be completed. In…

Archives and Heritage search menu search content History Scientific and academic heritage in Antwerp, a concise history 1880-1910 Antwerp has a long but relatively unknown relationship with scientific heritage. The first important collections were built by Henri Van Heurck (1838-1909) in the second …

Archives and Heritage search menu search content Network Network In the field of academic heritage, the University of Antwerp works together with the following partners: National Academic Heritage in Flanders (AEV) Museum van de Geschiedenis van de Gezondheidszorg (Lambotte Museum) Expertisecentrum …

Heritage Practice Communities in a Digitized World search menu search content GLAM (Section for Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) University of Copenhagen About the group's interests/expertise The group focuses on GLAM institutions and the practises relating to them. Researcher within the …

Archives and Heritage search menu search content Library heritage The Special Collections are closely bound to the history of the university and its library collection. The collection has been extended with more recent acquisitions. Cookie prreferences Strictly necessary cookies They are necessary f…

Archives and Heritage search menu search content General information Reading room The University Archives and The Special Collections Department share a reading room located on the first floor of the Stadscampus Library. Students and researchers can make an appointment to consult the collections. A …

Archives and Heritage search menu search content Digital platform Since 2011 the Special Collections have been digitizing objects from the collection, which can be consulted online through the library’s digital platform. Especially the subjects at the core of our collection of old prints have alre…

Archives and Heritage search menu search content Top Items Top Item Top Items List In the autumn of 2014 the Flemish Government decided to include an item from the University of Antwerp Library's Special Collections in the Topstukkenlijst (Top Items List). This signifies that the item has been offic…

Archives and Heritage search menu search content Special Collections The Preciosa collection contains the eldest heritage materials of the Special Collections, as well as contemporary valuable pieces. The term 'Preciosa' itself refers to 'valuable pieces' and/or 'special collections' and consists of…