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Plan your visit

Everything you need to know to prepare for and make the most of your visit to the Letterenhuis.

Students and researchers

Students and researchers can visit the reading room to consult archival material.

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The Letterenhuis in a nutshell

The Letterenhuis is the literary archive of Flanders. It brings people together around the subject of literary heritage by working with many and diverse partners to collect, preserve and unlock the collection. In the reading room and increasingly online, you can access the rich collection for research purposes.

Flemish Masterpieces

The Flemish Masterpieces Decree protects rare and indispensable masterpieces. The list includes two manuscripts from the Letterenhuis collection.

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The memory of Flemish literature

The memory of Flemish literature

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Reproductions

You can order digital reproductions of photos, documentation and archive material from the Letterenhuis.

Loan

The Letterenhuis has a custodial function and does not lend out archive items, documents or objects for study purposes. Museums can, under certain conditions, borrow documents or art objects for temporary exhibitions.

Museum of literature

Story of Flemish literature in the 19th and 20th century

Would you like to see the original manuscripts of authors Hendrik Conscience, Paul van Ostaijen or Willem Elsschot? Visit the museum and find out more about the history of Flemish literature.