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Antwerp Nottebohm Room Opens to the Public

By CODART
18 November 2022 1 min. reading time

The Nottebohm Room is a hidden gem in Antwerp. Starting this autumn, you can discover the prestigious library for the first time on your own.

The Nottebohm Room is one of the best-kept secrets in Antwerp. It is located in the oldest part of the Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library
and was originally built in 1936 as a ceremonial room.

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© LUCID / CityAntwerp

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.

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© LUCID / CityAntwerp

The period room holds 120,000 books and displays a selection of highlights from the collection, including a pair of iconic globes of Willem Jansz. Blaeu (1571-1638) which were praised in the seventeenth century as progressive creations in the field of cartographic techniques.

LUCID Stad A Nottebohmzaal 28 1
© LUCID / CityAntwerp

Until now, the Nottebohm Room was inaccessible to individual visitors. Starting this week the room is open to the public from Wednesday through Sunday. Tickets can be purchased online.

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CODART is the international network of curators of Dutch and Flemish art
www.codart.nl

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