Archives of the City of Brussels

The Archives of the City of Brussels (French: Archives de la Ville de Bruxelles, Dutch: Archief van de Stad Brussel) preserves documents related to the City of Brussels (Belgium) and its history. It holds the third largest collection of newspapers and periodicals in Belgium.[1] The public can access its collections through its online catalog, visiting the archive itself, or visiting a museum exhibiting loaned items.[2][3]

Not to be confused with State Archives (Belgium).
Archives of the City of Brussels
Archives de la Ville de Bruxelles (French)
Archief van de Stad Brussel (Dutch)
Coordinates50.83962670744515°N 4.346632738313016°E / 50.83962670744515; 4.346632738313016
TypeNational archives
Websitearchives.brussels.be

History

Archives were first kept in Brussels in the Church of Saint Micheal and the Church of Saint Nicholas' tower. In the 16th century, these collections were joined together in the Town Hall. In the 17th century, the collection was moved to two buildings on the Grand-Place/Grote Markt (Brussels' main square). These buildings and some of the city's records were destroyed during the Nine Years' War.[4]

In 1979, the Archives moved into a complex of buildings that formerly housed a textile business. The building is noted as an example of 20th-century commercial architecture.[5]

References
  1. "What do we preserve?". Brussels Archives. 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  2. "Online archives". Brussels Archives. 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  3. "The Archives of the City of Brussels on display". Brussels Archives. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  4. "Who are we?". Brussels Archives. 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  5. "The Archives on the big screen". Brussels Archives. 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2022-03-15.


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