EXPO collection

Virtual exhibitions

Collection curators draw inspiration from KU Leuven Libraries' rich collections and guide you through their histories. Discover our online exhibitions.

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Gallery

The diverse collections of KU Leuven Libraries hold many fascinating works, both famous masterpieces and hidden treasures. Dive into our gallery of showcases and their stories.

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Projects

The digital availability of its collections is a top priority for KU Leuven Libraries. Find out more about our digitisation projects and programmes.

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Recent exhibitions

(Un)chained Knowledge

In the mid-15th century, at the time when Dieric Bouts (ca. 1410-1475) settled in Leuven as a town painter, access to scientific knowledge was very…

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Ex Cathedra

The collection of lecture notes of KU Leuven Libraries contains more than 200 volumes at the moment. The majority of the manuscripts belongs to…

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To the Edge of Time

The exhibition 'To the Edge of Time' draws on a combined art and science narrative to explore the groundbreaking scientific research of Professor…

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Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica (1555)

KU Leuven Libraries acquired a copy of the second edition of the "De humani corporis fabrica" with handwritten notes by Vesalius.

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The Joyous Entry of Margaret of York

Rhetorician Anthonis de Roovere (ca. 1430-1482) wrote an extensive report of Margaret of York's wedding to Charles the Bold and her subsequent Joyous…

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Recent projects

Lovaniensia

Lovaniensia discloses the Collectio academica antiqua or old academic collection.

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Magister Dixit

Magister Dixit focuses on the collection of handwritten lecture notes of the Faculty of Arts of the ancient University of Louvain (1425-1797).

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Incunabula

KU Leuven Libraries has several hundreds of incunabula in its collections, mostly kept in the Maurits Sabbe Library (ca. 500) or at the Special…

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