Heritage Day - Moving with the past!
On 27 April, the Boekentoren partakes in Heritage Day and is inviting you to a day of activities around the Higher Institute of Physical Education's special collection and the Book Tower's heritage collection.
Collection
Fascinating facts and articles about the expansive collections in the Boekentoren.
7 mansucripts added to the Masterpieceslist of the Flemish Governement
Seven manuscripts of the Boekentoren have recently been recognized as Flemish masterpieces. These precious, illuminated manuscripts are invaluable to the Flemish cultural heritage. With this new recognition, the Book Tower now has a total of 59 recognized masterpieces.
A temporary home for the busts from the Aula
Due to the renovation of the Aula, there is a need to house a collection of busts, which now find a temporary home in the Boekentoren.
A world at war: Lovelings war diary 1914-1918
Virginie Loveling was 78 when World War I broke out. From day one, she kept a diary as a curious, opinionated witness. After her death, the manuscript, along with other ego documents, was deposited in the Ghent University Library. The war diary was recognised as a Flemish Masterpiece and is one of the 52 masterpieces in our heritage collection.
The Liber Floridus
The most famous masterpiece in the collection is the Liber Floridus.
#thestoryofFlanders
Tom Waes, together with historians, archeologists and other experts takes us back to our past in the documentary 'Het verhaal van Vlaanderen'. Episode three focuses on the dark Middle Ages and brings one of the masterpieces of our collection into the spotlight.
820 unique Medieval manuscripts reunited
With the launch of mmmonk.be, a digital platform, we provide access to 820 Medieval manuscripts from the abbey of Sint-Baafs, Sint-Pieters (Ghent), Ten Duinen (Koksijde) and Ter Doest (Lissewege).
The magic of photographic plates
The Boekentoren chose to participate in an unique project: the digitization of more than 170.000 glass plates, safeguarded at different heritage organisations in Flanders.