From Restoration to Heritage: Robbrecht and Daem Architects’ Archive Moves to the Boekentoren
Robbrecht and Daem Architects entrust their archive to Ghent’s iconic Boekentoren.
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Project Glashelder: Hoe AI 61.000 glasplaten helpt beschrijven
Glashelder is een onderzoeksproject dat kunstmatige intelligentie (AI) gebruikt om 61.000 gedigitaliseerde glasplaten te beschrijven en te ontsluiten voor het publiek. Het project onderzoekt hoe AI-technieken effectief kunnen worden ingezet in een erfgoedcontext, waarbij de samenwerking tussen mens en machine centraal staat.
Read, browse, and search through digitized newspapers at hetarchief.be.
Recently, hetarchief.be has made newspapers available online, including the Gazette van Gent and the war newspapers from the Boekentoren. Digitisation and smart text recognition make the newspapers fully searchable. This makes them an indispensable source for research and education, and preserves the newspapers for the future.
Heritage in motion - The HILO 16mm collection in the Boekentoren
This documentary tells the story of the archive (1960-1990) of the laboratory of human movement decomposition. In 2024, the Boekentoren collection was enriched with some 900 16mm films and the accompanying theses from the Institute of Physical Education of Ghent University. The archive offers a unique insight into the scientific study of sport in Ghent.
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.
World Digital Preservation Day 2024
World Digital Preservation Day serves to highlight the importance of digital preservation. As a university library, we are strongly committed to digital preservation.
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.
Long Time No See: Raoul De Keyser 1946-1964-1980
Long Time No See: Raoul De Keyser 1946-1964-1980 is an exhibition brings together twenty early paintings by De Keyser including parts of his archival material from the Booktower collection.
A digital war diary: 4,000 images for the future
Virginie Loveling's 1914-1918 war diary was digitised in 2023. The complex composition of the manuscript consisting of different types of leaves, bookmarks, wrappers, newspaper articles, fold-out pieces of text... eventually led to 4,000 images that can now be studied and used for inspiration.
#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.
The Boekentoren is filling up with books again
The tower is being filled again.
Boekentoren shortlisted for Ghent Architecture Prize 2021
Boekentoren shortlisted for Ghent Architecture Prize 2021