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15 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Antwerp, Belgium

Updated January 28, 2022

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Is This $88 Portrait the Work of a 17th-Century Flemish Master?

Science and historical research say….maybe.
by Sarah Durn
It’s a shame we don’t yet have the technology to digitize the Library’s famous Nottebohm Room.

The Ambitious Plan to Digitize 100,000 Historic Texts in Belgium

Two major Antwerp institutions are putting some of their voluminous holdings in the cloud.
by Matthew Taub

The Best 18th-Century Toilets Were Designed to Look Like Books

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