Library It is the most important collection of
food and
drink books in
Belgium and one of the twenty largest in
Europe. The books, mainly old, are about
food,
arts of the table and
tobacco, mainly in Europe and particularly in Belgium. They are classified by subjects:
biographies,
history,
biographies,
recipes,
religious cookery,
children’s cookery,
dietetics,
vegetarianism,
veganism,
home economics,
sociology,
food chemistry, publicities,
iconography,
literature,
music, etc. The data-processing encoding is modern. An outline of the
catalogue is reproduced on the website. This library has the only specimen of the
Cuisinier anglais. The library also has other specialities: • Art History and
archaeology •
Dance and
choreography • Local and dialectal Archives • History of the
Post office and of the
script (funds created in 2004 with the Museum “Postes restantes” located in the same building). The works are consultable on written request and appointment, given the
voluntary help of the librarians.
Museum Authentic objects of gastronomy, original
paintings,
furniture,
masterpieces and objects of
curiosity, etc. are laid out in
vaulted rooms of the 17th
century. The visits are always guided: the visitors are accompanied by a
guide which explains, in an attractive and humorous way, the history of the
cookery by taking its interlocutors into account. The children, the elderly, the
disabled person find here an adapted reception. The association received the Belgium price CAP48 2009 for this policy
Exhibitions Library and museum also organize in situ temporary
exhibitions ; they take part in cultural big events (like Made in Belgium in
Brussels), and collaborate with other museums or institutions for
research. ==Further activities==