Leiden University Library

Leiden University Library (Leiden, The Netherlands) is more than 400 years old. Its significance for European culture can hardly be overestimated: it is a part of a small number of cultural centres that gave direction to the development and spread of knowledge during the Enlightenment. The importance of these centres lies in the simultaneous presence of a unique collection of exceptional sources and scholars. Leiden University has both at its disposal.

Locations of Leiden University Library

1587-1595: Academiegebouw, Rapenburg 73, Leiden.

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1595-1983: Faliede Bagijnkerk, Old University Library, now: University Board, Rapenburg 70, Leiden.

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1983-present: Leiden University Library, Witte Singel 27, Leiden. Architect: Bart van Kasteel.

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Map of Leiden

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