Our "Bibliothèque de la Gourmandise" (Gourmet Library) is the most important gastronomic library in Belgium. One of the biggest in Europe
More than 20 000 cookery books and thousands documents (menus, labels, etc.)
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There are 5 different collections ; the most important concerns gastronomy.
1. Collection about food and drink :
More than 20 000 books about food, arts of the table and tobacco, mainly in Europe and particularly in Belgium: bibliographies, history, biographies, recipes of all times, home economics, food chemistry, advertisements, iconography, literature, music, etc.
2. Collection about art history and archaeology:
2 500 books about architecture, painting, pieces of furniture, decoration, ironworks, silversmith's work, glass-making, ceramic, etc.
3. Collection about dance and choreography:
2 000 books about dance concerning notably bibliography, biographies, history of the dance and ballet, notebooks, dictionaries, anatomy, movement, technical manual workers (ballet, modern dance, jazz, Spanish dance, traditional dance, social dance), high schools, companies of ballet, literature, iconography, etc.
4. Collection Georges Plumier :
Local archives (Hermalle-sous-Huy) and dialectal literature
5. Collection about script and Post :
Documentation linked to the Museum Postes restantes
Take part in the enrichment of these collections
by depositing your manuscripts, books, or family menus!
The reading room is opened to the public only by appointement. An expense participation is asked. The works are accessible in consultation, on the spot only.
We make researches on estimate.
Reading room of the Library.
Information and appointment by e-mail
Nota Bene :
- The BMG logo, that characterizes some documents in this website, means "Bibliothèque et Musée de la Gourmandise" (Gourmet Library and Museum).
- You have access to main articles (in French), from books to the Library of Gastronomy written, placed on the French part of this website - please, click on "Articles de fond".