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Closing Days in 2023

Keep an eye on this page when you plan a visit to one of our reading rooms! If we have to close a reading room due to unforeseen circumstances, this will always be announced on the homepage of this website, in the news items and on Facebook.

1st January 2023 New Year's day
10 April 2023 Easter Monday
1st May 2023 Labour Day
18 May 2023 Ascension Day
19 May 2023 Bridge Day
29 May 2023 Pentecost Monday
21 July 2023 National Holiday
14 August 2023 Bridge Day
15 August 2023 Our Lady's Ascension
1 November 2023 All Saints' Day
2 November 2023 All Souls Day
3 November 2023 Bridge Day
11 November 2023 Armistice
15 November 2023 King's Day
25 December 2023 - 1st January 2024 Annual closure

Closed for Inventorying in 2023

During file audits, our archives are systematically checked to ensure that no gaps have appeared in the various files over the past year. Have documents not been put back incorrectly? Have labels been placed everywhere with information on the whereabouts of the documents (in the reading room, on loan for an exhibition, etc.)? During the file check week, which varies per reading room, extra time is set aside to take a closer look at acquisitions/files that have been received and to place them on the shelves.

13 - 17 February 2023 National Archives of Belgium
13 - 17 February 2023 Archives Service for War Victims
27 February - 3 March 2023 State Archives in Louvain-la-Neuve
6 - 10 March 2023 State Archives in Namur
17 - 21 April 2023 State Archives in Eupen
5 - 9 June 2023 State Archives in Arlon
5 - 9 June 2023 State Archives in Ghent
12 - 16 June 2023 State Archives in Brussels
11 - 15 September 2023 National Archives 2 - Joseph Cuvelier repository
11 - 15 September 2023 State Archives in Tournai
18 - 22 September 2023 State Archives in Kortrijk
25 - 29 September 2023 State Archives in Antwerp
25 - 29 September 2023 State Archives in Beveren 
2 - 6 October 2023 CegeSoma
9 - 13 October 2023 State Archives in Liège
16 - 20 October 2023 State Archives in Bruges
6 - 10 November 2023 State Archives in Mons
/ Archives of the Royal Palace
/ State Archives in Leuven
/ State Archives in Hasselt

Closed for Inventorying in 2024

During file audits, our archives are systematically checked to ensure that no gaps have appeared in the various files over the past year. Have documents not been put back incorrectly? Have labels been placed everywhere with information on the whereabouts of the documents (in the reading room, on loan for an exhibition, etc.)? During the file check week, which varies per reading room, extra time is set aside to take a closer look at acquisitions/files that have been received and to place them on the shelves.

29 January until 2 February National Archives of Belgium
to be determined Archives Service for War Victims
to be determined State Archives in Louvain-la-Neuve
to be determined State Archives in Namur
to be determined State Archives in Eupen
to be determined State Archives in Arlon
to be determined State Archives in Ghent
to be determined State Archives in Brussels
to be determined National Archives 2 - Joseph Cuvelier repository
to be determined State Archives in Tournai
to be determined State Archives in Kortrijk
to be determined State Archives in Antwerp
to be determined State Archives in Beveren 
to be determined CegeSoma
to be determined State Archives in Liège
to be determined State Archives in Bruges
to be determined State Archives in Mons
to be determined Archives of the Royal Palace
to be determined State Archives in Leuven
to be determined State Archives in Hasselt


Page updated on 20 November 2023

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