Athenaeum Bibliotheek, Overijssel Province, The Netherlands
4.5 (2 reviews) Spent < 1 hour Ranking #23 in Deventer Libraries
It doesn't have to be impressive or majestic to earn a five point rating
The Athenaeum Library and City Archive is situated on the grounds of the Deventer Convent (hence the address Klooster 12), in a heritage building. Is is a dependance of the Deventer Public Library. What makes a visit to the Athenaeum Library so special is the modest exhibition of medieval books (hand written by monks and also earliest printed books), with hand written annotations of the owners from the Middle Ages. One book showed an extensive comment by the famous Desiderius Erasmus. Because of the exhibition of these treasures I rate this library with the modest exhibition five points. No wonder Deventer is the books capital of the Netherlands. As these are convent grounds, a nice and quiet sit-down can be had in the Convent garden opposite the library.
Address
Klooster 12, 7411 NH, Deventer The Netherlands
Website
http://www.obdeventer.nl/athenaeumbibliotheek
Current local date and time now
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 10:23
User Ratings
4.5 based on (2 reviews)
Reviews
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4Klaas S 5:00 PM Mar 2, 2019
Modern architecture and excellent information centre.
The exterior and interior of this building is an architectural highlight, which hosts everything you are looking for concerning information of what touches the world.
