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Heritage/Patrimonial
KBR, Royal Library of Belgium
- Mont des Arts/Kunstberg, 28
1000 Bruxelles/Brussel
KBR is a place that breathes knowledge and history. The stately building from the 1950s offers 13 meeting rooms in different styles, tailored to your event. Our hidden gem is an 18th century city palace.
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At KBR, we present 13 authentic spaces: a magnificent urban palace, auditoria, modular meeting rooms with panoramic views over Brussels and a covered outdoor area. The National Library is a location that breathes culture: the monumental building houses a museum and exhibitions. A private visit to the museum following your event is possible.
- Number of event rooms : 13
- Largest room capacity (theatre) : 205 pax
- Maximum capacity (for a single event) : 500 pax
- Largest room (in square meters) : 312 m²
Contact informations
- Website
- Koen Magerman
- See email
- Contact the venue
Getting there
- KBR is located on the Mont des Arts in the heart of Brussels. Our location is very easy to reach by public transport (bus, tram and train) and is only 2 minutes away from a public parking lot. There are bicycle racks in front of the entrance and the venue is wheelchair accessible.
Venue assets
Infrastructure
Air conditioning
Auditorium
Business centre
Garden for outdoor events
High ceilings (+5 metres)
Lounge area
Natural light
Stage
Terrace for outdoor events
Mobility
Bicycle parking area
Paid parking
Reduced mobility access
Equipment
Broadband internet
Flipchart
Free internet (wi-fi)
Furniture (tables and chairs)
Projector
Screen
Technical material included
Television
Translation booths
Virtual and hybrid equipment
Whiteboard
Services
Dedicated events team
On-site audio-visual team
On-site security
Catering
In-house catering
Halls and capacities
| Surface (m²) | Concert | Cocktail | Seated dinner | Cabaret | Theatre | School | Open square (U) | Closed square (O) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auditorium | 312 | • | • | • | • | 205 | • | • | • |
| Galerie | 270 | • | 250 | 200 | 200 | 205 | 170 | 60 | 96 |
| Concert | 172 | • | • | • | • | 130 | • | • | • |
| Panorama | 135.6 | • | 100 | 60 | 60 | 100 | 60 | 36 | 35 |
| Studio | 36 | • | 30 | • | • | 30 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
| Aquarium | 36 | • | • | • | • | 16 | • | • | 13 |
| Consilium | 156.74 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 30 |
| Corner | 50 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Forum | 121 | • | 120 | 40 | 40 | • | • | • | • |
| Pressroom | 120 | • | 40 | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Peristyle (outdoors) | 475 | • | 300 | 200 | 200 | • | • | • | • |
| Kapel | 163 | • | 30 | • | • | 80 | • | • | • |
| Atelier | 100 | • | • | 40 | 40 | 80 | 40 | 22 | 25 |
| Expo | 195 | • | 120 | 100 | 100 | 120 | • | • | • |
| Rotonde | 156 | • | 150 | 80 | 80 | 150 | • | • | • |
| Palace ( rotonde + appartementen) | 400 | • | 150 | 150 | 150 | • | • | • | • |