Discover the finest collection of Rotterdam
The Rotterdamsch Leeskabinet owns over 250,000 books and magazines on history, philosophy, politics, theology, art and art history, language and literature, music, architecture and related academic disciplines. Read more about our collection:
Open collection
![Two students exploring the bookshelves of the Leeskabinet, books in hand](/sites/corporate/files/styles/responsive_w50_r16_9/public/2022-06/eur_britt-2173._jonathanvanrijn-1620x1080_50.jpg.webp?h=ea95bb15&itok=ADcO2sd7)
Special collections
![Twee pagina's met daarop een wereldkaart, verdeeld over twee wereldbollen en de twee bladzijden, omringt door decorative illustraties.](/sites/corporate/files/styles/responsive_w50_r16_9/public/2022-06/atlas-maior.jpeg.webp?h=0c1b9219&itok=HOR06VgF)
Thematic collections
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