Discover the finest collection of Rotterdam
The Rotterdamsch Leeskabinet owns over 270,000 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.avif?h=ea95bb15&itok=ADcO2sd7)
Special collections
![Dubbele pagina met daarop een historische wereldkaart, omringd door decorative illustraties.](/sites/corporate/files/styles/responsive_w50_r16_9/public/2022-06/atlas-maior.jpeg.avif?h=0c1b9219&itok=HOR06VgF)
Thematic collections
![A variety of publications of Draakje](/sites/corporate/files/styles/responsive_w50_r16_9/public/2022-06/boeken-rlk-jaarlezing.jpeg.avif?h=0c1b9219&itok=-KZ7sIz_)