Numerous archives, other documents (plans of architects, diagrams, maps, etc.) as well as a wide variety of postcards, old photographs and posters can be consulted at the Erasmus House. The archives relating to the history of the commune go back to the XVIIIth century and include the French period. Other documents relate to the history and activities of our museums.

In particular, we hold the archives of the Libre Academie de Belgique which held its meetings at the Erasmus House and included writers such as Michel de Ghelderode, Maurice Maeterlinck and Maurice des Ombiaux. In addition, we have part of the library and writings of Edmond Picard, the founder of this institution, and archives from the “Défence de Bruxelles” association, presided by Daniel Van Damme, who published the periodical “L’Estrille du vieux Bruxelles”.