The Archief en Museum voor het Vlaams Cultuurleven or AMVC (E: Archive and Museum for the Flemish Cultural Life) is a Belgian non-profit organization located in Antwerp. The AMVC collects and archives information of Flemish writers and artists, and portraits concerning Flemish culture as from 1750. The AMVC-Letterenhuis fulfills two tasks: on the one hand it is an archiving - and documentation centre and on the other hand it is a museum.

[edit] History

The organization was founded in 1933 and was the called Museum van de Vlaamsche Letterkunde (E: Museum of Flemish Literature). The collection was based on the Conscience-archive and the Hugo Verriest legacy. After World War II, in 1945 the name was changed into its present name, Archief en Museum voor het Vlaamse Cultuurleven. The AMVC moved into its present location in 1958, which is located adjacent to its original location in the Minderbroedersstraat.

[edit] See also

• Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord
• Belgian literature
• Flemish literature

[edit] Source

• AMVC-Letterenhuis

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