Art and History Library

The Jülich Citadel Museum has a specialist library that is jointly run with the Jülich Historical Society 1923 e.V. It is also home to the archives of the German Society for Fortification Research e.V. The library currently holds around 20,000 volumes and is being expanded through purchases, exchanges, and donations.

Opening hours

By appointment.

Please call 02461-63-514 (Guido v. Büren) in advance to make an appointment.
The books may not be borrowed, but they may be copied.

The graphic collection and the photo and plan archive may also be used by calling 02461-63-510 in advance to make an appointment.

Focus

  • Cultural history of the Euregio Rhine-Meuse region
  • City and regional history
  • Provincial Roman archaeology
  • Documentation center on the Via Belgica
  • Art and cultural history of the Renaissance
  • Citadel State Monument (with photo and map collection)
  • Graphic collection with maps and prints from the 16th century onwards
  • Fortress research (with the Dr. Hartwig Neumann collection)
  • 19th-century landscape painting
  • Graphic collection on J. W. Schirmer, Schirmer’s students, and other related artists

Find media

Art and history library

of the Jülich Citadel Museum and the Jülich History Association 1923 e.V.

Funded projects: Sponsor:

RÖMER

VIAVIA City and regional

historical literature

– Jülich Historical Society
– 1923 e.V.

RENAISSANCE

State Monument Citadel Archive of the German

Documentation on the Building and Society for

Art and Cultural History Fortress Research Association

of the Renaissance

ROMANTICISM

Project Library Schirmer 2010 Museum Library

Landscape painting of the with the estates

19th century Dr. Hartwig Neumann and

Frequently asked questions

Can you also buy books from you?
Catalogues of the Citadel Museum can be purchased at the museum office.
Where can I find the library?
At the Center for City History, Am Aachener Tor 16, 52428 Jülich.