On 4 July 2015 the University Library of the KU Leuven will open Books under fire. From Leuven to Timbuktu, an exhibition on endangered and destroyed heritage, from 1914 until today. Exhibits about the Leuven library will be combined with precious manuscripts from Mamma Haidara Memorial Library in Timbuktu and with contemporary art by the Belgian artist Sofie Muller. Books under fire tells a captivating – and highly relevant – story of deliberate destruction, international outrage and solidarity.

The exhibition runs from 4 July until 13 Sept. and information can be found here.