Stadsarchief Deventer

Since the Middle Ages, the archive has not only preserved the written records of the work of the city council, but also the archives of many Deventer families, institutions, organisations, churches and companies. It not only forms the basis for a good administration of the municipality, but is also a source of first-hand knowledge of the history of the city and region.

In 1999, the organisations of the Municipal Archives and the Athenaeum Library were merged. In 2003, new integrated reception rooms and study rooms for archive and library visitors were built in the completely renovated Klooster 12 building. The Athenaeum Library was one of sixteen public libraries in the Netherlands with a scholarly support function under the name Plus Library.

Klooster 12 is a large-roofed warehouse with a plastered gable in Noordenbergstraat. On this side, there are lifting beams in the top and windows with shutters. In the Klooster it has a plastered gable with a dormer. It forms a good finish to the cloister complex, where it connects to Noordenbergstraat. XVII-XVIII.