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About us

VrijDag - VendRedu sells old and rare books, curiosities and works of art, since 1997. Online, and since Easter 2024 also in our shop in Redu, Village du Livre, rue de Transinne 35, Belgium.

The shop

The stone front of the shop with an awning and trestle tables of books on the pavement
Rue de Transinne 35, with the crates of books outside
The front room with crates of books, a wooden staircase and paintings on the walls
Books in several languages, among the paintings
A white gallery room with paintings, a display case and a wall of framed prints
The gallery at the back, with paintings, prints and curiosities

ShopRue de Transinne 35
6890 Redu, Belgium

Opening hoursUsually Tuesday to Sunday, 11 h to 18 h

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The church of Redu, the book village
The church of Redu, the book village

From VrijDag to VendRedu

1997
VrijDag and BooksOnFriday. The shop opens as an antiquarian bookshop on the Vrijdagmarkt, the Friday Market in Antwerp, opposite the Plantin-Moretus Museum, and takes the name of its square: VrijDag, Dutch for Friday. Online we are BooksOnFriday.
2003
Bookday and Boekdag. The shop on the Vrijdagmarkt closes and the books move to the internet. Without the market, the name VrijDag loses its point; the web shop carries on as Bookday, and as Boekdag for Dutch-speaking readers.
2024
VendRedu. Since Easter 2024 there is a real shop again, in Redu, the book village in the Ardennes. The name winks at the beginning: vendredi, French for Friday, with Redu inside. The Friday Market of 1997 still echoes in the name.
Now
Two names, one shop. VrijDag - VendRedu sells books in several languages, art and curiosities.