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Exhibition fees

An exhibition ticket provides free access in the Reference library's reading rooms, on the day of your visit.
Exhibition rates
Type of exhibitions and tickets Full rate Reduced rate
Exhibition 7 € 5 €
Exhibition “découverte” 5 € 3.5 €
Lecture-guided tour 3 € (+ reduced rate) -
2 exhibitions 10 € -
1 exhibition + 1 exhibition “découverte” 8.5 € -
2 exhibitions “découverte” 7 € -

Please note

  • In certain cases, you might book your exhibition ticket via FNAC Reservations at 0892 684 694 (0,34 /mn all tax inclusive and at www.fnac.com (extra charge to be added)
  • In the Ile-de-France region, you might pay your ticket via Tick’Art: available to school learners, apprentices, the under 25s from local bodies facilitating social integration and young people attending courses in bodies receiving funding from the Ile-de-France regional council.
  • Upon presentation of your Cinémathèque less than one month or season ticket, you might benefit from a reduced fee to visit the BnF’s exhibitions. Upon presentation of BnF tickets, you might benefit from a reduced fee to visit the Cinémathèque’s exhibitions.

On presentation of supporting documents, reduced rates for:

  • Students
  • Young people aged 18 to 25
  • Teachers
  • Members of large families
  • Members of groups paying at least 10 entrances
  • Visitors who have paid an ehibition guided tour
On presentation of supporting documents, exemptions for :
  • Young people under 18
  • Job seekers
  • Recipients of minimum work program income or welfare benefits
  • Visitors with disabilities
  • Escorts of visitors with disabilities
  • Visitors holding an annual admission card for the Reference library (Bibliothèque d'étude) or Research library (Bibliothèque de recherche) reading rooms
  • Professional journalists
  • Tour guides accredited by the Ministry of Culture/Tourism (Ministère de la Culture/Tourisme)
  • Students of the Ecole nationale des Chartes, the ENSSIB and the Institut national du Patrimoine
  • Individuals from any category (civil servants and contractual employees) employed by a public institution who belong to the scientific or technical fraternity or hold scientific or technical posts in libraries, museums, archives and patrimony institutions.
  • Staff employed by the Ministry of Culture
  • Staff employed by BnF and retired former employees
  • Members of the Association of Friends of the BnF (Association des Amis de la BnF)

Monday, December 17, 2012