National Library of France
The BnF
Prints and Photographs Department
Richelieu Library
58, rue de Richelieu
75002 Paris
Phone: 33 (0)1 53 79 83 80
E-mail: estampes-photographie@bnf.fr
To be noted
You need a reader's card to have access to the Research Library's documents.Reading room of the Prints and Photographs department
© Jean-Christophe Ballot / BnF
From Monday to Saturday | Sunday |
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10.00am-6.00pm | closed |
Area for consultation of the 'Réserve' documents: on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Readers are highly recommended to prepare their visit sending an email to: reserve-estampes-photographie@bnf.fr
Large size documents are communicated on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon from 14 p.m. to 17 p.m., only on prior appointment by email.
Closed on public holidays:
Annual closing of the BnF sites located in Paris (François-Mitterrand, Richelieu and Louvois, Arsenal and Opéra Libraries): During the annual closing of the BnF, various operations are achieved on the BnF premises and public spaces: repair, maintenance or cleaning work. Each year, the sites mentioned above are closed about ten days from the end of August to the beginning of September. The 2018 closing dates will be announced later.
These specific opening hours concern the documents housed at the Richelieu Library.
Monday to Saturday (General collections) | On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning (Réserve) | |
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Gathering of communication bulletins | 10.30 a.m., 11.15 a.m., noon, 12.45 p.m., 1.15 p.m., 2.00 p.m., 2.45 p.m., 3.30 p.m., 4.15 p.m., 5 p.m. | 10 a.m, 10.15 a.m. 10.45 a.m., 11.15 a.m., 11.50 a.m. |
Communication of documents | 10.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. | 10.15 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. |
Large size documents are communicated on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon from 14 p.m. to 17 p.m., only on prior appointment by email.
From September the 11th, 2017, it will be possible to request documents for the current day clicking on « Réserver ». The request can be made only via the computers available in the reading room.
Considering that these documents belong to heritage collections, special precautions should be taken to ensure their good condition. The readers are invited to handle the documents carefully. It is forbidden to use some ink. Personal belongings must be left in cloakrooms.
During renovation work at Richelieu Library, some collections were moved to other sites of the BnF. These documents remain available.
La liste des documents en communication différée au département des Estampes et de la photographie [fichier .pdf – 45 Ko – 14/12/16 – 2 p.]
Friday, November 10, 2017
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Contact
Sylvie Aubenas