Bibliothèque nationale de france - activities

BnF Richelieu, the historic home of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and its museum

The Richelieu site, located in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, is the historic birthplace of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, which has housed collections of royal documents since 1721. A historic site, recently modernized, accessible to all!

BnF François Mitterrand, the huge Parisian library ideal for revision, but not only

In the 13th arrondissement, it's impossible to miss these 4 immense buildings overlooking the banks of the Seine: designed to resemble an open book, the four towers of the François Mitterrand library offer a place to read, work in silence, do research and consult hundreds of thousands of documents.

La Bibliothèque Parlante 2023, the BnF's literary festival about nature

From June 2 to 4, 2023, the Bibliothèque nationale de France celebrates literature aloud, with its festival "La Bibliothèque Parlante", around the theme of nature.

The Richelieu Library, historic birthplace of the BNF

The Bibliothèque Richelieu is one of the most beautiful libraries in Paris. Discover it for yourself!

Noir et Blanc, the Grand Palais 100% digital photo exhibition

The Grand Palais teams up with the Bibliothèque Nationale de France to display “Noir et Blanc: une esthétique de la photographie” [Black and White: a photography aesthetic], an exhibition that was to discover at the Grand Palais. Unfortunately, the exhibition will not open to the public, but awaits on the Grand Palais website. Conference-tours are available online from February 18, to June 18, 2021.

MK2 Bibliothèque: one of the biggest movie theaters in Paris

Looking for space? MK2 Bibliothèque movie theater is the 3rd biggest movie theater facility in Paris!