After more than a decade of works, the reopening of the Bibliothèque nationale de France’s historical site in September 2022 also marks the tricentennial of its first establishment in Cardinal Mazarin ...

As a reading room and place for visits and mediation, the room contains over 20,000 books for perusal and 160 study seats. This documentary offering serves as an introduction to the major areas of art ...

The BnF’s Museum covers the full extent of the Library’s collections, from Antiquity to the present day. Rare, emotive and often surprising items are on exhibition within its walls, along an itinerary ...

The Richelieu Site is the historic birthplace of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and its exceptional collections. Built in the 17th century, it was originally the palace of Cardinal Mazarin. In ...

The architecture of the BnF’s Richelieu Site is truly multi-layered. At the heart of Paris’s 2nd arrondissement, its vast rectangular form contains some of Paris’s most unique buildings. Bordered on ...

Le Catalogue collectif de France, qu’est-ce que c’est ? BnF Durée : 1 min 48 s The CCFr also catalogs French documentary resources: users can consult the Répertoire national des bibliothèques ...

The François Mitterrand site houses two libraries, one for the general public open from Tuesday to Saturday and one for researchers open from Monday to Saturday. Different tickets give you access to ...

These two passes grant you free circulation during your day in all reading rooms of the Research Library as well as on all our sites. Unlimited Research Pas This pass additionally grants you free ...

The missions of the BnF are to collect, preserve, enrich and make available the national documentary heritage, as stated in the decree of creation n°94-3 of January the 3rd, 1994. The BnF’s ...

Cataloguing, digitising and moving a collection do not necessarily require sophisticated equipment or skills. In 2013, ICOMON proposed extensive guidelines on numismatic “collections care, management ...

La BnF a pour mission de collecter, cataloguer, conserver, enrichir et communiquer le patrimoine documentaire national. La ...

Les candidatures pour l’année 2027 sont actuellement ouvertes. La date limite pour l’envoi des dossiers à la BnF est le jeudi 10 septembre 2026.