BnF - Richelieu site

Category: Lieu Culturel > Musées

Bibliothèque et espace exposant des collections spécialisées de la BnF (Arts du spectacle, Cartes et plans, Estampes et photographie, Manuscrits, Monnaies, médailles et antiques).

De 2010 à 2017, le site va être rénové entièrement.

Practical information

Place
58 rue de Richelieu
75002 Paris 2
33(0)1 53 79 5

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Accessibility info

Website
www.bnf.fr/visiterichelieu/index.htm

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Current and upcoming events

La BnF Richelieu rouvre ses portes après 10 ans de travaux

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!

La Bibliothèque Richelieu, berceau historique de la BNF

The Richelieu Library, historic birthplace of the BNF

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

Past events

Un nouveau musée attendu à la BnF Richelieu pour sa réouverture en 2022

Journées du Patrimoine 2024: visit the BNF Richelieu historic site in Paris

The Richelieu site of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France opens its historic doors to you for the Journées du Patrimoine, on September 21 and 22, 2024.

L'invention de la Renaissance - IMG 8719

The invention of the Renaissance, the humanist and literary exhibition at the BnF Richelieu - our photos

The Renaissance changed the face of Europe, with a humanist movement born in 14th-century Italy. The BnF Richelieu is devoting an exhibition to its beginnings, in the heart of its magnificent libraries, through superb manuscripts, from February 20 to June 16, 2024.

Une dictée géante et gratuite à la BNF Richelieu

A giant free dictation at the BNF Richelieu

For the second time, the BNF Richelieu is organizing a giant dictation, free and open to all, in its Salle Ovale, on January 29, 2024. Get your pens ready, on the theme of Ôde à l'écriture!

Degas in black and white: the unusual retrospective exhibition at the BnF Richelieu

The painter Edgar Degas reveals himself in a new exhibition, presented at the BnF Richelieu. Discover Degas in black and white, from May 31 to September 3, 2023.