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Henri Labrouste's soaring reading room is normally locked away for researchers only. During Nuit des Musées, you can wander beneath its painted ceilings and gold-leaf medallions while art history students share stories of the caryatids watching over 1.7 million documents.

Researcher-only access
Henri Labrouste architecture
Art history collection
1.7 million documents

Tips

🏛️"ravir les fans d'architecture" (Sortiraparis)
🌿lovely garden escape nearby
📅book early—spots fill fast

Bibliothèque de l'Institut national d'histoire de l'art

58 Rue de Richelieu, 75002 Paris, France

+33 1 47 03 79 29

Free

www.inha.fr

Upcoming at Bibliothèque de l'Institut national d'histoire de l'art

Saturday, Sep 19
Journées du Patrimoine

Journées du Patrimoine

September 19 at 9am

Sneak a peek at the Salle Labrouste, a soaring 19th-century reading room where students work beneath dramatic iron arches and painted ceilings. The public can glimpse this scholarly sanctuary from behind the ropes, no card required.

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