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Exhibitions at the BnF
The BnF provides access free of charge to the following exhibitions upon presentation of your delegate badge :
- Miquel Barceló. Sol y sombra. Information in English at http://www.bnf.fr/en/cultural_events/anx_exhibitions/f.miquel_barcelo_eng.html
- Freemasonry. Information in English at http://www.bnf.fr/en/cultural_events/anx_exhibitions/f.franc_maconnerie_eng.html
- Globes en 3D. http://www.bnf.fr/fr/evenements_et_culture/anx_expositions/f.globes_numerises.html?seance=1223924759445
For more information on exhibitions at the BnF, see http://www.bnf.fr/en/cultural_events/exhibitions.html
Writers’ Houses
Maison de Victor Hugo
6 place des Vosges
75004 Paris
Open Tuesday through Sunday from 10am to 6pm. Closed Mondays and holidays.
Free entrance. Small charge for temporary exhibitions.
http://en.parisinfo.com/paris-museum-monument/71077/Maison-de-Victor-Hugo
Maison de Balzac
47, rue Raynouard
75016 Paris
Open Tuesday through Sunday from 10am to 6pm. Closed Mondays and holidays. Free entrance. Small charge for temporary exhibitions.
http://en.parisinfo.com/paris-museum-monument/71078/Maison-de-Balzac
Museums
Museum of the Romantic Age (Musée de la vie romantique), includes paintings & George Sand memorabilia)
Hôtel Scheffer-Renan
16, rue Chaptal
75009 Paris
Open Tuesday through Sunday from 10am to 6pm. Closed Monday and holidays. Free entrance. Fee for temporary exhibitions.
http://en.parisinfo.com/paris-museum-monument/71482/Musée-de-la-vie-romantique
Gustave Moreau Museum
14 rue de la Rochefoucauld
75009 Paris
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday : 10 :00-12 :45 and 14 :00-17 :15. Friday, Saturday, Sunday : 10 :00-17 :15. Closed Tuesday. Entrance 6 EUR (free for EU citizens under 26).
http://en.parisinfo.com/paris-museum-monument/71431/Musée-national-Gustave-Moreau
Carnavalet Museum (focus : History of Paris)
16 rue des Francs Bourgeois
75003 Paris
Open Tuesday through Sunday 10am to 6pm. Entrance closes 5pm. Closed Mondays and holidays. Suggested donation : 5 EUR. Please note that the Hotel Peletier de Saint-Fargeau (collections from the French Revolution, 19th century and the Belle Epoque) are currently closed for renovation.
http://www.carnavalet.paris.fr/en/museum-carnavalet
Musée des Arts et Métiers (history of technology and industry—small exhibition on printing)
60 rue Réaumur
Paris 75003
Open Tuesday and Wednesday, 10am-8pm. Thursday, 10am-9 :30pm. Friday through Sunday 10am-6pm. Closed Monday. Entrance fee : 8 EUR (5,50 EUR for students with ID)
http://www.arts-et-metiers.net
Panthéon
Place du Panthéon 75005 Paris
Open seven days a week, 10am-6 :30pm. Entrance : 8,50 EUR (free for EU citizens under 26).
http://en.parisinfo.com/paris-museum-monument/71071/Pantheon-Centre-des-Monuments-Nationaux
Other libraries (in addition to the scheduled tours on July 18)
Bibliothèque Mazarine
23 quai de Conti, 75006 Paris
For information about hours and tours, see :
https://www.bibliotheque-mazarine.fr/en/services/visit-the-library
Bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève
10, place du Panthéon, 75006 Paris
Self-guided tours by appointment, see : http://www-bsg.univ-paris1.fr/infos-pratiques/visiter-thela-libraryie/tours
BiLiPo (Library of police literature)
48 rue Cardinal Lemoine 75005 Paris
For hours see :
http://equipement.paris.fr/bibliotheque-des-litteratures-policieres-bilipo-2879
Bibliothèque Marmottan (specialized library-museum of Napoleonic period)
7, place Denfert-Rochereau
92210 Boulogne-Billancourt
Open Tuesday through Saturday 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5 :30pm (5pm on Saturday).
Reading room free for researchers. Fee for temporary exhibitions. Check website :
http://www.boulognebillancourt.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=166?&submid=1&mpid=5&leftid=410&submid2=3&Itemid=414
Booksellers
Les bouquinistes de Paris (Booksellers along the Seine)
http://en.parisinfo.com/shopping-paris/73937/Les-bouquinistes-de-Paris
Shakespeare & Company
37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris
Open seven days a week, 10am-11pm
Booksellers (French)
Librairie L’Ecume des pages (one of the most beautiful in Paris)
174, Bd St Germain 75006 Paris
01 45 48 54 48
Monday through Saturday 10h to midnight.
Sunday 11am to 10pm
http://www.ecumedespages.com
Librairie des Abbesses (Marie-Rose Guarnieri of the Wepler prize)
30, rue Yvonne Le Tac
75018 Paris
01 46 06 84 30
Monday through Friday 10am to 8pm
http://librairiedesabbesses.blogspot.fr
Comics (BD)
Librairie Album, 8 rue Dante, 75005
http://album.fr
Librairie Aaapoum Bapoum, 14 rue Serpente, 75006
11h-22h
http://www.aaapoumbapoum.com/boutique/index.php
Librairie Les Super Héros, 175 rue Saint-Martin, 75003
11h30-20h
http://www.librairie-superheros.com
Crime/Mystery (polars)
Librairie La Griffe Noire (Gérard Collard)
2 rue de La Varenne
94100 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
8h30-19h
http://www.lagriffenoire.com
Librairie Terminus Polar, 30 avenue Parmentier, 75011
10h-20h
http://terminuspolar.blogspot.fr
Librairie L’Amour du Noir, 11 rue du Cardinal Lemoine, 75005
12h-19h
http://amourdunoir.pagesperso-orange.fr
Other
Cimetière du Père Lachaise
8 Boulevard Ménilmontant 75020 Paris
http://equipement.paris.fr/cimetiere-du-pere-lachaise-4080
http://www.pere-lachaise.com