Visit of the Humanist library - The Bibliothèque Humaniste of Sélestat

Museums

Discover the treasures of the Renaissance in a museum in the heart of Alsace! The Humanist Library offers you a visit among unique medieval and printed manuscripts from the 16th and 17th centuries. In a building designed by the architect Rudy Ricciotti, your tour will be punctuated by modern and innovative devices at the service of books and art objects.

The interactive devices proposed throughout the visit allow everyone to enter the heart of the books and understand the richness of Rhenish humanism. Spend an unforgettable moment in this heritage facility ideally located at the crossroads of Alsace's tourist routes.

Horaires d'ouverture

May - September / December: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am - 12.30pm / 1.30pm - 6pm

24 and 31 December: closes at 4pm

February - April / October - November: Tuesday to Sunday, 1.30 pm - 5.30 pm

Last admission 30 min. before closing time.

Closed on Mondays and from 1 to 31 January, 1 May, 25 and 26 December.

Humanist library - The Bibliothèque Humaniste

The Humanist Library of Sélestat (Bas-Rhin) brings together the collections of the town's parish library. And those of the personal library of the Alsatian humanist Beatus Rhenanus (16th century), who donated them to his native town. It is housed in the town's former corn exchange, built in 1845.

Accès Train

Une liaison ferroviaire régulière existe pour Sélestat (ligne Strasbourg-Sélestat-Colmar-Mulhouse). La gare de Sélestat est desservie par le TGV Est à raison d’un A/R par jour. De la gare, il vous reste 10 min. de marche en direction du centre-ville pour arriver au musée.

Accès voiture

Du nord : à partir de Strasbourg, autoroute A35 direction Colmar sur 50 km. Sortie n°16 Sélestat centre - ZI Nord

Du sud : à partir de Mulhouse, autoroute A35 jusqu’à Colmar, puis RN 83 sur 22 km. Sortie n°18 - Sélestat Centre

De l’ouest : à partir de Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines par RN 59, 22 km

De l’est : à partir de Marckolsheim/le Rhin par D 424, 14 km

La Bibliothèque Humaniste se trouve au centre-ville de Sélestat, à deux pas de l’église St-Georges.

FACEBOOK

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Mobilité réduite

L’ensemble de la Bibliothèque Humaniste est accessible aux personnes à mobilité réduite. Le site est doté d’un ascenseur.

TWITTER

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Conference: the Liberation of Alsace

12 December 2024 at 18:30

Mémoire

Free

As part of the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Sélestat. Jean-Marie Montavon, a qualified geography teacher, will look at the liberation of Alsace in the last two weeks of November 1944, with a particular focus on the birth of the Colmar pocket.

Sélestat
1 place Dr Maurice Kubler
67600 Sélestat
France

0388580720
mediation@bibliotheque-humaniste.fr

Costumed and storytelling tours for all the family

14 December 2024 at 16:30

Animation ponctuelle

Adult : €2.00 - Kid : €2.00

Discover the Humanist Library in the company of Anna, servant to the humanist Beatus Rhenanus.
Between two tips on how to make a perfect spit-roasted chicken, she will tell you all about the life of the Selestadian scientist during the Renaissance.

Sélestat
1 place Dr Maurice Kubler
67600 Sélestat
France

0388580720
contact@bibliotheque-humaniste.fr

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