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Old building, new public: The renovation of the Forney Art Library in Paris

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 December 2017

Lucile Trunel
Lucile Trunel*
Affiliation:
Conservatrice en chef des bibliothèques, Directrice de la bibliothèque Forney, Paris, Direction des Affaires Culturelles, Paris, FRANCE Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The renovation project of the Forney Decorative and Applied Arts Library in Paris, belonging to the Paris Specialized Libraries' Network, not only concerns the modernization, restructuring and security of the building, an historical monument, but also the library usage, with an ambitious cultural project underpinning the rooms' refurbishment aimed at providing greater public access to the library, the building, and the spectacular visual collections. New visitors, alongside established readers, are welcomed in the heart of the tourist centre of Paris.

Type
Research Article
Information
Art Libraries Journal , Volume 43 , Issue 1 , January 2018 , pp. 9 - 15
Copyright
Copyright © ARLIS/UK&Ireland 2017 

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