The Bibliothèque nationale de France is the national library of France, located in Paris on two main sites, Richelieu and François-Mitterrand. It is the national repository of all that is published in
Bibliothèque Mitterrand Mai 2022
La salle ovale du site Richelieu, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris 2022
Galerie Mazarin, Richelieu site
Salle ovale before restoration, Richelieu site
Gilles Pécout
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Gilles Pécout is a French historian, academic and former diplomat who has been president of the Bibliothèque nationale de France since 18 April 2024. He was formerly the Ambassador of France to Austri
Bibliothèque nationale de France
…2016–2024: Laurence Engel 2024–present: Gilles Pécout Raoul Rigault, leader during the Paris Commune in 1871, was known for habitually occupying the library and reading endless copies of the newspaper Le…
Pécout at the French History Culture Forum in 2015