Culture Besançon

Like an air of the famous Magic Bus, this cartoon that scotchait many children in front of the screens in the 90 s… The Bookmobile, as its name indicates, is a real itinerant library that moves closest to you, in your neighborhood and allows a large audience to enjoy its collections, to travel its imagination and to go to adventure through numerous novels, albums, documentary books or CD. These are available for children and adults for a period of 30 days. 9 neighbourhoods are served one to four times a month. To borrow a book, simply take a subscription and submit your card card each time. So take advantage of the card in hand, Le will be your compass to let your mind travel!

The largest library in Besançon. On the ground floor, after the reception, there is the music space that brings together a large CD selection of all kinds, even those that are not expected, including pack and original. Music magazines are free access or consult on site. A space is reserved for exhibitions that regularly occupy space. Also on the ground floor you will find the youth library with, from time to time, storytelling readings for children. On the first floor, over 300 journals and newspapers are available. Novels, encyclopedias, comic lines, psychology, photography, history and geography of the continents as well as a radius on the Resistance and Franche-comte history, no subject is forgotten. For work or entertainment, after obtaining the card, access will be free of charge at 1 hours per week: it would be a shame not to take advantage of it!

This library is a long story on its own! Originally, these are the collections of the Cardinal of Granvelle great amateur of reading and beautiful books. The background includes medieval manuscripts, incunables, drawings, prints, currencies, rare books, hours books. A library full of small treasures and undoubtedly the library of historians and lovers!

The Departmental Archives of Doubs are thus rue Marc-Bloch in Besançon, from the name of the famous historian, which speaks volumes about the historic richness of the place! A real treasure that unites under the same roof all that the city counts important documents on the life of the city and on the Doubs department or on the county is there. From the earliest to the present, the site contains very useful documentation for historical, heritage, archaeological and genealogical research for example. Consultation is free and documents too valuable to get out of the reserves are searchable on microfilm. The archives retain small treasures such as the marriage contract of Jeanne de Bourgogne with Philippe de Valois dated 1291 or the seal of Otto IV of Burgundy of 1295. Finally, the website has a portal to conduct your online searches directly. For curiosity, for culture, do a trick, it's worth it!

FRAC Franche-Comté is one of 24 regional funds of contemporary art in France to develop and Promote Contemporary Art in the Regions! This year he left his premises on Mégevand Street to integrate the Cité des Arts, along with the CRR. The FRAC is a magnificent collection of 525 works, paintings, photographs, sculptures, installations, graphic works, textile works, audiovisual works, etc., stemming from the talent of 275 artists of different nationalities; a collection that enriches each year! The general guideline is the question of time, experience of duration; a visit that will mark you for a long time! Integrated into the Cité des Arts, the FRAC now has exhibition rooms designed to highlight works, but also educational halls, artist studios and a documentary fund with more than 2000 books and 275 artists'files, searchable by all. When art becomes accessible to all!