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HUMANISTIC LIBRARY

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Closed - Open to 13h30 Opening hours

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1, place du Docteur Maurice Kubler, 67600Sélestat, France Show on map

03.88.58.07.20

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2025

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2025

Humanist library, listed on Unesco's Memory of the World Register, with 6 permanent exhibition spaces.

Founded in 1452 and housed in the Corn Exchange since 1889, the Humanist Library has been listed on Unesco's Memory of the World Register since 2011 for the part of its collections bequeathed by the humanist Beatus Rhenanus (1485-1547). Placed under the aegis of this scholar, the museographical tour unveils unique collections in six permanent exhibition spaces, including around a hundred medieval manuscripts and over 1,600 printed works dating from the ^15th and ^16th centuries. The Treasury unveils the most precious works thanks to a brand-new digital device!

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Opening hours

Monday

Closed

Tuesday

13:30 - 17:30

Wednesday

13:30 - 17:30

Thursday

13:30 - 17:30

Friday

13:30 - 17:30

Saturday

13:30 - 17:30

Sunday

13:30 - 17:30

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Accessible to people with reduced mobility
Kids friendly

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Closed Mondays. May to September and December: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-12.30pm & 1.30pm-6pm (4pm on 24 and 31/12). February to April and October-November: Tuesday to Sunday, 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm. Closed from 1 to 31/01, 1/05, 25-26/12. Nocturne until 9pm on Fridays July 18 and 25, August 1 and 8 2025.6 €/adult, 4 €/7-17 yrs, free under 6 yrs, 4 €/group (+15 people), 16 €/family (2 adults + 2 children 7-17 yrs) Guided tours. Gift store. Free changing rooms at reception. Erasmus lounge.

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Caroline D.

Visited in february 2025

Exposition très intéressante de livres précieux. On y découvre l'histoire de Beatus Rhenanus, donateur de sa bibliothèque à la ville de Sélestat, l'histoire de l'imprimerie et du courant humaniste qui ont permis le large déploiement de la connaissance, qui avant était réservée au clergé et aux élites. On y apprend aussi que l'invention de l'imprimerie est due à deux Johannes, Mentelin et Gutenberg mais l'histoire retiendra le deuxième au détriment de premier qui est Alsacien. L'exposition qui propose plusieurs niveaux de lecture, est agrémentée de tablettes interactives.