Culture Strasbourg

Thanks to its setting, the BNU lives up to the reputation of the University of Strasbourg. If its collections and catalogue are still as impressive as ever, it is in the working conditions offered to users that the BNU has made great progress: large, quiet and bright rooms, daily and even Sunday opening, extended opening hours. It is not necessary to be a student or researcher to benefit from the services of France's second largest library.

Inaugurated in 2008, the André-Malraux multimedia library is a beautiful architectural achievement that now houses more than 280,000 documents available for free access and 330,000 old books that can be consulted on site. In addition to a rich literary collection, open to European writers, and constantly updated, subscribers can also find the latest DVD releases and CDs of all musical genres and discover more than 700 press titles available in print or digital format. What's the best thing about the library? The different spaces that are equipped to study, consult books and connect to the Internet. Beware, it's a real hive of activity during peak periods

Here is an address for lovers of documentary cinema, students in school of art, sociology or literature, teachers will also find it. The video library has an important background, some 3 000 films of animation, fiction, video art and an important collection of films of artists, writers, filmmakers, stories of men engaged, stories of struggle, history of history, singular stories, stories of places, stories of elsewhere, filmography great documentary filmmakers. The background is free access and is consulted on site. In addition, a documentation centre offers magazines on cinema and video art, festival catalogues, books on cinema and film history, on directors, educational files. Screenings and seminars are organised throughout the year on various themes; the calendar is visible on the website.

Affirm the presence of contemporary art in Alsace and contribute to its development: these are the objectives of CEAAC, whose space is open to the public at Krutenau. His first mission: to raise public awareness of contemporary creation, including the installation of monumental sculptures in public space, production of exhibitions and artistic advice to local communities. His second credo: support Alsatian artists for specific artistic projects by promoting international exchanges through residences and exhibitions of regional artists abroad and vice versa. The International Space hosting the CEAAC presents the works made in connection with these exchanges, the calendar of expos is visible on the Internet or on the Facebook page.

In the heart of the large buildings of the Grand Seminary built between 1769 and 1775 by the Cardinal de Rohan, the library offers the fans of books the pleasure of perfumes of leather, ink and paper. The director, Louis Schaeffli, is a knowledgeable gumby who guides you by appointment; You will tell the story of this amazing library, most of which come from the seminary of Molsheim founded in 1580. One of the jewels in the collection is a th century Greek Bible, the Novum Testamentum Graecae, offered at the Molsheim seminary. Over the years, wars, invasions and transfers have been lost or have been destroyed. There are still close to 120 000 volumes specialized in the church and alsatique but also history, philosophy, French and German literature, 237 incunables, nearly 4 000 works of the th century, precious vélins and rarities.

Strasbourg's Hautepierre media library offers a wide range of services and activities for culture lovers. Its wide selection of books, DVDs and CDs, as well as events such as film screenings, video game tournaments, exhibitions and workshops, make it an unmissable destination. Even anti-library types will be seduced by its rich and varied offering. The manager will be happy to guide you. The Pass'relle card allows you to borrow books throughout the Eurometropole. The interior garden is a soothing setting in which to take full advantage of the library's facilities.

The collection brings together the documentation amassed by the city's art museums since 1877 - some 135,000 volumes. You'll find documentation in all fields of Western art history, from the Middle Ages to the present day. You can also consult the "Videomuseum" database, which lists French public collections of contemporary art, and "Artprice.com", a database dedicated to art auctions.

Founded in 1989, certified in 1998 Stage of contemporary music, South Pole has since 2001 been an associative scene for dance and music. Its objective: develop a strong artistic and educational project in the fields of dance and music. His musical programming, widely dedicated to jazz, presents artists to national and international renown. On the side of dance, it is widely open to contemporary movements. Every year, she invites some thirty-five companies to take place, especially at the New Strasbourg Danse festival. Since 2004, it has had a large infrastructure (2 dance studios and 5 for music), allowing it to train artistically close to four hundred people per year.

Artist by becoming or confirmed, rapper, slammeur, singer, so let's take a turn to the Sounds of the Street! Personal compositions or compositions, sound tapes, album mixing or even off, the team will meet your expectations. The reception is warm and comfortable and offers you practical and technical advice to enhance your artistic projects. With a value-for-money ratio, as we find little on Strasbourg! The assets of this 100%-Strasbourg association are numerous, even dénicheuse with talent when it successfully organizes the Great New Soul Contest for lovers and amateur singers of the Grand East since 2010. Starting in October, a song recital «When our struggles will have them» makes a tour in France, made up of amateur female artists trained by Les Sounds D'La Rue. Street Sounds are a Reference in urban cultures for 17 years!

Strasbourg's Bookmobile is an itinerant service that brings the culture of books and knowledge to everyone, especially in areas far from media libraries. You'll find a range of 5,000 documents - novels, documentaries, CDs, DVDs and magazines for all ages. The Bibliobus caters for all reading desires: fiction, history or children's entertainment. The Bibliobus is even accessible to people with reduced mobility. Two new stations extend the network's coverage: Port du Rhin - place de l'Hippodrome and Robertsau - rue de l'Ill.