2 September – 31 October

La bibliothèque se livre

Franck Bohbot presents a selection of photographs of heritage libraries that open a space for meditation and reverie around the idea of the library.
Alongside these images, contemporary installations and mirrored arrangements that juxtapose photographs of personal libraries create reflective encounters, while a kaleidoscope of texts centers the theme. The exhibition examines how architecture, collection and personal memory shape our relation to knowledge, evoking nostalgia, curiosity and questions about the library as a social and imagined space.

Opening: 2 September, 18:30

Place du Manoir 4,
1223 Cologny
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Photo Credit: Crédit photo: Frank Bohbot: Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Paris

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