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16 and 17 September 2023Passed
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Free. Free entrance.
September 2023
Saturday 16
14:00 - 15:00
16:00 - 17:00
Sunday 17
14:00 - 15:00
16:00 - 17:00
Accessible to the motor impaired

Bibliothèque universitaire de droit et de lettres (BU DSPE)

4 avenue Denis Diderot, 33600 Pessac
  • Gironde
  • Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Guided tours of the exhibition: «Jacques Cujas (1522-2022): the factory of a «great jurist»

On the occasion of the opening of the new university library law-letters renovated (in Pessac), the exhibition «Jacques Cujas 1522-2022\. The factory of a «great jurist» opens for the...
16 and 17 September 2023Passed
Conditions
Free. Free entrance.
Photo : ©Alphonse Terpereau. Source : ©Université Bordeaux Montaigne. Conception graphique : ©David Amadio et Claire-Lise Gauvain.

On the occasion of the opening of the new university library law-letters renovated (in Pessac), the exhibition Jacques Cujas 1522-2022. The factory of a «great jurist» opens for the European Heritage Days. This journey shows how the figure of Jacques Cujas settled in the world of jurists during his lifetime and, above all, how it has changed and has (or not) continued for five centuries: for Bordeaux, just think of his statue at the foot of the staircase of honour of the old law faculty of the Pey-Berland square. It is therefore not a new glorification of the humanist – already considered since the Renaissance as a “great jurist” – but rather an opportunity to question this greatness by diversifying approaches, whether historical, legal or artistic. Valuable original works (16th – 19th century) will be presented. The selection of documents will show how the figure of the jurist Cujas was constructed and is reflected in the collections of ancient documents of the law faculty, on the lands of Montesquieu. The exhibition will take place from September 16 to December 14, 2023. For the 2023 European Heritage Days, take part in a free walk and guided tours by Professor Xavier Prévost, curator of the exhibition.

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Exposition
Thèmes 2023
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Gratuit
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Tout public

About the location

Bibliothèque universitaire de droit et de lettres (BU DSPE)
4 avenue Denis Diderot, 33600 Pessac
  • Gironde
  • Nouvelle-Aquitaine
The new BU was refurbished in 2023 with more than 1500 seats. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Bordeaux campus was one of the first French university campuses built outside the city. Built between 1965 and 1967, the Pessac campus is the busiest of all Bordeaux campuses with more than 30,000 students enrolled. Shared by the University of Bordeaux and the University of Bordeaux Montaigne, the building housing the university library of law and letters is an emblematic place of work and life for generations of students. Composed of a tower and a reading bar, the original building designed by architect Louis Sainsaulieu dates from 1968\. In 2000, it was increased to the ground floor, with 2 reading rooms. In 2023, after three years of work, the new BU opened to the public with a new extension called Atrium common to both libraries:
* The university library of law, political science and economics at the University of Bordeaux.
* The library of humanities at Bordeaux Montaigne University.
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Édifice scolaire et éducatif
Access
Tram B, stop Montaigne-Montesquieu.
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