Zaterdag 19 september, 15u00

September 2026

Zaterdag 19
- 15:00 - 18:00

Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire

6 place de la république, 67000 Strasbourg

Bas-Rhin

Grand Est

Stroll in colonial Strasbourg

Name: Stroll in colonial Strasbourg
Start: 2026-09-19T15:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-19T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire

Strasbourg is in no way a great colonial metropolis comparable to Nantes or Bordeaux. It is nevertheless strongly impregnated with references to colonial history through the name of its streets,...

Zaterdag 19 september, 15u00

©Christophe Hamm - OTSR

Strasbourg is in no way a great colonial metropolis comparable to Nantes or Bordeaux. It is nonetheless strongly imbued with references to colonial history through the names of its streets, statues, public collections, commemorative plaques... This walk as part of the heritage days proposes to revisit this memory through a journey between the Bnu and the statue of A. Schweitzer, the Leclerc monument, the statues of Kléber and Gutenberg, the childhood home of de Foucauld, the Military Health School, Former customs, remarkable mansions and cafés...
Walk animated by Roland Pfefferkorn and Jean Claude Richez and the available authors of the Colonial Strasbourg guide (Editions Syllepse, 2026).

September 2026

Zaterdag 19
- 15:00 - 18:00

Over de locatie

Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire

6 place de la république, 67000 Strasbourg

Bas-Rhin

Grand Est

After four working years, the historic building(ship) of the national and university Library of Strasbourg reopened to the public on November 24th, 2014\. The large-scale construction site(work), confided(entrusted) to the agency Nicolas Michelin and Partner, changed entirely the internal spaces of the library(bookcase), while keeping(preserving) and by restoring its outer envelope of 1895\. Stakes were numerous: modernisation of spaces and services(departments) to the public, accessibility enlarged, put in safety(security) of the building(ship) and of collections, bets in free access of 150 000 volumes, development of a digital library, creation of an auditorium and of an exhibition hall in support for a science policy and cultural enriched... During European Heritage Days, the public spaces will be freely accessible(approachable) to all: the monumental staircase overhung by the dome in 27 metres in heights, the Republic reading room and its adjacent rooms offering a marvellous prospect(perspective) on the place(square) of the Republic, the Space heritage or else the Dome reading room. Guided tours will also allow, throughout weekend, to discover the wings of the library(bookcase) (modern and historic stores, visitables reserves, restoration workshops and workshops(studios) of digitization) and to deepen the understanding of the building(ship), of its architecture and its services(departments).

September 2026

Spaziergang im kolonialen Straßburg

Stroll in colonial Strasbourg

Passeggiata nella Strasburgo coloniale

Balade dans le Strasbourg colonial

Paseo por el Estrasburgo colonial

September 2026