Opening Hours

Note: We would like to assure our valued visitors to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina that tickets to enter the library can only be purchased from the main library ticket office, on site in Chatby, Alexandria. No other  tickets will be accepted.

Main Reading Area:
 

Sunday to Thursday: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm.

Saturday: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.

Visits, Museums,
& Planetarium Science Center

Sunday to Thursday: 9:30 am – 5:00 pm.

Saturday: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.

Children's, YP & Taha Hussein Libraries:
 

Sunday to Thursday: 9:30 am – 4:00 pm.

Saturday: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (Taha Hussein Library, which will be closed).

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BA Libraries

The BA Libraries, the heart and hub of the BA, provide a space for knowledge seekers. In addition to the Main Library, the BA comprises six specialized libraries: the Arts and Multimedia Library, the Taha Hussein Library for the visually impaired, the Children’s Library, the Young People’s Library, the Exchange and Archive Section , and the Rare Books Section . Another library, the Francophone Library, was founded after receiving a massive book donation from the BnF.

Publications

DAR

BA Book Fair

Reissuing the Classics

ILTP


For Art Lovers


Exhibitions

The BA, with its Arts Center and Art Exhibitions and Collections Department, is a haven for art lovers and a major disseminator of culture in the Egyptian society.

Exhibitions

Museums

It also houses four major museums: the Sadat Museum (dedicated to the memory of the late President Sadat), the Antiquities Museum, the Manuscripts Museum, and the History of Science Museum.

Museums

For the Academic Community


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