Libraries of the Middle East

Shared Heritage Online

A shared library between the BnF and some of its partners in the Middle East, this initiative highlights the region’s collaborative efforts in the fields of heritage and documentation, thereby fostering a better understanding of the history, culture and societies of the Near and Middle East.

OUR 5 SECTIONS

Partners and Contributors

With the sponsorship of

Focus

Symposium

Libraries of the Middle East

June 20, 2024 at the BnF

Watch the recording

Institute of the Arab World, Paris, 3 April-2 Novembre 2025

Treasures Saved from Gaza: 5000 years of History

See the exhibition

Institute of the Arab World, Tourcoing, 20 Septembre 2025-11 January 2026

Baghdad : Rediscovering Madinat Al-Salam

See the exhibition

Shared Heritage