Virtual exhibitions

The virtual exhibitions are available on the digital library.

Temporary exhibitions

2023 :

Dorothea Klumpke (1861-1942)

2022 :

The Atlas photographique de la Lune

2021 :

Sharing the sky : astronomers and astrologers in the West

2020 :

The Carte du Ciel

2019 :

Joseph-Nicolas Delisle (1688-1768) and oriental astronomy

2018 :

The masterpieces of the Library collections

2017 :

350 years of science at Paris Observatory

Cassini, l’astronome du roi et le satellite - Hommage à Jean-Dominique Cassini (1625-1712)

Loan of artworks and documents

Paris Observatory Library lends instruments, objects and documents to public and private agencies, in France and abroad. An agreement is signed by the Paris Observatory President.

Please contact the Library direction for any question.

Your application will be accompanied by :

  • an official letter describing your exhibition project
  • the specifications dated and signed
  • an information form
  • the facility report describing your exhibition place

If you are interested in photographing our collections and museum, please contact the communication department.

Modifié le 20 mars 2024