La Contemporaine
La Contemporaine. Bibliothèque, archives, musée des mondes contemporains is a French cultural and scientific institution composed of a library, an archive center and a museum, specialized in the history of the 20th and 21st centuries.- Opening hours:
Monday—Friday: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM
Saturday: 1:00 PM—7:00 PM - Type: Library
- Description: French library, archive center and museum
- Also known as: “BDIC”, “Bibliotheque de Documentation Internationale Contemporaine”, “Bibliothèque de Documentation Internationale Contemporaine”, and “La contemporaine”
- Address: 200 Avenue de la République, Nanterre, 92000
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nanterre-Université station and Mosquée Émir-Abdelkader de Nanterre.
Nanterre-Université station
Railway stop
Photo: Eole99, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nanterre-Université is a French railway station on the line from Paris-Saint-Lazare to Saint-Germain-en-Laye, located in the commune of Nanterre. It takes its name from the fact that it is located next to the campus of the Paris Nanterre University. Nanterre-Université station is situated 180 metres southeast of La Contemporaine.
Mosquée Émir-Abdelkader de Nanterre
Mosque
Photo: ArtyElAnanas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mosquée Émir-Abdelkader de Nanterre is situated 480 metres northwest of La Contemporaine.
Nanterre-Préfecture station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nanterre–Préfecture is a RER train station in the commune of Nanterre, west of central Paris, in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in France. The station was opened on 1 October 1973, on the "ligne de St-Germain" connecting Auber and Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Nanterre-Préfecture station is situated 1 km southeast of La Contemporaine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nanterre and La Défense.
Nanterre
Town
Photo: Benjism89, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nanterre is the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located some 11 km northwest of the centre of Paris.
La Défense
Photo: Micdjunior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Défense is a collection of modern high-rise office and residential buildings built according to an evolving central plan on the western outskirts of Paris, beyond the last Parisian loop of the river Seine.
Bezons
Town
Photo: Altona, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bezons is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 12.6 km from the centre of Paris. Bezons is situated 2½ km north of La Contemporaine.
La Contemporaine
Latitude
48.90184° or 48° 54′ 7″ northLongitude
2.21158° or 2° 12′ 42″ eastLevels
5Open location code
8FW4W626+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 575064573OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q856640
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“La Contemporaine” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف التاريخ المعاصر”
- Catalan: “La contemporaine”
- Czech: “Bibliothèque de documentation internationale contemporaine”
- Czech: “La contemporaine”
- Dutch: “La contemporaine”
- Esperanto: “La contemporaine”
- French: “BDIC”
- French: “Bibliothèque de documentation internationale contemporaine (Nanterre)”
- French: “Bibliothèque de Documentation Internationale Contemporaine”
- French: “Bibliothèque de documentation internationale et contemporaine”
- French: “La contemporaine. Bibliothèque, archives, musée des mondes contemporains”
- French: “La Contemporaine”
- Georgian: “La contemporaine”
- German: “La contemporaine”
- Indonesian: “La Contemporaine”
- Irish: “La contemporaine”
- Italian: “La contemporaine”
- Portuguese: “La contemporaine”
- Romanian: “La contemporaine”
- Russian: “Музей современной истории (Париж)”
- Russian: “Музей современной истории”
- Slovenian: “BDIC”
- Slovenian: “Bibliothèque de Documentation Internationale Contemporaine”
- Slovenian: “La contemporaine”
- Spanish: “Bibliotheque de Documentation Internationale Contemporaine”
- Spanish: “La contemporaine”
- Swedish: “La contemporaine”
- Turkish: “La contemporaine”
- Ukrainian: “Музей сучасної історії”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include L’Atelier de l’histoire and Jardin de la Contemporaine (en 2020).
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