The Information Resource Center of the museum has a reading room with 14 seats and welcomes researchers by appointment.

Its collection is organized around several areas :

-    The scientific documentation composed of work folders, technique folders, artist folders and donor folders
-    The computerized inventory and the digitization of collections
-    The scientific archives relating to exhibitions since the opening of the museum
-    The rich library of approximately 25, 000 books and periodicals.

Terms of access :

Restricted access to curators, art historians, academics, students, lecturers, librarians – Monday to Friday from 9:30 am to 5 pm (an Idendity Card must be provided to the reception in exchange for a visitor badge).

Access : entrance from the back of the building – 5, avenue Dutuit  75008 Paris

Tel : 01 53 43 40 00
Email : documentation.petitpalais@paris.fr