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History and Heritage of INHA
Mis à jour le 19 July 2024History and Heritage of INHA
The French National Institute for Art History (INHA) is located in the heart of historic Paris, at the corner of rue Vivienne, rue des Petits-Champs, and rue Richelieu. It occupies the Colbert Gallery and the Richelieu site, centering around the Labrouste Room, which houses the Library and Documentation Department. The institute hosts both temporary and permanent researchers, curators, lecturers, residents, and doctoral students to support their research projects.
Labrouste Room - INHA Library
The Labrouste Room is part of the Richelieu site, named after one of the bordering streets, and is the historical home of the National Library of France. (BNF). Originally consisting of the Palais Mazarin, the Hôtel Tubeuf, the Mansart Gallery, and two buildings housing the Royal Library, it has hosted the BNF since the first half of the 18th century. The INHA Library, initially named the Jacques-Doucet Collection, moved to the site in 1992, occupying the Oval Room until the end of 2015, when it relocated to the Labrouste Room (the former reading room of the National Library). The INHA Library also acquired, in 2003, the collections of the Art and Archaeology Library created in 1897 and originally donated by couturier Jacques Doucet to the University of Paris in 1917.
Colbert Gallery
The INHA is housed in the Colbert Gallery, built in 1826. The gallery, 83 meters long, was constructed for the Adam & Company on the plans of architect Jean Billaud (1769-1846). It was built on the site of the former Colbert Hotel, constructed in the 17th century by Louis Le Vau for Guillaume Bautru de Serrant, and later acquired by Colbert in 1665.
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