Carnegie Library of Reims
Bibliothèque Carnegie
A post-World War I Art Deco library funded by the Carnegie Foundation, admired for its entrance hall mosaics and stained glass.
Completed in 1928, the library was a project of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to support Reims' postwar reconstruction. Its architecture and interiors are considered a model of the Art Deco style. The entrance hall features marble, mosaic floors, a bronze chandelier, and a stained-glass dome, while the reading room has fine woodwork. It remains a public library and can be visited free of charge (please keep quiet). It is closed on Sundays and Mondays and sits right next to the east side of the cathedral.
Opening hours
Open Tue–Sat; check official website for hours
Nearby sights
- Palace of Tau
- Reims Cathedral
- Cryptoportique
- Biscuits Fossier
- Halles du Boulingrin
- Place Drouet-d'Erlon
- Porte de Mars
- G.H. Mumm