National Library of Tunisia
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The National Library of Tunisia , French Bibliothèque nationale de Tunisie (BNT) , Arabic المكتبة الوطنية التونسية, is a public institution in Tunis that is subordinate to the Ministry of Culture and the Protection of Monuments ( Ministère de la culture et de la sauvegarde du patrimoine ).
history
The history of this institution begins in 1885 with the establishment of the Bibliothèque nationale de Tunisie by a decree of March 8th. Ali Muddat ibn al-Husayn , the ruling Bey of Tunisia, thus ordered the establishment of a comprehensive library. At that time it was housed in building number 20 of the Souk El Attarine . In 1910, parts of the rapidly growing library holdings had to be relocated to former barracks buildings (d'Al-Attarine). Nevertheless, the spatial situation increasingly no longer met modern requirements. Therefore, a new functional building was designed. In 1985, on behalf of the Tunisian government, UNESCO experts examined the library's situation and its options for preservation and preservation. The focus was on old stocks and their storage situation.
With the statute of March 1, 1994, the national library received a modern version of its national mandate and a modified organizational structure. The modern library building was opened on December 1, 2005 at Boulevard 9 avril 1938 .
From 1965 it was called Bibliothèque Nationale (Dâr Al-Kutub Al-Wataniya).
Collection holdings
The library holdings include over a million monographs , 16,000 periodicals and 40,000 unique manuscripts . The map collection has 5000 copies. A printed national bibliography has been published annually since 1978. Arabic-language manuscripts with rich illumination and gilding can be found under the cimelia .
The mission of the National Library of Tunisia consists of the complete collection and information about the printed works published in the country, the provision of domestic and international literature for the needs of research and the interested public, the professional support of contemporary literature, the improvement of the usability of its holdings through reprints and Exhibitions as well as subject-specific advanced training courses.
The inventory is recorded in an online catalog . With this search tool it is also possible to conduct research in the national bibliography.
Special collection areas
- Maps and historical images (postcards)
- Audio and video documents
- Microfilms
Web links
- Website and catalog of the National Library (English, French, Arabic)
- UNESCO report from 1985 (French; PDF; 1.1 MB)
Coordinates: 36 ° 47 '59.9 " N , 10 ° 9' 50.5" E