Explore the library Marie Madeleine Lancoux

1 May 2024

The Library will be closed Wednesday 1 May

Reopening on Thursday 2 May at 11am

• Dans quelles langues distingue-t-on clairement les Indiens d'Amérique des Indiens d'Inde ?
• Pourquoi tirer la langue est impoli ?
• Les épées des vikings étaient-elles résistantes à la rouille ?
• Quelles sont les différents types de vanneries utilisées en Suisse ?

The MEG Library - Bibliothèque Marie Madeleine Lancoux - offers a specialized collection in social and cultural anthropology.

It is devoted to societies on five continents and is complemented by the Georges Amoudruz collection dedicated to the Alpine arc and the Rhone valley furrow. The Library also conserves the books of the Swiss Society of Americanists (SSA). In addition, the MEG Library cultivates numerous exchanges with partner institutions. Approximately 60,850 documents and 1,500 periodical titles, 220 of which are currently subscribed, are open to the public.

The MEG Library also offers multimedia materials related to the Museum's collection - such as DVDs, CDs, comic strips and children's books.

Collections

• Presentation of the library
• New acquisitions [PDF 192 Ko]
• Classification system

Services

• Consultation, loan and registration
• Make a purchase proposal
• Useful links