Explore the library Marie Madeleine Lancoux

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The library will be closed from Wednesday 24 December at 4pm.

It will reopen on Friday 2 January 2026 at 11am.

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• Comment rinçait-on le linge dans les chambres à lessive au début du 20e siècle ?
• Dans quel contexte est chantée la chanson "Rugurugubea" par les enfants à Vanuatu et existe-t-il une traduction en français ?
• Quelle est l'origine du mariage ?
• Existe-t-il des normes archivistiques pour le stockage et la conservation d'objets volumineux dans des réserves ?

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 1 Mo]
• Classification system

Services

• Consultation, loan and registration
• A purchase proposal form is available on swisscovery once you have logged in to your account. You can also send an e-mail to bibio.meg@geneve.ch
• Useful links