{"id":237160,"date":"2025-08-11T08:01:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T06:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/?p=237160"},"modified":"2025-08-11T00:13:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T22:13:19","slug":"bibliotheque-smith-lesouef-nogent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/insolite\/lieux-insolites\/bibliotheque-smith-lesouef-nogent\/","title":{"rendered":"Pourquoi personne ne connait cette somptueuse biblioth\u00e8que aux portes de Paris ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Juste derri\u00e8re le bois de Vincennes, \u00e0 <strong>Nogent-sur-Marne<\/strong>, se trouve un <strong>tr\u00e9sor insolite<\/strong>\u00a0totalement m\u00e9connu du grand public. Un <strong>lieu charg\u00e9 d\u2019histoire et d\u2019\u00e9motions <\/strong>qui nous a s\u00e9duit par son authenticit\u00e9, sa beaut\u00e9 et la richesse de ses collections : la <strong>Biblioth\u00e8que Smith-Lesou\u00ebf. <\/strong>Si vous \u00eates curieux, que<strong> vous aimez les secrets<\/strong> et le parfum des vieux livres, cet article est fait pour vous !<\/p>\n<h2>Un \u00e9crin pour une collection d&rsquo;exception<\/h2>\n<p>\u00c9difi\u00e9e <strong>entre 1913 et 1917<\/strong>, cette biblioth\u00e8que a \u00e9t\u00e9 imagin\u00e9e par les <strong>s\u0153urs Smith<\/strong> pour h\u00e9berger l\u2019exceptionnelle <strong>collection de leur oncle Auguste Lesou\u00ebf<\/strong>, bibliophile passionn\u00e9. Celle-ci contient en effet <strong>18\u202f000 ouvrages<\/strong>, parmi lesquels des manuscrits, incunables et <strong>livres rares<\/strong>, d\u00e9sormais rejoints par les livres des anciens r\u00e9sidents de la <strong>Maison nationale des artistes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_237164\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-237164\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-237164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bibliotheque-smith-lesouef.webp\" alt=\"Biblioth\u00e8que Smith-Lesou\u00ebf \u00a9 Nogent-sur-Marne \" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bibliotheque-smith-lesouef.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bibliotheque-smith-lesouef-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bibliotheque-smith-lesouef-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bibliotheque-smith-lesouef-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bibliotheque-smith-lesouef-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bibliotheque-smith-lesouef-80x80.webp 80w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bibliotheque-smith-lesouef-500x500.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bibliotheque-smith-lesouef-700x700.webp 700w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bibliotheque-smith-lesouef-215x215.webp 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-237164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Biblioth\u00e8que Smith-Lesou\u00ebf \u00a9 Nogent-sur-Marne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Avant m\u00eame d&rsquo;y entrer, on ressent la solennit\u00e9 des lieux : <strong>architecture Louis XIII<\/strong> revisit\u00e9e, briques \u00e9l\u00e9gantes, <strong>toit d\u2019ardoise<\/strong> vertigineux et, innovation pour l\u2019\u00e9poque, des <strong>plafonds z\u00e9nithaux en pav\u00e9s de verre<\/strong> qui inondent de lumi\u00e8re les trois niveaux (tout en prot\u00e9geant les livres). La biblioth\u00e8que Smith-Lesou\u00ebf abrite aussi une int\u00e9ressante <strong>collection d\u2019objets d\u2019art<\/strong>, de miniatures, de dessins et de sculptures, d\u00e9pos\u00e9e par la <strong>Biblioth\u00e8que nationale de France<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_190670\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190670\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-190670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bibliotheque-sl.webp\" alt=\"Biblioth\u00e8que Smith-Lesouef \u00a9 Fondation des Artistes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bibliotheque-sl.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bibliotheque-sl-451x300.webp 451w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bibliotheque-sl-768x511.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bibliotheque-sl-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bibliotheque-sl-80x53.webp 80w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bibliotheque-sl-500x333.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bibliotheque-sl-700x466.webp 700w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bibliotheque-sl-752x500.webp 752w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bibliotheque-sl-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-190670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Biblioth\u00e8que Smith-Lesou\u00ebf \u00a9\u00a0St\u00e9phane Pons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Un lieu charg\u00e9 d&rsquo;histoire&#8230; et d&rsquo;\u00e9motions<\/h2>\n<p>Dans ce b\u00e2timent, chaque recoin respire l\u2019histoire. Les <strong>boiseries et ferronneries <\/strong>ont \u00e9t\u00e9 <strong>r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9es<\/strong> dans des monuments parisiens et symbolisent ainsi la <strong>d\u00e9brouillardise<\/strong> des b\u00e2tisseurs pendant la <strong>Grande Guerre<\/strong>. L\u2019ancienne salle de lecture, bois\u00e9e et chaleureuse, invite \u00e0 la contemplation et \u00e0 la d\u00e9couverte. Tout comme le vestibule, aujourd\u2019hui ouvert pour des <strong>\u00e9v\u00e9nements culturels<\/strong>. Restaur\u00e9e en 2018, la biblioth\u00e8que fait \u00e9galement la part belle aux <strong>expositions, conf\u00e9rences et performances<\/strong>, r\u00e9v\u00e9lant \u00e0 chaque fois une nouvelle facette de ses collections exceptionnelles. L\u2019accueil est <strong>convivial et vibrant<\/strong>, digne des grandes maisons de la culture ! Alors n&rsquo;h\u00e9sitez pas \u00e0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdesartistes.fr\/lieu\/bibliotheque\/\"><strong>consulter leur agenda<\/strong><\/a> pour voir ce qu&rsquo;il s&rsquo;y passe, vous ne le regretterez pas.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_190668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190668\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-190668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bsl.webp\" alt=\"Biblioth\u00e8que Smith-Lesouef \u00a9 Fondation des Artistes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bsl.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bsl-401x300.webp 401w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bsl-768x574.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bsl-200x150.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bsl-80x60.webp 80w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bsl-500x374.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bsl-700x524.webp 700w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bsl-400x300.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bsl-668x500.webp 668w, https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bsl-300x224.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-190668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Biblioth\u00e8que Smith-Lesou\u00ebf \u00a9 St\u00e9phane Pons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Biblioth\u00e8que Smith-Lesou\u00ebf<\/strong><br \/>\n14 bis rue Charles VII, Nogent-sur-Marne<br \/>\nPlus d&rsquo;infos sur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdesartistes.fr\/lieu\/bibliotheque\/\"><strong>leur site ici<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00c0 lire \u00e9galement : <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/insolite\/histoire-insolite-paris\/histoire-boite-a-livres\/\">La petite histoire des bo\u00eetes \u00e0 livres, biblioth\u00e8ques ouvertes qui pars\u00e8ment nos rues<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pariszigzag.fr\/sortir-paris\/tendances-culture\/bibliotheques-publiques-paris\/\"><strong>Les plus belles biblioth\u00e8ques de Paris<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em><strong>Cr\u00e9dit photo de une<\/strong> : Biblioth\u00e8que Smith-Lesou\u00ebf \u00a9 St\u00e9phane Pons<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A. 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