First published in 2008, the EFR Library’s catalogue includes all the Palazzo Farnese’s resources, as well as a number of those held in the library of the Jean Bérard Centre in Naples, and the library of the Villa Medici in Rome.
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Opening Hours
The EFR's library is open from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m,
on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Holidays and closing days 2023
Library card registration service is open from Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Life in the library
Closing of room 12
From Monday October 2, 2023, and until the end of October 2023, room 12 is closed for renovations.
Call numbers HF, from HFA to HFR, from HFR.AL to HFR.PO and HFR.Paris are consequently unavailable.
Call number f°HG stays available at the 2nd floor, in the Grande Galerie.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Closing of rooms 13 and 14
From Wednesday September 6, 2023, and until the end of October 2023, rooms 13 and 14 are closed for renovations.
Call numbers AOC.A, AOC.B, AOR.C, AX (except 4°AX.29), B, BI, BR, JD are consequently unavailable.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Closing of the Salon Jaune
From Tuesday June 13, the Salon Jaune is closed and call number Mél is unavailable.
A selection of volumes stays available : see here the list.
For more information, please ask the library staff. We're sorry for the inconvenience.
Farnese worksite: works on the Via del Mascherone side
The restoration of the facades and roofs of Palazzo Farnese is progressing: works on the Via del Mascherone side have begun. Noise disturbances are to be expected, as well as the unavailability of certain collections until Fall 2023.
Call numbers located in the Galerie du Chiffre (normally available on request) and in the Galerie des études, on the Via del Mascherone side, are unavailable. A selection of volumes has been moved to allow consultation.
See the list of call numbers concerned and the plan of temporary locations.
We remind you that it is forbidden to eat and drink inside the Library. The terrace is at your disposal.
Photos are submitted to authorization.
A brand new bouquet of journals on social sciences is now available between our electronic ressources on Torrossa plateform, accessible through our catalogue. See the list.
Explore our latest acquisitions on display
See the rooms and their collections on the plans of the library.
Contacts
Palazzo Farnese
Piazza Farnese, 67
00186 Roma
Tel: +39 06 68 60 13 30