Guidelines for Bibliotheca Alexandrina Visitors

 

  • Admission to the Main Reading Area is restricted to visitors aged 16 and above.

  • Children under 4 years are not permitted within the Library. An on-site facility (behind the Conference Center) is offered to kindergartners, provided that either of their parents accompanies them.

  • Youth aged 4–16 years are not permitted entry into the Main Reading Area, unless as part of a guided tour.

  • The Children’s Library (6–11 years) and the Young People’s Library (12–16 years) are open to the public all year round, but are accessible by members only during summer and mid-year vacations. During those periods, ticket holders may be introduced to the services provided by the two Libraries through a brief guided tour offered at different hours throughout the day.

  • Handbags and laptop bags are allowed in the Main Building, other than this, it should be kept at the Lockers.

  • Clothes, food, beverages and precious items are not accepted in the Lockers.

  • Clothes, food, and beverages are not allowed inside the Library.

  • Personal books are not allowed unless it is stamped from the Internal Security Department. 

  • The Library ticket includes admission to the Permanent Exhibitions, the Sadat Museum, and the BA Culturama.

  • Tickets for the Manuscripts Museum are purchased from the main Tickets booth or the Membership Desk in the Main Reading Area.

  • Tickets for the Antiquities Museum are at its Tickets booth in front of the Museum.

  • Admission to the Planetarium Science Center (PSC) requires a separate ticket (available for purchase at the PSC entrance).

  • Smoking is not allowed at all inside the Library.

  • Photography is allowed everywhere inside the Library, except within a number of specified Exhibitions and Museums, such as The World of Shadi Abdel Salam Exhibition, Selected Artworks of Adam Henein, Seif and Adham Wanly: Motion and Art, and Selected Artworks of Hassan Soliman, and Impressions of Alexandria: The Awad’s Collection.

  • Mobiles are to be turned off or switched to silent mode. Violators will be subject to a fine of EGP 10.