READING ROOM

Selebe Yoon reading room is open to the public from Tuesday to Saturday, 11am to 7pm. 

The reading room collection includes a large number of contemporary art exhibition catalogs, which bear witness to the creative and artistic vitality of artists from Africa and its diasporas. 

We have an extensive archive of the Dakar Biennale from 1992 to the present day, as well as a special section devoted to the Ecole de Dakar and the construction of the concept of Négritude. Monographs highlight the work of artists who have marked the history of Senegal and the continent from independence to the present day.  Specialized contemporary art magazines are also available, as well as books for curators and art critics. Philosophy, architecture & urban planning, cinema, poetry... the range of currents of thought and practice represented at Selebe Yoon is vast. 

Our library grows as we receive new residents, who drop off up to 3 book recommendations for our library. All books can be consulted on site, free of charge and without registration. No books are available for sale or for home loan. 

Mediation Note

Selebe Yoon is committed to developing its mediation program to a wide audience. Our team on-site is available every day to present our program in English, French or Wolof.

We firmly believe that in order for the conversation between the exhibited works and the different audiences to be fruitful, it is necessary to work in a double movement of anchorage in a historical context and extension to other disciplines.

Thus, the research room transforms upon each new exhibition and invites interdisciplinary discourse to the exhibition.

Depending on our exhibition, we develop a public program that constitutes a set of proposals for the activation of the gallery as a whole in a gesture that values the historical, geographical, political or social anchorage of each exhibition.

SCHOOL VISITS

We welcome national and international schools, associations and students from universities throughout the year.

Our team is pleased to welcome your group and organize a guided tour with our cultural mediator.

To schedule an appointment: mediation@selebe-yoon.com