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The 5e Lieu, or 5th place, is a resource centre designed for visitors to the city, its inhabitants and anybody seeking to explore Strasbourg through its architecture, heritage and cultural life.
Its initial aim is to be a starting point for getting to know the city’s history, attractions and cultural facilities and it offers information and advice, an exhibition, details of cultural and educational activities and a shop for cultural items. Visitors can also buy tickets to cultural events in Strasbourg.
A ressource centre open to all
The 1000 m² of the 5th Place house the Culture Boutique, cultural activities information area, the A Trip through Strasbourg exhibition and the Cabinet des estampes et des dessins, the city’s prints and drawings collection.
It’s the ideal spot for spending anything from 5 minutes to an hour seeing what’s happening on Strasbourg’s cultural scene, buying tickets to a concert, taking part in a workshop or going round the exhibition, with
- On level 0: reception and the Culture Boutique, cultural activities information area.
- On level 1: the A Trip through Strasbourg permanent exhibition
This entertaining and interactive exhibition introduces visitors to the architecture and heritage of our vibrant, ever-changing city.
Level 2 is given over to the Cabinet des Estampes et des Dessins, the prints and drawings collection, which contains over 150,000 historical graphic works and is open to visitors by prior appointment.
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Why the name?
The name 5e Lieu, or 5th Place, is a nod to the building’s address, 5 place du Château and also to its position as the 5th building around the square, next to the Cathedral, the lycée Fustel-de-Coulanges, the Palais Rohan and the Museum of the Œuvre Notre-Dame.