Forum des images

The Forum des images, founded in 1988 under the name Vidéothèque de Paris, is a cultural institution of the City of Paris dedicated to cinema and all forms of image (virtual reality, video games, comics...). It is located in the Forum des Halles, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. It has the status of an association under the law of 1901, and is currently run by Claude Farge.
A place for cinephilia, but also for creation, distribution, innovation and image education, the Forum des images organizes or hosts numerous thematic cycles, festivals, meetings and debates throughout the year for audiences of all ages.
Its archives include almost 7,700 films with Paris as subject or setting, as well as several hundred other documents from various rare and difficult-to-access collections.
In September 2018, the Forum des images created TUMO Paris, its free digital creation school for teenagers aged 12 to 18.

Opening times and prices

Free admission to film courses, round tables, lectures and debates.
Some sessions are free.

Free access on viewing stations set up in the Forum and François Truffaut library areas;
Sessions :
7 € full price, 5.50 € reduced price (under 25s, students, jobseekers, over 60s, people with reduced mobility);
4.50 € for under-12s and UGC Illimité cards;
4 € preferential rate with Forum Liberté card (and for accompanying persons with Forum Illimité card).

Closed on Mondays. Opening hours subject to change during festival periods.
Tuesday, 5:30 pm to 9 pm ;
Wednesday, 2pm to 9pm;
thursday 5:30 pm to 9 pm ;
Friday, 3:30pm to 9pm;
Saturday and Sunday, 2pm to 9pm

Closings

• 25 December
• 1 January
• 1 May

• Free
• Late opening

Services

• Restaurant
• Educational activities

Numerous activities are arranged by the Forum des Halles for schools. For more information call +33 (0) 1 44 76 63 44 / 62 86 or email [email protected].

The 7th Bar, located in the mezzanine, is open from Tuesday to Sunday at the same times as the screenings.

Disability

Lift in the Jardin des Halles, at the intersection of Allée André Breton and Allée Frederico Garcia-Lorca, floor -3, exit Place Carrée.
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Motor disability:
- Entrance on the same level or with a sloping surface.
- Adapted communal bathroom equipped with a transfer bar and a washbasin with a recessed lower part.
- WC with side space and transfer bar.
- 1 dining room with aisles > 1.40m and adapted tables (70 cm height under table and legs not blocking the approach of a person in a wheelchair).
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Visual impairment:
- No obstacles at face level in the corridors (TVs, wall lights, roof overhangs, etc.).
- Stairs with tactile and visual contrast before the first step down, continuous handrail, and contrasting stair nosing.
Lift with adapted control panel (raised keys and/or Braille) and sound system with announced floor.
- Information in large print, displayed at a reasonable height (menus, instructions, etc.).
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Hearing impairment:
- Legible and easy to understand signage.
- Monitored entrance door, visible from the reception/cash desk.

Free for people with disabilities on presentation of valid ID

Paris for people with disabilities

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