Welcoming students and collaborating with schools is fundamental to our mission. Encountering art from a young age can play a decisive role in the construction of a perspective, and in the awakening of creativity and critical thinking. Our exhibitions become an opportunity to transform into intergenerational spaces where childcare holds a crucial place. Outside of a school setting, the works offer discursive possibilities and spark reflection on both a social and imaginary level. We welcome school groups and associations throughout the exhibitions, with guided tours adapted to all ages. This commitment is part of a broader vision, aiming to forge links with the audiences of tomorrow, while allowing children to understand that these spaces belong to them too.

Collective creative workshops, led by our cultural mediators, are offered in connection with the theme of the exhibition. From the construction of an imaginary spaceship to collage and coloring exercises, our exhibitions and our mediation program aim to develop an understanding of materiality, imagination, the search for critical solutions, personal expression, and exchange.

Selebe Yoon reading room is open to the public from Tuesday to Saturday, 11am to 6pm. 

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.