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Language Centre, Institut français

• Mon – Thu: 9.00 – 19.30
  Fri & Sat: 9.00 – 16.00
  Sun: closed

Cultural Centre, Institut français

• Ciné Lumière
  Mon & Tue: 17.00 – 22.30
  Wed to Sun: 10.00 – 22.30
• La Médiathèque
  Wed – Fri: 13.00 – 18.00
  Sat: 12.00 – 18.00
  Sun – Tue: closed

The Reading Room will exceptionally close at: 17.30 on Saturday 5 April, 16.30 on Wednesday 23 April, 17.30 on Thursday 8 May, ALL DAY on Saturday 10 May. We apologise for the inconvenience.

• Bibliothèque Quentin Blake
  Wed – Fri: 13.00 – 18.00
  Sat: 12.00 – 18.00
  Sun – Tue: closed
• Gazette Brasserie
  Mon & Tue: 17.00 – 22.30
  Wed to Sun: 10.00 – 22.30

Institut français, Language Centre 

• 13 Cromwell Place
  London SW7 2JN
• Kentish Town Branch at the Collège Français Bilingue
  97 Holmes Road
  London NW5 3AX

Institut français, Cultural Centre

• Ciné Lumière, La Médiathèque and Gazette Brasserie
  17 Queensberry Place
  London SW7 2DT 
• Bibliothèque Quentin Blake
  32 Harrington Road
  London SW7 3ES 

Tube: South Kensington Station: Circle, District & Piccadilly lines
Bus: 14, 414, 49, 70, 74, 345, 360, C1

Check the TfL Journey Planner

There is a lift operating for step-free access from the ground floor (foyer/reception) to the lower ground floor (Ciné Lumière II). 

Ciné Lumière II is equipped with a wireless audio system that delivers both Hearing Impaired (HI), and Visually Impaired Narration (VI) on compatible films.

Call our box office to discuss your needs: 020 7871 3515