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Established in 2002, the Museum reference library is housed in the room next to the Coptic Museum of Canada’s gallery. In 2014 it was named “Cecile Barsoum Reference Library” in memory of the first librarian.

The Cecile Barsoum Reference Library contains books and journals on Coptic Art,  the art of the Copts across the centuries, and historical, theological, and archeological publications. The library’s holdings can be found on the Coptic Museum of Canada’s online catalog.

Researchers and interested readers can also have access to archival material on the Coptic Museum of Canada’s collection, as well as links of publications on Coptic Studies.

The library is open to the public by appointment only write to: copticmuseumofcanadalibrary@gmail.com