About BCEA

The Central Library of African Studies (Biblioteca Central de Estudos Africanos) is a joint effort of four Portuguese research centers on African Studies: the Centro de Estudos Africanos (CEA-IUL), now Centro de Estudos Internacionais (CEI-IUL), the Centro de Estudos Africanos da Universidade do Porto (CEAUP), the Centro de Estudos sobre África, Ásia e América Latina do ISEG-UTL and the Centro de Estudos Africanos da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa.

The library is located within the Library of Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon and contains over 15 thousand volumes. 

The library is financed by FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, within the scope of the Programmatic Financing project with the reference UIDP/03122/2020

Opening hours

Mon to Fri: from 09:30 to 21:00
Sat: from 09:30 to 13:30
(except holiday seasons and other previously communicated dates)

Opening hours COVID-19 & vacation

The Library is open from Monday to Friday from 9.30AM till 17.30PM.

The rules of access, utilization and circulation are available here:  https://www.iscte-iul.pt/contents/estudantes/520/biblioteca

VACATION
In August, the Library will be closed from 17 till 21 August. 

Location

ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon
Library
Av. das Forças Armadas, Edifício II
1649-026 Lisbon Portugal

Directions

Bus: 732, 754, 701, 755
Metro/Train: Entrecampos Station

Contact

bcea@iscte-iul.pt