Rome · Venice
Bookstores
Places where books happen. Where thought meets, clashes, transforms. Theaters of wonder.
You enter a bookstore looking for a book and leave having found someone: yourself, transformed.
Tlon bookstores are spaces of possibility. They host conferences, seminars, performances, lectures. They house the finest Italian and international publishers. Above all, they are places where chance—the good kind, the life-changing kind—can still happen.
The Spaces
Four locations in two cities, each with its own soul and cultural mission.
01Libreria Teatro Tlon
Our headquarters, inaugurated on October 2, 2016. Beyond books from the finest Italian publishers, the theater-bookstore hosts daily conferences, seminars, performances, and lectures. The place where Tlon took shape, where ideas come to life and words become encounters.
00154 Rome
Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 AM – 7:30 PM
02Tlon Aleph
Since 2021, inside Rome's National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art. The museum houses the most complete collection dedicated to Italian and international art from the 19th century to today. The name comes from Borges's story: the point in the universe where all other points are simultaneously visible.
00197 Rome
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
03Villa Medici
Villa Medici, the heart of Roman and European cultural life, stands on the Pincian Hill in the center of Rome. It is home to the Académie de France à Rome. The bookshop's selection is curated by Libreria Tlon: art, architecture, thought, and beauty in one of the most extraordinary places in the Eternal City.
00187 Rome
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
04Libreria Giovanni
Inside the prestigious Fondazione Querini Stampalia, steps away from Piazza San Marco. The bookstore features a curated selection of art objects and books, along with an extensive collection of titles in foreign languages. A cultural reference point in authentic Venice, where beauty and thought have met for centuries.
30122 Venice
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Two cities, one soul
Come visit
The books await. Ideas ferment. Encounters happen. We're waiting for you at our bookstores to discover together the next book that will change everything.