Featured Art Libraries

The Edward P. Taylor Library & Archives is one of the truly excellent art libraries of Canada, somewhat battle-scarred and understaffed, but vibrant, growing, and perhaps uniquely positioned as an urban museum library with a strong connection to its communities. Continue Reading

The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) began as the Seattle Fine Arts Society (SFAS) in 1906, and in 1927, the SFAS requested donations to create an art reference library for members. Continue Reading

Over the more than 40 years since our founding, our collection has grown to be the premier institution for the study of comics and cartoon art. Continue Reading

What used to be a red-bricked fortress is now a cathedral of space. In a renovated and repurposed building that’s more than 100 years old, the Mui Ho Fine Arts Library (FAL) opened its doors to the public just over a year ago. Continue Reading

The Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo is the oldest art museum in São Paulo, SP, Brazil. It is committed to improving the public experience with visual arts, by studying, preserving and supporting its collections. Continue Reading

The Marian Library at the University of Dayton is recognized both nationally and internationally as a center for scholarship on the Blessed Virgin Mary. Continue Reading

The American Craft Council Library & Archives has arguably the most comprehensive collection in the United States devoted to the study of modern American craft. Continue Reading

The Museum of Russian Icons Research Library in Clinton, MA is a growing research destination for the study of icons from around the world as well as Russian history, art, and culture. Continue Reading

Established at the time of The Ringling Museum's opening in 1946, the Art Library of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, is one of the eleven Florida State University Libraries located on multiple campuses around the world. Continue Reading

The ECUAD Artists’ Books Collection is located in Vancouver, British Columbia and provides a broad range of artwork constructed in various book formats. Continue Reading

The Preston Ridge Campus of Collin College opened a new library where art is not the sole specialization. Collection development occurs for both the Fine Arts as well as Culinary Arts programs at the school. Continue Reading

Established in 1987, The New York Public Library’s Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs united what had formerly been three separate departments under a single banner in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Continue Reading