Other libraries
Many public, research and university libraries are still offering a limited service to visitors. The SCONUL Access scheme has now been re-instated, and the Courtauld Libraries participate at 'Band A only' level
Please check individual libraries and archives’ websites for the most up to date information about their services, including access for external visitors
Other libraries and Archives
Libraries and archives with significant collections relating to the history of art and architecture include:
- BFI Reuben Library
- British Library
- Goldsmiths Library
- Institute of Classical Studies Library
- Institute of Historical Research Library
- Iniva Stuart Hall Library
- Kings College London Library
- Lambeth Palace Library
- National Art Library
- National Portrait Gallery Heinz Archive and Library
- Paul Mellon Centre Library and Archive
- RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) British Architectural Library
- School of Oriental and African Studies Library
- Tate Library and Collections
- University of London: Senate House Library
- University of the Arts London Library Services
- Warburg Institute Library and Collections
- Wallace Collection Library and Archive
- Wellcome Library
You can find lists of art library and research institutions in the UK and Ireland, and art documentation societies around the world on the ARLIS webpages.
Finding Resources in other libraries and archives
- Library Hub Discover
gives details of materials held in many UK national, academic and specialist libraries - Archives Hub
lists archives held by UK institutions - Worldcat
includes more than 10,000 libraries worldwide - Artist Papers Register
holds records of archives about artists - The European Library
searches the content of European national libraries - KUBIKAT
collective catalogue of the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florence, Max-Planck-Institut, Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte in Munich, Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte, Centre allemand d’histoire de l’art in Paris and Bibliotheca Hertziana, Max Planck-Institut für Kunstgeschichte in Rome
Accessing other libraries and archives
Courtauld students and staff may be able to access other libraries and archives:
- As a Courtauld member
Student and academic services can provide a letter of introduction if you need one - As a University of London member
Your access and the services you can use will vary between member institutions and according to your level of study - Through the SCONUL Access Scheme
‘Band A’ only – open to PhD, researchers and staff only - As an external user
Please check individual libraries’ websites for the most up to date information about external visitors.