Courtauld Library

Welcome to the Courtauld Library, one of the UK's major collections for the study of art history.

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Service updates

Requesting material from offsite storage

It is now possible to request items from our offsite storage facility, including sales catalogues, journals, and Special Collections (all denoted in Library Search as “offsite storage”). Students and staff can place requests via Library Search when signed in by clicking “Request” under Get It when viewing a record. Visitors can request items via Bookings. The cut-off point for receiving requests is 12:00 noon on Tuesdays. Requests received after this time will be added to the following week’s order.

Please do not place requests when there is an additional copy onsite. Please note that most of these items are for library use only and that some copyright restrictions may apply.

For questions and more information, please email us at library@courtauld.ac.uk.

Using the Library

Opening hours, external visitors and getting to the Library, borrowing library materials, interlibrary loans, study support, WiFi and printing, digital accessibility.

Student studying in the library

Our Collections

Print and electronic resources, exhibition catalogues, special collections, theses, sales catalogues, Senate House and King’s College Libraries, other libraries, Courtauld Photographic Collections.

Collection of art books on library shelf

Reading Lists

Reading List support for students and staff

Staff collecting books in the library

Library Staff

Citations