Courtauld Library

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

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Temporary unavailability of materials previously held at Somerset House

Please note, collections previously stored at Somerset House — including Special Collections, sales catalogues and periodicals — are currently unavailable while their move to offsite storage is in the last stages of completion. Thank you for your patience during this transition. As soon as we have reinstated access to these materials via a new retrievals service we will publish details here. We estimate that this will be some time in September, in time for the new academic year.

Using the Library

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

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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.

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Reading Lists

Reading List support for students and staff

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Library Staff

Citations