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Art Library

With a total of approximately 400,000 volumes, the Art Library (Kunstbibliothek) is one of the most important specialised libraries for the study of art and related fields in Germany. Its comprehensive holdings of specialist literature attract around 35,000 readers a year. The Art Library collects material on the history and study of art, with a particular focus on architecture, book art, graphic art, applied art, painting, poster art, and sculpture. It is a reference library with a reading room of 66 seats and two reading cabins; books are made available within 30 to 45 minutes.
Rara: Items from the rare books collection are usually available the following day.
Special collections: Items from the collections Neue Buchkunst (New Book Art, shelf mark NB), Grisebach (shelf mark Gris), and Ornamentstichsammlung (ornamental prints, shelf mark OS) can be viewed in the study room of the Lipperheide Costume Library the day after they have been ordered.

Address:
Matthäikirchplatz 6
10785 Berlin
Phone +49 (0)30 266 42 4101
Fax +49 (0)30 266 42 4199
Email auskunft.kb@smb.spk-berlin.de

Opening Times Reading room:
Mon to Fri 9 am to 8 pm

For further information (in German only) please click the following links:

Merkblatt für die Benutzerordnung

OPAC Bibliothekskatalog der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin

Bibliotheken der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin

Datenbankinformationssystem (DBIS)

Zeitschriftendatenbank

Virtueller Katalog Kunstgeschichte


Lipperheide Costume Library

The Lipperheide Costume Library, containing around 37,000 volumes, is a specialised research library on the cultural history of clothing and fashion. It is a reference library with a study room of 40 seats; books are made available within 30 to 45 minutes.
Rara: Items from the rare books collection are usually available the following day.

Address:
Matthäikirchplatz 6
10785 Berlin
Phone +49 (0)30 266 42 3041
Email auskunft.kb@smb.spk-berlin.de

Link to the Lipperheide Costume Library

Opening Times Study room:
Mon 2 pm to 8 pm
Tues to Fri 9 am to 4 pm

Library Museum Island

The library on the Museum Island, containing around 15,000 volumes, represents the central library of the Berlin National Museums (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin). It is a reference library with a reading room of ten seats which it shares with the Central Archive. Some 60,000 volumes previously held here are now kept at the Art Library at Kulturforum.

Address:
Pergamonmuseum
Bodestraße 1-3
10178 Berlin
Phone +49 (0)30 2090 6000
Email auskunft.kb@smb.spk-berlin.de

Opening Times:
Mon 12 noon to 4 pm
Tues to Fri 9 am to 4 pm