Library of the Museum für Islamische Kunst

Museum für Islamische Kunst
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
(access via Archäologisches Zentrum)
Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 6
10117 Berlin
Germany

Opening times by appointment only

Monday to Thursday: 10 am to 4 pm
Friday: 10 am to 2 pm

Library information desk

Phone: +49 30 266425820
E-Mail: auskunft.ab[at]smb.spk-berlin.de

Profile and holdings

Reference library of the Museum für Islamische Kunst

Collection policy decider: Dr. Martina Müller-Wiener
Collection areas: literature on art, the decorative arts, archaeology, architecture, and the cultural history of the Islamic world, from the 7th to 21st century, with a focus on the Near East, Iran and Central Asia
Holdings statistics: approx. 30,000 volumes, 57 currently subscribed periodicals

Use

Use only in exceptional cases and by appointment only, reference library, reading room with 4 desks

Catalogues

Electronic catalogues: OPAC of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (contains titles acquired after 2003), Museumsbiblitoheken im GBV (Museum Libraries in the GBV)
Traditional catalogues: alphabetical card catalogue