National Art Library enquiry services

Enquiries in person

Readers working in the National Art Library can seek help and advice in using the Library's resources, including the Library Catalogue, databases and the National Art Library Collections. Please ask at the Enquiry Desk or the Counter.

Enquiries by telephone

For answers to brief enquiries, telephone the Enquiry Desk on +44 (0)20 7942 2400 between 10.00 and 17.30, Tuesday to Saturday. Staff can provide information on:

Online enquiries and enquiries by letter

We aim to answer enquiries as quickly as possible although you should allow up to 10 working days for a reply (up to 20 working days for Freedom of Information requests).

Contact details
Information Services Section
National Art Library
Word & Image Department
Victoria and Albert Museum
London SW7 2RL

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Online enquiries and written enquiries will be dealt with in the same way, with up to 30 minutes spent researching each enquiry. For full information about our photocopying and photography services see Copying Services.

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Event - Recording Britain Symposium

Fri 20 April 2012 10:30–17:30

CONFERENCE: This symposium will explore the presence of the past, National identity, taste and nostalgia in relation to the Recording Britain collection of water colours and drawings produced at the start of World War II. Speakers include Patrick Wright, David Heathcote, and artists Ingrid Pollard, Abigail Reynolds, Simon Roberts and Paul Scott.

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