About the National Art Library
The National Art Library is a major public reference library, as well as being the Victoria and Albert Museum's curatorial department for the art, craft and design of the b…
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National Art Library Catalogue
The National Art Library's Online Catalogue contains some 750,000 entries, including all items acquired or catalogued since January 1987. The database is available via a we…
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National Art Library: registering for a reader ticket
How to apply for a Reader Ticket. These are valid for use in the National Art Library and in the Blythe House Reading Room. Anyone can apply for a Reader Ticket, free of c…
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A guide providing information on access arangements and services and facilities for disabled visitors to the National Art Library, as well as to the Prints & Drawings Study…
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National Art Library: Requesting Material
How to request reference material in the National Art Library.
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National Art Library enquiry services
Information about making enquiries in person at the National Art Library or by email.
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National Art Library Copying Services
Information about the various copying services, including photography, available at the National Art Library, and relevant copyright issues.
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National Art Library book collections
The National Art Library is both a major reference library and the Museum's curatorial department for the art, craft and design of the book. Its holdings fall into two cate…
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Conditions of Use of the V&A Study Rooms
In order to protect the collections and to help other researchers, all users of the National Art Library, the Prints & Drawings Study Room and the Blythe House Reading Room…
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Accessing the National Art Library catalogues using a Z39.50 server
The National Art Library's Online Catalogue is available via a web interface and a Z39.50 server. Z39.50 is an international standard that enables computers and databases …
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National Art Library inter-library loans
The National Art Library is part of the Inter-Library Loans community. Our catalogue is available over the internet and we are a member of Online Computer Library Center. W…
Read articleA gift in your will
You may not have thought of including a gift to a museum in your will, but the V&A is a charity and legacies form an important source of funding for our work. It is not just the great collectors and the wealthy who leave legacies to the V&A. Legacies of all sizes, large and small, make a real difference to what we can do and your support can help ensure that future generations enjoy the V&A as much as you have.
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Personal Library Kit
There is no greater pleasure than sharing beloved books, but the is no crueller pain than losing them for good – until the personal library …
Buy nowEvent - Surrealist publications in the National Art Library
Thu 27 June 2013 13:00
GALLERY TALK: Join Sally Williams for an opportunity to view key Surrealist publications held by the National Art Library and to look at some of the printing techniques used.
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