Libraries and Research Institutions in the UK and Ireland.
This list has been organized alphabetically and by geographical area. Please contact [email protected] to add or update listings.
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East Anglia
Anglia Ruskin University Library Cambridge Campus, East Road, Cambridge, CB1 1PT libweb.anglia.ac.uk
University of Bedfordshire Library Park Square, Luton, LU1 3JU www.beds.ac.uk/library
Norwich University College of the Arts Library 3-7 Redwell St., Norwich, NR2 4SN https://library.nua.ac.uk
Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts & Cultures Library Norwich, NR1 4DH www.sainsbury-institute.org/library
University of Suffolk Library Waterfront Building, Neptune Quay, Ipswich, IP4 1QJ www.uos.ac.uk/library
Ireland
Burren College of Art Library Newtown Castle, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare, Ireland www.burrencollege.ie/facilities
Dublin City Public Libraries Various locations, Dublin. www.dublincity.ie
Dublin Institute of Technology Library 143-149 Rathmines Road, Dublin 6, DO6 F793 www.dit.ie/library
University College Dublin, James Joyce Library Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland www.ucd.ie/library
Limerick School of Art & Design Clare Street, Limerick, Ireland, V94 KX22 www.lit.ie National College of Art and Design 100 Thomas Street, Dublin 8, Republic of Ireland www.ncad.ie/library
National Gallery of Ireland Merrion Square West, Dublin 2, Ireland Website: www.nationalgallery.ie/art-library
National Library of Ireland, Dept. of Prints & Drawings Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland Website: www.nli.ie
National Museum of Ireland Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7, Ireland, D07 XKV4 www.museum.ie/The-Collections/Registration/Library
Trinity College Library College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland, DO2 VR66 www.tcd.ie/Library
London
Architectural Association Library 34-36 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3ES http://collections.aaschool.ac.uk/
Barbican Library Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
BFI Reuden Library BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, SE1 8XT www.bfi.org.uk
Birkbeck, University of London Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HX www.bbk.ac.uk/lib
Bridgeman Art Library 17-19 Garway Road, London, W2 4PH www.bridgemanimages.com
British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects 66 Portland Place, London, W1B 1AD www.architecture.com
British Council, Visual Arts Library 10 Spring Gardens, London, SW1A 2BN www.britishcouncil.org/arts
British Museum Libraries Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG www.britishmuseum.org/research/libraries_and_archives.aspx British Universities Film & Video Council 77 Wells Street, London, W1T 3QJ www.bufvc.ac.uk
Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London Peckham Road, London, SE5 8UF www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/camberwell-college-of-arts
Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, University of the Arts Granary Building, 1 Granary Square, N1C 4AA www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/central-saint-martins
Chelsea College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London 16 John Islip St, Westminster, London, SW1P 4JU www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/chelsea-college-of-arts
Christie’s Education 42 Portland Place, Marylebone, London, W1B 1NB www.christies.edu/london
City University Northampton Square, London, EC1V 0HB https://libraryservices.city.ac.uk
Courtauld Institute of Art, Book Library Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 0RN https://courtauld.ac.uk/study/resources/book-library
Crafts Council 44a Pentonville Road, Islington, London, N1 9BY www.craftscouncil.org.uk
Fulham Reference Library, London 598 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5NX www.lbhf.gov.uk/libraries/find-your-library/fulham-library
Geffrye Museum 136 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8EA www.geffrye-museum.org.uk
Goldsmiths’ Company Goldsmiths’ Hall, Foster Lane, London, EC2V 6BN www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk
Goldsmiths Library, University of London Lewisham Way, London, SE14 6NW www.gold.ac.uk/library
Guildhall Library, Corporation of London Libraries Aldermanbury, London, EC2P 2EJ www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
Horniman Museum & Gardens 100 London Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 3PQ www.horniman.ac.uk
INIVA (Institute of International Visual Arts 16 John Islip Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 4JU www.iniva.org.uk
Kensington & Chelsea College Wornington Centre, Wornington Road, London, W10 5QQ www.kcc.ac.uk
London College of Communication,University of the Arts London Elephant & Castle, London, SE1 6SB www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/london-college-of-communication
London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London 20 John Prince’s Street, London, W1G 0BJ www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/london-college-of-fashion
London Library 14 St. James’s Square, London, SW1Y 4LG www.londonlibrary.co.uk
Museum of London 150 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5HN www.museumoflondon.org.uk
National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2RL www.vam.ac.uk/nal
National Gallery Library Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN www.nationalgallery.org.uk
National Portrait Gallery, Heinz Archive & Library 39 Orange Street, London, WC2H 7AF www.npg.org.uk/research/archive.php
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art 16 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3JA www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk
Ravensbourne University London, Library 6 Penrose Way, London, SE10 0EW www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/study-here/learning-at-ravensbourne/library
Royal Academy of Arts, Library Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD www.royalacademy.org.uk Royal College of Art, Library Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2EU www.rca.ac.uk/studying-at-the-rca/facilities/library
School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), Library Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XG www.soas.ac.uk/library
Senate House Library Malet Street, Bloomsbury, WC1E 7HU www.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk
Tate Library and Archive, The Hyman Kreitman Research Centre Tate Britain, Millbank, London, SW1P 4RG www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain/library-archive-reading-rooms
Trinity Laban King Charles Court, Greenwich, London, SE10 9JF www.trinitylaben.ac.uk
University College London, Library Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT www.ucl.ac.uk/library
University of East London, Library and Learning Centre Docklands Campus, University Way, London, E16 2RD www.uel.ac.uk
University of the Arts London, Archives and Special Collections Centre at London College of Communication. www.arts.ac.uk/students/library-services/special-collections-and- archives/archives-and-special-collections-centre
Wallace Collection Hertford House, Manchester Square, London, W1U 3BN www.the-wallacecollection.org.uk
Wellcome Library 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE www.wellcomelibrary.org
University of Westminster, Harrow Learning Resources Centre Watford Road, Northwick Park, Harrow, HA1 3TP www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/visit-us/harrow
Westminster Reference Library 35 St. Martin’s Street, London, WC2H 7HP www.westminster.gov.uk/library-opening-hours-and-contact-details
Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts London Merton Hall Road, London, SW19 3QA www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/wimbledon-college-of-arts
Midlands / Central England
Barber Fine Art Library, Barber Institute of Fine Arts University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT http://barber.org.uk/libraries
Birmingham Central Library Bibliographic Services, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3HQ www.birmingham.gov.uk/centrallibrary
Coventry University, Lanchester Library Frederick Lanchester Building, Gosford Street, Coventry, CV1 5DD www.coventry.ac.uk/study-at-coventry
De Montfort University, Kimberlin Library The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH www.library.dmu.ac.uk
University of Derby Library Britannia Mill, Mackworth Road, Derby, DE22 3BL www.derby.ac.uk/services/library
Hereford College of Arts Folly Lane, Hereford, HR1 1LT www.hca.ac.uk
University of Lincoln, Great Central Warehouse Library Brayford Pool. Lincoln, LN6 7TS www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/studentlife/thelibrary
New Art Gallery Walsall Gallery Square, Walsall, WS2 8LG www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk
Nottingham Trent University Library Goldsmith Street, Nottingham, NG1 5LS www4.ntu.ac.uk/library/using_the_library/opening_hours/city
Staffordshire University, Thompson Library Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2XE www.staffs.ac.uk/support_depts/library/locations/stoke
University of Warwick Library Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL https://warwick.ac.uk/services/library
Northern England
Baltic Library and Archive, Centre for Contemporary Art South Shore Road, Gateshead, NE8 3BA www.baltic.art Bradford College, Grove Library Great Horton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1AY www.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/student-services/library-services
British Library (at Boston Spa) Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 7BQ www.bl.uk
Doncaster College, Learning Resource Centre Centre, The Hub, Chappell Drive, Doncaster, South Yorks, DN1 2RF www.don.ac.uk/learning-resource-centre
Henry Moore Foundation, Henry Moore Institute 74 The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 3AH www.henry-moore.org
Lancaster University Library Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YH www.lancaster.ac.uk/library
University of Central Lancashire Library St. Peter’s Square, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 2TQ www.uclan.ac.uk/about_us/facilities/library.php
University of Leeds Libraries Various locations, Leeds, Yorkshire https://library.leeds.ac.uk
Leeds College of Art Library Vernon Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 8PH Blenheim Walk, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 9AQ www.leeds-art.ac.uk/about-us/facilities
Leeds Beckett University Library The Civic Quarter Library, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS1 3HE https://libguides.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/home
Liverpool Hope University College, Sheppard-Worlock Library PO Box 95, Liverpool, L16 9LB www.hope.ac.uk/gateway/library
Liverpool John Moores University, Aldham Robarts Library Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L3 5UZ www.ljmu.ac.uk
Manchester Central Library St Peter’s Square, Manchester, M2 5PD www.manchester.gov.uk/centrallibrary
Manchester Metropolitan University Library All Saints Building, All Saints, Manchester, M15 6BH www.library.mmu.ac.uk National Media Museum Library Pictureville, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 1NQ www.nmpft.org.uk
Newcastle University Library Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4HQ www.ncl.ac.uk/library
The Northern School of Art Green Lane, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS5 7RJ www.northernart.ac.uk
University of Northampton Library Boughton Green Road, Northampton, NN2 7AL https://libguides.northampton.ac.uk/LLSHome
University of Salford Library The Cresent, Salford, M5 4WT www.salford.ac.uk/library
Sheffield Hallam University Libraries Various locations, Sheffield, South Yorkshire www.shu.ac.uk/about-us/our-services/libraries
University of Sunderland Library Chester Road, Sunderland, SR1 3SD https://library.sunderland.ac.uk
Teesside University Library Tees Valley, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BX www.tees.ac.uk/depts/lis
University of York, J.B. Morrell Library Heslington, York, YO10 5DD www.york.ac.uk/library
Northern Ireland
University of Ulster at Coleraine Library Central Library, Coleraine, Belfast, BT52 1SA www.ulst.ac.uk/library
Scotland
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design Library 13 Perth Road, Dundee, DD1 4HT www.dundee.ac.uk/library/services/libraries/djcadlibrary
National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh Central Fine Art Library, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EG https://www.nls.uk/
Edinburgh College of Art Library 78 West Port, Edinburgh, EH1 2LE www.ed.ac.uk/library
Edinburgh Napier University Library Craiglockhart Campus, Edinburgh, EH14 1DJ www.napier.ac.uk/study-with-us/undergraduate/facilities/libraries
Edinburgh University Library George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9LJ www.ed.ac.uk/library
Glasgow City Libraries, Mitchell Library North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN www.mitchelllibrary.org/virtualmitchell
Glasgow School of Art Library 167 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G3 6RQ www.gsa.ac.uk/life/gsa-library
National Galleries of Scotland The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL www.nationalgalleries.org/visit/libraries
Robert Gordon University Library Garthdee Road, Aberdeen, AB10 7QE https://library.rgu.ac.uk/home
University of St. Andrews, Library North Street, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, KY16 9TR www.st-andrews.ac.uk/library
Southern England (including South East and South West)
Bath School of Art and Design Bath Spa University Sion Hill Campus, Sion Hill Place, Bath, BA1 5SF www.bathspa.ac.uk/library
Arts University Bournemouth Library Wallisdown, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5HH www.aublibrary.info
Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus Library Fern Barrow, Poole/Dorset, BH12 5BB www.bournemouth.ac.uk/library
Bristol Art Library Central Library, College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TL www.bristol.gov.uk/libraries-archives/central-library
University of Bristol, Arts & Social Sciences Library Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TH www.bristol.ac.uk/library/locations-opening/arts-social-sciences Buckinghamshire New University Library Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2JZ www.bucks.ac.uk/library
East Surrey College Learning Resources Centre, Gatton Point, London Road, Redhill, RH1 2JT www.esc.ac.uk
Falmouth University Library Woodlane, Falmouth, TR11 4RH https://library.fxplus.ac.uk
Historic England Archive Engine House, Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon, SN2 2EH https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/archive
Middlesex University Library Cat Hill, Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN4 8HT https://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/library
Kingston University Library Various locations, Kingston-upon- Thames, Surrey, KT1 www.kingston.ac.uk/library-and-learning-services
Northbrook College, Learning Resource Centres Littlehampton Road, Worthing, BN12 6NU www.gbmc.ac.uk/campuses-and-facilities-northbrook-met/learning-resource- centres-northbrook-met
Oxford Brookes University, Headington Library Gipsy Lane Campus, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP www.brookes.ac.uk/library
University of Brighton, St Peter’s House Library 16-18 Richmond Place, Brighton, BN2 9NA https://staff.brighton.ac.uk/is/libraries
University of Brighton, Design Archives Faculty of Arts, Grand Parade, Brighton, BN2 0JY http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/collections/design-archives
University of Hertfordshire, Learning Resources Centre College Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9EU www.herts.ac.uk/study/learning-facilities
University of Kent, Templeman Library Canterbury, CT2 7NU www.kent.ac.uk/library/templeman
University of Oxford, History of Art Department 2nd Floor, Littlegate House, 16/17 St. Ebbes, Oxford, OX1 1PT www.hoa.ox.ac.uk
Plymouth College of Art Library Tavistock place, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AT www.plymouthart.ac.uk/about/facilities
University of Portsmouth Library Cambridge Road, Portsmouth, PO1 2ST https://library.port.ac.uk
University of Reading Library Whiteknights Road, Reading, RG6 6AE www.reading.ac.uk/library
Royal Botanic Gardens Library Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/library
Royal Horticultural Society, Lindley Library 80 Vincent Sqaure, Westminster, SW1P 2PE www.rhs.org.uk/education-learning/libraries-at-rhs
Sackler Library, University of Oxford 1 St. John Street, Oxford, OX1 2LG www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/sackler
University of Sussex Library Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QL www.sussex.ac.uk/library
University for the Creative Arts Libraries Canterbury: New Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3AN Epsom: Ashley Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5BE Farnham: Falkner Road, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7DS Rochester: Fort Pitt Hill, Rochester, Kent, ME1 1DZ www.uca.ac.uk/library
Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) University for the Creative Arts, Falkner Road, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7DS https://vads.ac.uk
West Dean College West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0QZ www.westdean.org.uk
Winchester School of Art Library Park Avenue, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8DL https://library.soton.ac.uk/wsa
Wales Aberystwyth University Library Penglais, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3FL www.aber.ac.uk/en/is/library-services Cardiff University, Welsh School of Architecture Bute Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3NB www.cardiff.ac.uk/architecture
Glyndwr University Plas Coch Campus, Mold Road, Wrexham, LL11 2AW www.glyndwr.ac.uk
National Museum of Wales, Library Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NP https://museum.wales/curatorial/library
Swansea Metropolitan University Library Dynevor Centre for Art, De La Beche Street, Swansea, SA1 3EU www.uwtsd.ac.uk