The Libraries
Two libraries become one
On 1 July 2013, Stockholm will see the Photography Library at Moderna Museet and the Art Library at Nationalmuseum merge to create a single specialist library for art, photography and design. The new Art Library is a joint venture between the two museums, which will run it together.
Making two libraries into one enables us to work more effectively, offering our visitors a better service and increased access. The new library will be housed in the home of the current Art Library on Skeppsholmen.
To complete the merger, the premises will require a refit and materials will have to be relocated. The Photography Library will therefore remain closed to visitors from 1 February. The Art Library is open as usual on Tuesdays and Thursdays 1–6 pm and Wednesdays 1–4 pm until 5 June. It will then close for its refit and the new Art Library will open on 5 November 2013.
Street address: Holmamiralens väg 2 on Skeppsholmen, in the old Sjökarteverket building.
Opening hours: Tuesdays, Thursdays 1–6 pm and Wednesdays 1–4 pm.
The Photography Library
Closed
The Art Library
Open til 5 June
The Art Library is one of the largest specialist libraries for fine art and crafts in the Nordic region. It covers mainly literature on western art from the Renaissance to contemporary times.
The Art Library
Niki de Saint Phalle & Jean Tinguely
Paradiset, 1966
© Niki de Saint Phalle & Jean Tinguely/BUS 2009