Welcome to the Art Library | Moderna Museet i Stockholm

The Art Library is the joint library for Moderna Museet and the Nationalmuseum and is one of the largest Nordic specialised libraries for art, photography and design.

Opening hours

Tuesday–Thursday at 13–17

Closed: 2 April, 30 April, 14 May 2026

Closed for summer: 16 June–17 August 2026

Pre-booking your visit to the library is not necessary. Still, if you wish to view specific materials it is good to get in touch a few days in advance, as a large part of the library’s collections are stored in remote warehouses.

Materials from the remote warehouses are collected on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Materials from local storage are picked up Tuesdays-Thursdays at 13:30 and 15:30. Pre-ordered material is placed at the library’s information desk for pickup. We do not allow home loans.

Contact

konstbiblioteket@nationalmuseum.se
Phone: 08-5195 4352 (tue-thu at 13–17)

Visiting address

Holmamiralens väg 2, 2 tr, Skeppsholmen, Stockholm

Postal address

Konstbiblioteket Nationalmuseum/Moderna Museet
Box 16176
SE-103 24 STOCKHOLM

Deliveries

Konstbiblioteket Nationalmuseum/Moderna Museet
Amiralitetsbacken 1
SE-111 49 STOCKHOLM

The Art Library

The books reflect the collections and activities of Moderna Museet and the Nationalmuseum, and cover the period from the renaissance to today. A large part consists of monographs on artists and photographers, along with auction and exhibition catalogues. The art library is open to everyone who is interested in art, including researchers, museum staff and the general public.

The Art Library’s Main Catalogue MONA

In MONA, you can search the Art Library’s holdings from 1984 onwards. The holdings of the former Photography Library are also included. The Art Library’s new acquisitions are displayed on the MONA homepage.

For searches in earlier holdings, please consult the digitised card catalogues. Orders should be made by email to the Library.

Konstbiblioteket.se