LibGuides: Museum/Curatorial Studies: Getting Started

Beginnings - Reference Sources

see the general Art History research guide for comprehensive sources
Oxford Art Online
- Oxford's combined art databases, searchable uniformly or individually. Covers museum topics and history-of-collections topics. The first place to begin in any art or art-historical related research.

Pelican History of Art (series) Lilly Reference [various titles depending on period] Lilly N5300.P38
- the standard English-language history of art. Continuously updated. + extra images; good beginning bibliography

Specialized Museum Reference

Directories

American art directory [serial] . New York, Jaques Cattell Press. Lilly Library Reference N50 .A447

indexes museums and art organizations with listings by personnel, location and specialty

International directory of arts [formerly, Internationales Kunst-Adressbuch]. Berlin: Kaupterverlag. Lilly Library N50 .I6

Directory of museums, gallery professionals, restorers, libraries, private galleries and institutions, worldwide. Provides email addresses and faxes not commonly listed in websites.

The Official museum directory [serial]. Washington, D.C. : American Association of Museums. Lilly and Perkins Library Ready Reference AM10.A2 O4

Directory of museums of all kinds in North America. Size, budget information, personnel, subject concentration, annual attendance and house publications.