mumok library

mumok library

The mumok reference library is open to anyone interested in art.

It holds around 50,000 items that reflect the museum's collection. This allows in-depth exploration of modernist and contemporary art.
We facilitate research on site and provide attractive reading and work stations.

View into the mumok library, on the left are large archive cabinets with books, in the middle a staircase leads up, on the right a gray cabinet

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View into the mumok library, on the left large archive cabinets with books, in the middle a staircase to the upper floor, on the right gray cabinets and seating

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Sitting area in the mumok library, light green armchairs grouped around a low table, a glass wall in the background and book displays in front of it

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Archive cabinets with books in the mumok library

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View from the outside into the mumok library, through a glass wall you can see books and a light green seating area

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The Library's Focus

Art of the 1960s and 1970s
Art magazines
Literature on art discourse today
Artists' books
Audiovisual material on the mumok program

Service is Important for Us

Individual advice
Search our collection online via the mumok website (OPAC)
Reserve media
Photocopying facilities
Focused materials for teaching purposes
Cooperation on projects for young researchers in schools

In November 2013 the mumok library was successfully audited by AKMB (Art and Museums Libraries Working Group) and holds a quality certification issued by the Humboldt University Berlin.

Online Library Catalog

Find the WebOpac of mumok library here.

Opening Hours

The library is accessible by appointment only.

Contact

Dr. Simone Moser, MSc
Head of the mumok library
T: +43-1-525 00-1415
F: +43 1 52500-1300
simone.moser@mumok.at