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AMSTERDAM

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam / Bibliotheek

Municipal Museum of Amsterdam / Library

Size 80,000 books, 120,000 exhibition and collection catalogues, 160 current and 1,000 discontinued periodicals
Character and emphasis The Stedelijk Museum is the most important museum of modern and contemporary art in the Netherlands, and has an international reputation. It collects all types of 20th century art, including photography, applied arts and industrial design. The library was installed in the museum in 1958. It reflects the museum's collection: publications on modern and contemporary art and design from 1880 to the present. It has developed into one of the leading institutions of documentation on modern and contemporary art in Europe.

Special collections

• Exhibition catalogues
• Documentation files ordered by artist's name, exhibitions, and subject
• Press releases and newspaper cuttings about the museum and its activities since 1895 and about modern art in general
• The Print room of the Museum holds a collection of artists' books
• The Department of Applied Arts holds a collection of books with special bindings and typography
• Artist's video tapes and documentaries on modern art and the museum itself

• Automated catalogue since 1992
• Card catalogues on author's name and subject
• The library's periodical holdings are included in NCC

• Annual list of acquisitions
• A catalogue of the library's holdings was published in 1956: Bibliotheek Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam: Catalogus, Amsterdam 1956