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Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum / Bibliotheek
Municipal Van Abbe Museum / Library
Bilderdijklaan 10, PO Box 235, 5600 AE EindhovenTel: 040-2381052, Fax: 040-2460680, E-mail: d.franssen@vanabbemuseum.nl
Librarian Ms D. Franssen
Opening hours Tue-Fri 11.00-13.00 and 14.00-17.00
Conditions of use Consultation only
Services Xerox / ILL / Internet / restaurant
WWW-site http://www.vanabbemuseum.nl/
Size 50,000 artist's monographs, 40,000 thematic monographs, exhibition catalogues and artist's books; 80 current and 50 discontinued periodicals
Character and emphasis The library is part of the Municipal Van Abbemuseum, which was founded in 1936 by Henri van Abbe. In 1940 Van Abbe donated his private library to the museum, thus initiating the collecting by the museum of books, exhibition catalogues and periodicals documenting modern and contemporary art; in the 1950s the library developed into a scholarly library specializing in this field. Specific fields of interest are Fluxus, Zero and Conceptual Art.
Special collections
- Artist's books
- A collection of photographs and slides related to the collection and exhibition programme of the museum
- Audio-visual materials, CD-ROM's
- The library is also well known for its collection of documentation on young, beginning artists
Catalogues
Automated catalogue (including catalogue of exhibitions of the museum)
Separate card-indexes on titles, author's names, names of artists, and subject descriptors
Publications Monthly list of acquisitions
Last modified: 30/05/2007