Primary contact
Parkes Place, Parkes
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2600
Identity area
Identifier
daa/7
Authorized form of name
National Gallery of Australia Research Library and Archives
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- NGA
Type
- National
Contact area
Simon Underschultz
Type
Address
Street address
Parkes Place, Parkes
Locality
Canberra
Region
Australian Capital Territory
Country name
Postal code
2600
Telephone
02 6240 6493
Fax
rlr@nga.gov.au
Note
Description area
History
The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) is a Commonwealth authority established under the National Gallery Act 1975 (Cth). The Act empowers the Research Library and Archive to:
- Collect, and make available, information on the visual arts.
- Make available services in relation to the visual arts including the carrying out of investigations and the giving of advice.
- Arrange for, or to assist in, research into matters pertaining to the visual arts.
The principal responsibilities of the Research Library and Archives are to inform, educate and engage. These collections exist to aid and encourage in-depth research into the history of Australian arts, its business and industry activities, and the social and recreational life, politics and contemporary concerns of Australian artists.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
The Research Library and Archive Collection Development Policy addresses building on existing strengths, filling gaps in these areas, and extending the collections for scholarly research.
The collections of the Library and Archive support the requirements of the National Gallery’s curatorial, education, conservation and research staff, and the work of visiting scholars. The Library’s mandate extends as well to the national and international scholarly communities, and to a varied clientele of museum professionals, students, artists, journalists, collectors, dealers and the general public.
The collections emphasise advanced research, but user needs are supported at the general inquiry level.
Buildings
Holdings
- Personal Papers: Marion Hall Best, Anton Bruehl, Peter Burns, James Cant & Dora Chapman, Maximillian Feurring, Lindsay Bernard Hall, Helene Kirsova, Mandy Martin, James Mollison, Mike Parr, Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, Oliffe Richmond, Loudon Sainthill, Wes Stacey, Arthur Streeton, John Lesley Wright
- Organisational Papers: Art Association of Australia and New Zealand, Art Libraries Association (Australia and New Zealand), Australian Gallery Directors’ Council, William Dobell Art Foundation, Print Council of Australia
- Art Gallery Papers: Australian Centre for Photography, Avago Gallery, Gallery A, Helen Maxwell Gallery, Josef Lebovic Gallery, Susan Gillespie Gallery
- Oral History: James Gleeson: Interviews with Australian artists, 1977-1980
- Ephemera
- Australian and New Zealand artists files
- International Art and artists files.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Open Monday to Friday 11am-5pm.
Access conditions and requirements
Telephone and email queries handled for all. Registration required for personal access (conditions apply).
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
General reference assistance available.
Reproduction services
Copying services for books, journals, original records to A3 size, microfilms, photographs and newspapers.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 15 September 2023
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Arts and Culture (Thematic area)