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Thomas J. Watson Library is The Met's research library. With its collection of more than one million volumes, extensive digital collections, and online resources, Watson Library is one of the world's most comprehensive art libraries.
The Library's holdings reflect the global and encyclopedic nature of The Met, with books ranging in date from the late fifteenth century, to current scholarship, in all fields covered by The Met. Last year the Library added more than twenty thousand titles in sixty-seven languages.
The Library's mission is to support the research activities of the Museum staff and to offer access and outstanding services to an international community of students and scholars.
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Watson Library will close at 3pm on Tuesday, December 24. Paging will end at 1:30pm.
The Library will be closed Wednesday-Saturday, December 25-28.
The Library will close at 3pm on Tuesday December 31. Paging will end at 1:30pm.
The Library will be closed Wednesday, January 1.
Joyce F. Menschel Photography Library
The Joyce F. Menschel Library contains more than ten thousand volumes relating to the history of photography and to the Museum's collection of photographs. Located within the Department of Photographs, the library primarily serves the curatorial staff, but its collection is also accessible to outside researchers through the Thomas J. Watson Library.
Before visiting, users are encouraged to consult the holdings of the Menschel Library in Watsonline, the Museum libraries' online catalog.