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Art, Art History & Museum Studies

A guide for resources in art, art history, and museum studies

Online Library Services & Resources

Welcome! This guide highlights the major resources the library provides for your research in art, art history, and museum studies. Use the menu at the left to navigate.

You will be able to access most library resources from wherever you are by logging in with your GU NetID and password. Follow the instructions on the Off Campus Access page for details.

Georgetown University Library Covid-19 Updates & Resources gives the latest information about the library.

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Oxford Art Online
Limited to 8 concurrent users.
A comprehensive online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide, from prehistory to the 1990s. Formerly known as Grove Dictionary of Art.

The 45,000 articles of the print version of the Grove Dictionary of Art are accessible with added searching capability, additional context and authority of links to museums and other collections that may offer more information about the piece, the artist, and related works. Searches can be done by article heading, full text, contributor, caption, or combinations of these using concept, pattern, boolean and expert options. In addition, researchers may choose the Bridgeman Art Library from the main page to search a database of more than 100,000 images. In 2008, this resource expanded to include The Oxford Companion to Western Art, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, and the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics.
Art Full Text
Search for articles on fine arts, decorative and commercial art, folk art, photography, film, and architecture. Covers wide range of art journals back to 1984 and indexes dissertations and art reproductions. Art Index Retrospective covers the same material from 1929-1984.
ARTstor
Comprehensive digital library containing images of artworks, photographs, architecture, decorative arts, rare books, and items from popular culture. Images may be viewed live in ARTstor or offline in ARTstor's downloadable image viewer.

COVID-19 Resources for Artists and Artist Communities

COVID-19 Resources for Artists and Arts Organizations (NEA)
Compiled by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource and Response Center
Compiled by Americans for the Arts.
COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources
Taking Care COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund (Washington, DC)
The Taking Care Fund, an initiative of theatreWashington to assist theater professionals in need of emergency funds, has been expanded to provide relief during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Financial Help for Theaters and Individuals to Offset COVID-19 Losses
DC Metro Theater Arts staff has compiled a list of resources. (27 March 2020)
Dancing Alone Together
Online dance classes, dance making communities, and online dance performance footage and films.
Where can I find emergency financial resources to help with COVID-19 hardships?
Grantspace has compiled a list of sources of emergency funding.

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