The William Morris Hunt Memorial Library
Horticultural Hall
2nd Floor
300 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617-369-3385
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The Museum of Fine Arts Library comprises the William Morris Hunt Memorial Library, the W. Van Alan Clark Jr. Library at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and nine curatorial department libraries.
The combined library holdings total more than 320,000 items and reflect the strengths of the Museum’s collections: Art of Asia, Oceania, and Africa; Art of the Americas; Art of the Ancient World; Art of Europe; Musical Instruments; Prints, Drawings, and Photographs; and Textile and Fashion Arts. The Library supports research on the Museum’s permanent collections, special exhibitions, and general art history.
The Library is open to the public. The collections are noncirculating. The library's holdings are reflected in the Fenway Libraries Online (FLO).
Policies and procedures of library use.
Hours
Monday-Friday, 1-5 pm, except major holidays. An appointment is not required. Researchers visiting from out of town may want to contact the library in advance with any special requests.
Additional information about the William Morris Hunt Memorial Library
Research - above from the William Morris Hunt Memorial Library Samurai and Servant from a Meiji era photo album containing the work Kimbei Kusakabe, Kazumasa Ogawa, and Kōzaburō Tamamura.
Japan ; Described and Illustrated by the Japanese ; edited by Captain F. Brinkley ; with an essay on Japanese art by Kakuzo Okakura ; 1897
Visit - Samurai! Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Muller Collection
Museum Archives
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Avenue,
Boston, MA 02115
617-369-3378
The Museum Archives was founded in 1987. The Archives contains more 1,000 cubic feet of historically significant records from the Museum's administrative and curatorial departments dating from 1870 to the present. The Archives also houses a portion of the archival records from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts.
Museum admission is not required for access to the Museum Archives. Access to the Museum Archives is available by appointment only.
Learn - Visit the MFA on Facebook every Tuesday to learn about the Museum Collection and History
For more information, please contact the Museum Archives directly at 617-369-3378.
The W. Van Alan Clark Jr. Library, School of the Museum of Fine Arts
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
230 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
617-369-3650
Services
The Library is open to the public. Museum admission is not required for access. The library's holdings are reflected in the Fenway Libraries Online Catalog (FLO). The collections circulate only to patrons with FLO library accounts. Black-and-white photocopies may be made for $.07/copy and a scanner is also available.
Public Transportation
Take the Green Line E car to the "Museum of Fine Arts" stop.
Semester Hours
Monday-Thursday, 9 am -8 pm
Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Saturday and Sunday, 1 pm - 5 pm
Summer, Winter, and Spring Break Hours
WINTER BREAK
CLOSED December 22nd, 2012 - January 6th, 2013
January 7th - 15th, 2013, Monday - Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Saturday, and Sunday, CLOSED
Semester hours resume, January 16th, 2013
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 21st, 2013) CLOSED
For more information about the W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
SMFA Library Research Guides
SMFA Library Blog
SMFA on Facebook