Library

Since its foundation in 1976, the Auxiliary Library of the Museu d'Art Modern de la Diputació de Tarragona has specialized in art from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. One of the main tasks is the dissemination of its contents aimed at Museum professionals, researchers, historians, teachers, documentarians, art critics, artists, collectors, university students, etc. giving access to artistic ideas from the bibliography and documentation, being in this matter a point of reference in the territory.

Part of its bibliographic and documentary fund complements the Museum's collections, through which it aims to make known the artists represented and sources of information related to the history of the Museum, the building and its exhibitions and activities. In addition to the actual collection of books, all the catalogs of the National Fine Arts exhibitions and the Barcelona Fine Arts exhibitions have been recovered. It also has an important bibliographic fund on museography and museology, specializing in the administration, legislation and organization of museums. It consists of sections on painting, sculpture, drawing, engraving, ceramics, artistic techniques, restoration, photography, cinema, graphic design, art education and new technologies. It also owns and disposes of a significant number of art magazines and periodicals that span from the end of the 19th century to the present day.

The Library participates in publication exchange programs with other museums and cultural entities. On the other hand, connecting with today's concerns, he has created a Documentation Fund, which comes mainly from those activities related to the plastic arts, both to recover the closest visual memory and towards the future that, with the his work, contemporary artists are opening up to us.

SERVICES

• Reading and consultation in the room.
• Capacity for 12 users.
• Online MAMT library catalog consultation point, as well as wifi service and laptop connection.
• Reprographic service: photocopies will be requested from the library staff (Public Price of the reprographic service of the Museum library: DIN-A4, €0.07; DIN-A3, €0.09).
• Telephone and online inquiries related to the operation of the library and its holdings are attended to.

REGULATION

The Auxiliary Library of the Museu d'Art Modern de la Diputació de Tarragona will remain open from Tuesday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. One of the main tasks is the dissemination of its contents aimed at museum professionals, researchers, historians, teachers, documentarians, art critics, artists, collectors, university students, etc.

•     No loans are made.
•     Requests for photocopies will be attended to and photography will be permitted, with a particular device, of the bibliographic collection, in accordance with the assumptions set out in the Intellectual Property Law.
•     Mobile devices must be on silent.
•     The consumption of food or drinks is not allowed in the library.
•     Any changes that occur to the regulations will be communicated to the user

ONLINE CATALOG