Collections



Melbourne Art Library is a free lending library. All are welcome.

Our Collection

We hold over 2300 items, with an emphasis on art and design practice and theory in Australia, Asia, and the Pacific. Our focus is on local texts, and those not held by other public collecting bodies.

Books, art journals, zines, pamphlets, artist books, exhibition material and more, can be browsed, read, and borrowed from the MAL reading room or through our online catalogue.

Borrow

It is free to become a borrowing member of the Melbourne Art Library. Sign up online or in the library during opening hour.

Melbourne Art Ephemera Archive

Established 2020, Melbourne Art Ephemera Archive is an independent local history project collecting exhibition literature and documents from artist-run galleries and offsite projects in Melbourne. Material in the collection includes exhibition catalogues, roomsheets, critical essays and promotional posters, and some audiovisual documentation. The collection aims to reflect a distinct interest in critical approaches to making, exhibiting and interpreting art in Melbourne.

Explore the digital catalogue and submit your collection here.







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