Collections & Facilities

Fine Arts Library | Te Herenga Toi

Fine Arts Library Home | Elam School of Fine Arts | Department of Art History | Manukau School of Visual Arts


 

Size of Collection

Over 43 000 volumes, 5 000 photographs, 10 000 slides. 

Nature of Collection

Undergraduate and research material, with emphasis on European art history, contemporary art, New Zealand & Asia/Pacific art, photography, painting, printmaking, new media, installation art/mixed media and design. Special collections include the INZART: Index to New Zealand Art (indexes Art related materials in New Zealand newspapers and magazines, New Zealand journals held in the Fine Arts Library, as well as New Zealand material in overseas journals held in the Library), the Elam Archive, Artists Books, Snaps Gallery Archive, a small number of original works of art, and a New Zealand artists' file. Serves the Department of Art History and  The Elam School of Fine Arts

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY

Facilities 

  • 43 study places 
  • 7 workstations with access to Library website and Voyager and 1 providing access to standalone CD-ROMs 
  • 2 black and white photocopier/printers (card operated) 
  • Colour photocopier/printer (card operated) 

Comments and suggestions to : Stephanie Reid