Using the Institute of Fine Arts Library

The Stephen Chan Library of Fine Arts is located on the second, mezzanine, and third floors of the James B. Duke House. The collection consists of circulating and non-circulating items. Circulating materials are predominantly monographs and exhibition catalogs. Non-circulating materials include reference books, special collections, rare books, periodicals, catalogues raisonnés, closed course reserves, multi-volume sets, folios, oversize materials, guides, and items located at the Library’s off-site facility.

The Conservation Center Library is located on the second floor of the Stephen Chan House. This non-circulating collection consists of general, reference, and video materials, as well as periodicals and rare books.

Upon receipt, donated materials become the property of New York University Libraries, and though we may add them to our collection, we reserve the right to all decisions about donated materials, including those regarding storage, location, access, use, digitization, and removal.
NYU Libraries cannot offer appraisals of gifts, though we can acknowledge your donation with a letter that includes a count of items added to our collection.

If you are interested in donating to the Institute of Fine Arts Library, please do not send donations without contacting us first. When you contact us, please send an inventory of your collection (title, author, publication date) to ifa.library@nyu.edu.