Rijksmuseum Research Library

{{Short description|Art history research library in the Netherlands}}

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| library_name = Rijksmuseum Research Library

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| image = Rijks Museum Library.jpg

| caption = The Rijksmuseum Research Library

| country = Netherlands

| type = Research library

| scope = Art history

| established = {{start date|1885}}

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| location = Museumstraat 1
Amsterdam, Netherlands

| coordinates = {{coord|52.354|N|4.8802|E|type:landmark_region:NL|display=title,inline}}

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| collection_size = 450,000 volumes

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| req_to_access = Free membership and identification

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| website = {{URL|library.rijksmuseum.nl}}

| phone_num = +31-20-6747267

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The Rijksmuseum Research Library is the largest and oldest public art history research library in the Netherlands.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/visitor-information/inside-the-rijksmuseum/cuypers-library|title=Cuypers Library|website=Rijksmuseum Research Library|access-date=28 April 2023}} The library is part of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The profile of the library collection parallels that of the museum.{{Cite web|url=https://library.rijksmuseum.nl/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?do=Clear|title=Verzamelbeleid|last=|first=|date=|website=Rijksmuseum Research Library|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=8 April 2019}} The online catalogue{{Cite web|url=https://library.rijksmuseum.nl/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?do=Clear|title=Advanced search page|last=|first=|date=|website=Rijksmuseum Research Library|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=8 April 2019}} contains over 400,000 monographs, 3,400 periodicals and 90,000 art sales catalogues.[https://libraryarchitecture.wikispaces.com/Rijksmuseum+Research+Library libraryarchitecture.wikispaces.com: Rijksmuseum research library] About 50,000 art sales catalogues published before 1989 are not yet entered in the online catalogue. The collection grows, on average, by 10,000 to 15,000 books, auction catalogues, and periodicals every year.{{Cite web|url=https://library.rijksmuseum.nl/rma/rma-opac.pl?p=collection&sub=profile|title=Collection Profile|last=|first=|date=|website=Rijksmuseum Research Library|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=8 April 2019}}