Bodleian Art, Archaeology, and Ancient World Library
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All things Classics, Egyptology & Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Archaeology, and History of Art & Architecture. Part of the Bodleian Libraries.
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🎃We're all done up for Halloween!🎃
But please don't be fooled by our spooky decor - the library assistants at the issue desk aren't scary, and we're always happy to help!
But please don't be fooled by our spooky decor - the library assistants at the issue desk aren't scary, and we're always happy to help!
October 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
🎃We're all done up for Halloween!🎃
But please don't be fooled by our spooky decor - the library assistants at the issue desk aren't scary, and we're always happy to help!
But please don't be fooled by our spooky decor - the library assistants at the issue desk aren't scary, and we're always happy to help!
They've been away for a few years, but our New Journals displays are finally back!
You can find them on the first and second floors, containing the newest issues of our most popular periodicals 📚
You can find them on the first and second floors, containing the newest issues of our most popular periodicals 📚
October 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
They've been away for a few years, but our New Journals displays are finally back!
You can find them on the first and second floors, containing the newest issues of our most popular periodicals 📚
You can find them on the first and second floors, containing the newest issues of our most popular periodicals 📚
We've listened to your feedback!
The Art Library can get pretty chilly in winter, so we've put some blankets by the entrance for you to take to your study space of choice.
Please return it when you leave, and let us know what you think in the comments, or our suggestions box!
The Art Library can get pretty chilly in winter, so we've put some blankets by the entrance for you to take to your study space of choice.
Please return it when you leave, and let us know what you think in the comments, or our suggestions box!
October 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We've listened to your feedback!
The Art Library can get pretty chilly in winter, so we've put some blankets by the entrance for you to take to your study space of choice.
Please return it when you leave, and let us know what you think in the comments, or our suggestions box!
The Art Library can get pretty chilly in winter, so we've put some blankets by the entrance for you to take to your study space of choice.
Please return it when you leave, and let us know what you think in the comments, or our suggestions box!
Today is your last day to take an induction tour in Michaelmas term!
You can book on via our website, or just drop in - tours start in the lobby at 10:30, 11:30, 2:00, 3:00, and 4:00.
You can book on via our website, or just drop in - tours start in the lobby at 10:30, 11:30, 2:00, 3:00, and 4:00.
October 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Today is your last day to take an induction tour in Michaelmas term!
You can book on via our website, or just drop in - tours start in the lobby at 10:30, 11:30, 2:00, 3:00, and 4:00.
You can book on via our website, or just drop in - tours start in the lobby at 10:30, 11:30, 2:00, 3:00, and 4:00.
This Black History Month we're celebrating black culture from across our collections!
Check out our new display: "Standing in Power and Pride" on the ground floor!
Check out our new display: "Standing in Power and Pride" on the ground floor!
October 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This Black History Month we're celebrating black culture from across our collections!
Check out our new display: "Standing in Power and Pride" on the ground floor!
Check out our new display: "Standing in Power and Pride" on the ground floor!
Our first day of tours is done, and we want your feedback!
Is there something you wish we spent more time talking about? Anything we could have skipped?
Do you think your guide's jumper was cool and just want to pay a compliment?
Let us know by popping a note in the Whimsy Cube!
Is there something you wish we spent more time talking about? Anything we could have skipped?
Do you think your guide's jumper was cool and just want to pay a compliment?
Let us know by popping a note in the Whimsy Cube!
October 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Our first day of tours is done, and we want your feedback!
Is there something you wish we spent more time talking about? Anything we could have skipped?
Do you think your guide's jumper was cool and just want to pay a compliment?
Let us know by popping a note in the Whimsy Cube!
Is there something you wish we spent more time talking about? Anything we could have skipped?
Do you think your guide's jumper was cool and just want to pay a compliment?
Let us know by popping a note in the Whimsy Cube!
Happy Noughth Week!
The Art Library team are excited to welcome all the new faces coming to Oxford this year, and say welcome back to those returning!
Don't forget to sign up for our induction tours, running for the next two weeks:
www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ask/getting-...
The Art Library team are excited to welcome all the new faces coming to Oxford this year, and say welcome back to those returning!
Don't forget to sign up for our induction tours, running for the next two weeks:
www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ask/getting-...
October 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Happy Noughth Week!
The Art Library team are excited to welcome all the new faces coming to Oxford this year, and say welcome back to those returning!
Don't forget to sign up for our induction tours, running for the next two weeks:
www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ask/getting-...
The Art Library team are excited to welcome all the new faces coming to Oxford this year, and say welcome back to those returning!
Don't forget to sign up for our induction tours, running for the next two weeks:
www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ask/getting-...
📣Library News📣
We'll be running induction tours for the next couple of weeks, so you can get acquainted (or re-acquainted) with our layout and systems for the coming year.
We can't wait to see you all there!
We'll be running induction tours for the next couple of weeks, so you can get acquainted (or re-acquainted) with our layout and systems for the coming year.
We can't wait to see you all there!
October 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
📣Library News📣
We'll be running induction tours for the next couple of weeks, so you can get acquainted (or re-acquainted) with our layout and systems for the coming year.
We can't wait to see you all there!
We'll be running induction tours for the next couple of weeks, so you can get acquainted (or re-acquainted) with our layout and systems for the coming year.
We can't wait to see you all there!
Watery environments don't usually mix well with libraries, but we've found a way to make it work!
"Decks and Wrecks: a Voyage through Maritime Art and Archaeology" is now available for you to peruse on the ground floor.
"Decks and Wrecks: a Voyage through Maritime Art and Archaeology" is now available for you to peruse on the ground floor.
September 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Watery environments don't usually mix well with libraries, but we've found a way to make it work!
"Decks and Wrecks: a Voyage through Maritime Art and Archaeology" is now available for you to peruse on the ground floor.
"Decks and Wrecks: a Voyage through Maritime Art and Archaeology" is now available for you to peruse on the ground floor.
It was great to see so many of you at our open day today!
#GoingToOxford
#GoingToOxford
September 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It was great to see so many of you at our open day today!
#GoingToOxford
#GoingToOxford
From coinage to colours: here is this week's new book display!
September 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
From coinage to colours: here is this week's new book display!
Happy World Photography Day!
You can find our photography collection primarily on the second and third floors, under shelfmarks starting with "TR"
You can find our photography collection primarily on the second and third floors, under shelfmarks starting with "TR"
August 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Happy World Photography Day!
You can find our photography collection primarily on the second and third floors, under shelfmarks starting with "TR"
You can find our photography collection primarily on the second and third floors, under shelfmarks starting with "TR"
Congratulations to everyone who received their A-Level results today!
We can't wait to welcome the new cohort of Art Historians, Archaeologists, Classicists, and book lovers of all academic persuasions!
#ALevelResultsDay #GoingToOxford
We can't wait to welcome the new cohort of Art Historians, Archaeologists, Classicists, and book lovers of all academic persuasions!
#ALevelResultsDay #GoingToOxford
August 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Congratulations to everyone who received their A-Level results today!
We can't wait to welcome the new cohort of Art Historians, Archaeologists, Classicists, and book lovers of all academic persuasions!
#ALevelResultsDay #GoingToOxford
We can't wait to welcome the new cohort of Art Historians, Archaeologists, Classicists, and book lovers of all academic persuasions!
#ALevelResultsDay #GoingToOxford
August 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🚧Service Update🚧
Due to some technical difficulties, books ordered from offsite this morning will be arriving with Monday's delivery.
If you placed an order yesterday, don't worry, it will still arrive today!
Due to some technical difficulties, books ordered from offsite this morning will be arriving with Monday's delivery.
If you placed an order yesterday, don't worry, it will still arrive today!
August 1, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🚧Service Update🚧
Due to some technical difficulties, books ordered from offsite this morning will be arriving with Monday's delivery.
If you placed an order yesterday, don't worry, it will still arrive today!
Due to some technical difficulties, books ordered from offsite this morning will be arriving with Monday's delivery.
If you placed an order yesterday, don't worry, it will still arrive today!
"Around the World in 80 Clays" is our newest table display on the ground floor!
It is a celebration of ceramics, both ancient and modern, from across the globe, with contributions from all of the Art Library's collections.
It is a celebration of ceramics, both ancient and modern, from across the globe, with contributions from all of the Art Library's collections.
July 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"Around the World in 80 Clays" is our newest table display on the ground floor!
It is a celebration of ceramics, both ancient and modern, from across the globe, with contributions from all of the Art Library's collections.
It is a celebration of ceramics, both ancient and modern, from across the globe, with contributions from all of the Art Library's collections.
Highlights of this week's new book display include Yōkai, New York City, and the Urartian Empire!
July 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Highlights of this week's new book display include Yōkai, New York City, and the Urartian Empire!
While the sun is making a rare appearance here in Oxford, it's important to remember to look after yourself by staying hydrated!
You can find our water fountain in the lobby to top up your bottles (but please don't take unsealed cups of water into the main library!)
You can find our water fountain in the lobby to top up your bottles (but please don't take unsealed cups of water into the main library!)
July 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
While the sun is making a rare appearance here in Oxford, it's important to remember to look after yourself by staying hydrated!
You can find our water fountain in the lobby to top up your bottles (but please don't take unsealed cups of water into the main library!)
You can find our water fountain in the lobby to top up your bottles (but please don't take unsealed cups of water into the main library!)
🚧Service Update🚧
SOLO will be unavailable for around 24 hours this weekend starting at 6 a.m. on Saturday 12th July.
For more information, click the link below!
www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/service-upda...
SOLO will be unavailable for around 24 hours this weekend starting at 6 a.m. on Saturday 12th July.
For more information, click the link below!
www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/service-upda...
July 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
🚧Service Update🚧
SOLO will be unavailable for around 24 hours this weekend starting at 6 a.m. on Saturday 12th July.
For more information, click the link below!
www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/service-upda...
SOLO will be unavailable for around 24 hours this weekend starting at 6 a.m. on Saturday 12th July.
For more information, click the link below!
www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/service-upda...
Her image and art have become ubiquitous beyond the art historical canon.
Celebrate Frida Kahlo's birthday this Sunday by reading the variety of books on her art and life in our collection.
Celebrate Frida Kahlo's birthday this Sunday by reading the variety of books on her art and life in our collection.
July 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Her image and art have become ubiquitous beyond the art historical canon.
Celebrate Frida Kahlo's birthday this Sunday by reading the variety of books on her art and life in our collection.
Celebrate Frida Kahlo's birthday this Sunday by reading the variety of books on her art and life in our collection.
Just so you know, our opening hours don't change over the vacation!
The Art Library is open 9am-9pm every weekday (10am-6pm on Saturdays, 11am-7pm on Sundays) for you to sit and study, or just read and relax!
The Art Library is open 9am-9pm every weekday (10am-6pm on Saturdays, 11am-7pm on Sundays) for you to sit and study, or just read and relax!
July 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Just so you know, our opening hours don't change over the vacation!
The Art Library is open 9am-9pm every weekday (10am-6pm on Saturdays, 11am-7pm on Sundays) for you to sit and study, or just read and relax!
The Art Library is open 9am-9pm every weekday (10am-6pm on Saturdays, 11am-7pm on Sundays) for you to sit and study, or just read and relax!
If you're looking for an excuse to escape the heatwave... why not pop round and take a look at our new book display?
June 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
If you're looking for an excuse to escape the heatwave... why not pop round and take a look at our new book display?
We heard there's some commotion happening in Glastonbury this weekend...
Can only assume everyone's headed on down to the fascinating archaeological site of Glastonbury Lake Village, about which we recently found a series of early 1900s pamphlets in our collection!
Can only assume everyone's headed on down to the fascinating archaeological site of Glastonbury Lake Village, about which we recently found a series of early 1900s pamphlets in our collection!
June 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
We heard there's some commotion happening in Glastonbury this weekend...
Can only assume everyone's headed on down to the fascinating archaeological site of Glastonbury Lake Village, about which we recently found a series of early 1900s pamphlets in our collection!
Can only assume everyone's headed on down to the fascinating archaeological site of Glastonbury Lake Village, about which we recently found a series of early 1900s pamphlets in our collection!
While the Romans pumped cold water from aqueducts through the walls of their houses to keep them cool, all that excess moisture isn't great for books.
Luckily for us, the Art Library has a nice modern air conditioning system.
Pop in and get out of the heatwave this weekend!
Luckily for us, the Art Library has a nice modern air conditioning system.
Pop in and get out of the heatwave this weekend!
June 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
While the Romans pumped cold water from aqueducts through the walls of their houses to keep them cool, all that excess moisture isn't great for books.
Luckily for us, the Art Library has a nice modern air conditioning system.
Pop in and get out of the heatwave this weekend!
Luckily for us, the Art Library has a nice modern air conditioning system.
Pop in and get out of the heatwave this weekend!
The stars of our new books display this week: The Victorians, Byzantium, and Grayson Perry!
#arthistory #archaeology #Classics #libraries
#arthistory #archaeology #Classics #libraries
June 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The stars of our new books display this week: The Victorians, Byzantium, and Grayson Perry!
#arthistory #archaeology #Classics #libraries
#arthistory #archaeology #Classics #libraries