Thomas J. Watson Library
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 Location within New York City
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| Established | 1870 |
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| Location | 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY, US |
| Coordinates | 40°46′45″N 73°57′47″W / 40.779165°N 73.962928°WCoordinates: 40°46′45″N 73°57′47″W / 40.779165°N 73.962928°W |
| Type | Library |
| Collection size | 900,000 |
| Director | Ken Soehner (Chief Librarian) |
| Chairperson | Olivier Berggruen |
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Subway:     to 86th StreetBus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M79, M86 |
| Website | Library website |
The Thomas J. Watson Library is the main research library of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and supports the research activities of the museum staff, as well as outside researchers and can be accessed without appointment. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, each department maintains a library, most of which have materials requestable online through the libraries' catalog.
The Watson Library’s collection contains approximately 900,000 volumes, including monographs and exhibition catalogs; over 11,000 periodical titles; and more than 125,000 auction and sale catalogs. The library also includes a reference collection, a rare book collection, manuscript items, and vertical file collections. The library is accessible to anyone over 18, simply by registering online and providing a valid photo ID.
The Watson Library is named for Thomas J. Watson, chairman and CEO of IBM. Its committee is chaired by noted art historian Olivier Berggruen.
The Digital Collections seeks to digitize rare and unique materials that have not yet been digitized anywhere else on the web.
Highlights from the Digital Collections include:
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