Stuart Hall Library
The Stuart Hall Library is the special collections library and archive of InIVA (Institute of International Visual Art), located at Rivington Place in Shoreditch, London.[1]
Library resources
The library holds a multi-media collection comprising books, monographs, periodicals, slides, DVDs, CDs, film and video, photographs and sound recordings. Pride of place goes to approximately 4,000 exhibition catalogues from around the world.[2]
The focus of the collection is on British, European and American contemporary art by artists from diverse cultural backgrounds, including those with an African, Afro-Caribbean, African-American, South Asian, East Asian, Oceanic and Latin American heritage. The collection also focuses on contemporary art produced in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania.
Access
Users need to make an appointment to visit, and the library is reference only (books and other resources can be read, but not borrowed). However, the catalogue of the library's holdings is available online and registration, as well as use of the Library itself is free to the general public.
History
The Stuart Hall Library was founded in 2007 when Rivington Place was opened as the new home of Iniva. It is named after the leading Cultural Studies theoretician, Jamaican-British writer Stuart Hall, who was for many years the chair of Iniva.
References
- ↑ Siobhan Wall, Quiet London, Frances Lincoln, 2011. ISBN 978-0711231900.
- ↑ Thea Lenarduzzi, "Save Our Unique Libraries", The TLS blog, 5 July 2012.
External links
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