Facilities
INDIANA UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM
The Indiana University Art Museum is primarily a teaching museum with collections that represent the art of every major culture and period. It is regarded as one of the major university art museums in the nation. The first floor houses the Special Exhibitions Gallery and the Gallery of Western Art from the Early Christian era to the present. Asian and Ancient Art are in the second floor gallery, and the third floor gallery displays the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. The print collection is a major asset of exceptional quality, tracing the development of the graphic arts from their beginnings to the present. Current exhibition information is available 24 hours by calling (812) 855-IUAM.
FINE ARTS LIBRARY
Fine Arts Library 855-3314
Director, Tony White 855-5743
Located in the I.U. Art Museum Building, the Fine Arts Library is multi-story facility housing over 130,000 art books and related materials. Access to the Library is provided through the Museum and the Fine Arts Building. All stacks are open for browsing except for a Special Collections area which includes rare, extremely valuable and/or fragile volumes. The Library also has a Seminar Room, and Microforms and media Rooms. Seating ranges from upholstered arm chairs to oversized carrels custom designed to accommodate art books. Carrel assignments are available to graduate students in the History of Art. In addition to traditional reference services, free access is provided to the major bibliographic databases, OCLC/WORLDCAT, RLIN/eureka, to ARTbibliographies Modern, ART INDEX online, Bibliography of the History of Art, Dictionary of Art Online, and other computerized reference sources. A special feature of the Library is its foyer which includes built-in and free-standing display cases. Ten to fifteen shows are held in this space annually, ranging from exhibitions of selected library holdings to M.F.A. exhibitions. Overall, the Library provides open, flexible, and comfortable spaces conducive to sustained periods of study and research.
FRIENDS OF ART BOOKSHOP
The Friends of Art Bookshop, located in Fine Arts room 120, maintains one of the most comprehensive art book inventories in the country. In addition to providing textbooks for School of Fine Arts classes, the Bookshop stocks an extensive selection of scholarly and general interest art books, as well as a wide variety of cards, posters, jewelry, and other gift items. Profits from the Bookshop are used to fund scholarships and provide travel money for students in the School of Fine Arts. Recent History of Art recipients of Friends of Art funding have traveled to Africa, Denmark, France, Italy and Cyprus for current Masters and Doctoral Level research.
Friends of Art membership benefits include a 10% discount on all regularly priced merchandise, and opportunities for additional savings throughout the year. Employment and volunteer opportunities are available.
Regular hours:
Monday to Thursday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
reduced hours during summer and University breaks.
For more information, call Friends of Art Bookshop Managing Director: Colleen McKenna or Asistant Manager Marci Hughes at 812-855-1333 or email foabooks@indiana.edu
SLIDE LIBRARY AND Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts VISUAL RESOURCES CENTER
The primary function of the Fine Arts Slide Library is to serve the teaching needs of the School of Fine Arts and to create and administer the Visual Resources Collection. All AI’s and Faculty are welcome to use the 350,000 slides, covering all areas and periods of art. The Visual Resources Collection (c.60,000 digital images) is available to all IUB faculty and students. We assist with acquisition of all images needed for classroom teaching in Art and Art History, and also provide presentation tutorials and technological support for both digital and analog image-based teaching. We are open Monday through Friday, 8-5, whenever classes are in session.
SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS GALLERY
Director: Betsy Stirratt
855-8490 (Closed on Mondays)
The School of Fine Arts Gallery provides a vital exhibition space that serves a diverse audience of students, faculty, staff and the community. There are several student exhibitions each year, when students have the opportunity to plan, install, and participate in all aspects of exhibition management. Exhibitions of contemporary work by local, national and international artists are regularly scheduled in the Gallery. Many of these exhibitions are accompanied by Gallery talks or slide presentations by the artists. The Gallery also provides a forum for visually oriented performances and video viewings. There are opportunities available for students to get involved in all aspects of Gallery and exhibition planning.
