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Collections
The Archives of American Art is the world’s preeminent and most widely used research center dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing access to primary sources that document the history of the visual arts in America.
Browse Digitized
Researching Our Collections
A virtual repository of a substantial cross-section of the Archives' most significant collections.
You can help make digitized historical documents more findable and useful by transcribing their text.
Visit the Archives of American Art project page in the Smithsonian Transcription Center now.
Dig deeper with staff-curated collection highlights that focus on a variety of themes and subjects.
The Archives of American Art is pleased to make these new resources available for download.
Get Involved
Internship, fellowship, and volunteer opportunities provide students and lifelong learners with the ability to contribute to the study and preservation of visual arts records in America.
Visit a Research Center
Original material can be consulted by appointment in our Washington, D.C. Headquarters.
Copies of unrestricted microfilm materials can be obtained through one of our affiliated research centers.
Don’t know where to start?
Research and reference services provides help finding, accessing, and using the collections at the Archives of American Art.