Museum

Thomas J. Watson Library

The Libraries of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Watson Library

    Register here to use the Library.

    For Visitors:
    Tuesday 9:30–5:15
    Wednesday 9:30–5:15
    Thursday 9:30–5:15
    Friday 9:30–6:00
    Saturday 10:00-2:00

    For Museum Staff:
    Monday-Friday 9:00–6:00
    Saturday 10:00-2:00

    Paging ends
    at 3:30pm on weekdays
    at 1:30pm on Saturdays
    See paging times.

    See Access and Hours for more detailed information and Holiday Closings.

  • Nolen Library

    Monday (staff only) 9:00-5:00
    Tuesday-Thursday 9:00-5:00
    (visitors: 9:30-5:00)
    Friday 9:00-6:00
    (visitors: 9:30-6:00)
    Saturday 10:00-6:00
    Sunday 10:00-5:00

    See the Nolen Library page for more detailed information on regular hours and holiday closings.

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The Irene Lewisohn Costume Reference Library

The Costume Institute

The Irene Lewisohn Costume Reference Library will be closed for renovation until early 2014. Therefore, no appointments will be accepted until further notice. Researchers may continue to search the holdings of The Costume Institute Library in Watsonline, the Museum libraries’ online catalog, to see what is available, and may request these materials for use in the Thomas J. Watson Library. For more information on using the Watson Library, please follow the link above. Please note that titles that are listed as being Offsite require 48 hours’ notice for retrieval.

Email: watson.library@metmuseum.org

Telephone: 212-650-2723