Libraries
With over one million volumes, an extensive digital collection, and online resources, Thomas J. Watson Library is one of the world's most comprehensive art libraries. Explore Watson Library and the Met’s specialized collections.
![Various long wooden tables stand in a room lined with wooden bookshelves](
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![The top half of a mannequin features a dress with different-sized blue, white, and red squares separated by a bold black line](
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![A white unicorn stands on its hind legs in a circular corral fence](
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![A wooden or bronze slab showcases an amalgam of figures en relief](
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![On a wooden table with a white tablecloth lie various yellowed and orange apples.](
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![A black and white photograph with a white horizon atop a calm sea.](
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![Two roman or greek head statues atop marble platforms](
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Research Centers and Archives
Our research centers take full advantage of their location within The Metropolitan Museum of Art, offering object-based study using a collection that spans 5,000 years of world history.
![A man stands on a white balcony looking into the horizon](
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![A woman withe a pink dress sits back on a chair](
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![Against a green background are green, pink, and orange floral motifs](
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![A rectangular floor plan on white paper](
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Study Rooms and Digital Collections
Examine works that are not on view and access digital publications and manuscripts.
![Black and white photograph of three boys smoking](
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![A man sits in a long wooden table staring at a black and white drawing standing before him](
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![Colorful drawings of a blue and a pink bird facing each other on yellowed parchment-like paper](
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