The Rijksmuseum Research Library is one of the main art libraries in the world. Catalogues of auctions and exhibitions, trade and collection catalogues, as well as books, periodicals and annual reports relating to the museum collections have been collected without interruption since 1885.
The library is situated in the main building of the Rijksmuseum and houses a reading room and a study room. In the reading room you can consult the collections of the library, in the study room the collections of the Print Room and the collection documentation.