Archives and documentary holdings
Materials from artists, critics, art galleries and other entities
The Museo Reina Sofía Library’s mission is to conserve and disseminate collective memory, making an ensemble of archives and documentary holdings of Spanish and international art, with a strong emphasis on Latin America, available to the public and researchers alike.
These archives and documentary holdings reflect, in structure and content, the process with which artists, art critics, gallerists and other entities assemble and classify different materials as a result of their professional activities. The ensemble, which has huge historical value and stands out for its volume and diversity, includes correspondence, notes, personal writings, draft publications, unpublished texts, projects, graphic and audiovisual material, press cuttings and invites. Generally, these are one-off documents or documents with very few copies in existence, which means the Library manages them with special care and attention, ensuring at once their conservation and their dissemination and access to interested researchers and members of the public.
Collaboration networks
The Museo Reina Sofía is part of a framework of active dialogues and collaborations with different institutions and platforms seeking to foster dynamics of relationships, expansions and community. An inter-relationship which sees the Library share and disseminate its archives and documentary holdings.
Check out this collection
The archives and documentary holdings belong to the special collection of the Museum Library, so you will have to follow the next steps to consult them.
In the Library you can consult our catalogue and request documents you wish to review.
Fill out and sign the form provided at the desk on Floor -1 of the Library.
Form
Once the form has been filled out, the requested documentation will be provided. You can consult the documents at the desk allocated for such purposes on Floor -1.
Please remember that the use and reproduction of this documentation is restricted. Please check conditions here.
From the Museo’s networks, some of these materials can be consulted online via LaDigitaldelReina. Consultations from external networks may be restricted due to intellectual property rights.
If you require more information, please refer to the Library’s terms of access and use, Library Guide, and available services. Library staff in the Reading Room are also available to deal with any questions.
Access to this documentation and the data held within does not make the borrower exempt from respecting and adhering to the legislation related to personal data protection, civil protection, copyright, personal and family privacy and the image itself and intellectual property.