National Art Library - Art Collection Museum & Research Library, London

National Art Library - Art Collection Museum & Research library, London. The National Art Collection, housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum, a London decorative arts museum, is a major research library. It is open to the public from Tuesday to Saturday and specialises in fine and decorative arts materials from many countries and times.

Inside the V&A, this beautiful library is tucked away, but after you've been in it, you'll wonder how you never found it. Its collection comprises printed books, paintings, woodwork, textiles, metalwork and many other subjects that are important to the museum in which it is located. It is free to enter as a big public reference library-all you need to do is have proof of address ID. Or you can only peek through the massive double doors through the glass.

The NAL will be closed temporarily for refurbishment. In Spring 2021, we want to see you again. Our web enquiry and copying facilities have resumed in the interim, and to use these services, there is no need to enter. For the latest information on our re-opening date, visit our blog and sign up for the NAL Newsletter.