With over 60,000 items, Museum Schloss Moyland’s library is the largest art library of the Lower Rhine region. Its holdings range from 19th-century art to the present day, with a particular focus on contemporary art and current art-historical discourses.
A key focus is on the work of Joseph Beuys. In addition to the artist’s private library, the library’s holdings bring together national and international literature dating from 1950 onward, as well as extensive “grey literature.”
Alongside the work of Joseph Beuys, his international artistic network and the generation of his students at the Düsseldorf Art Academy also form a central focus of the holdings; this includes contemporaries such as Ute Klophaus, Nam June Paik, Charlotte Moorman, Wolf Vostell and Andy Warhol, as well as students such as Imi Knoebel, Blinky Palermo and Katharina Sieverding.
The library’s holdings also reflect the diversity of the museum’s art collection and its artists.
Through the continuous expansion of its collection of current publications, the library remains a place for research and engagement with contemporary art. The holdings can be searched via the Online Catalogue.
The Museum Library is a Member of
Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Kunst- und Museumsbibliotheken (AKMB)
Deutscher Bibliotheksverbund (dbv)
Verband der Bibliotheken des Landes NRW (vbnw)
Contact
At a Glance
Online Catalogue
@josephbeuysarchiv
Contact us!
bibliothek@moyland.de
Visits to the library are possible by arranging an
appointment in advance.
Team
Head: Margherita Foresti
foresti@moyland.de
+49 2824 9510-17
Librarian: Christiane Flader
+49 2824 9510-27
Archive/Library: Ulrike Straeten
+49 2824 9510-29
Information
Terms of Use [PDF]
Schedule of Fees [PDF]
Request for Access [PDF]