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The Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon contains biographical information about more than 1 million artists. The information is based, among other sources, on the printed editions of the standard works Thieme-Becker, Vollmer and Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon. For some artists, only brief information is currently available, but more full-text articles are continuously being added. (Access via IP address)
Contains journal articles about Norwegian architecture from around 1900 to the present. (Access via IP address)
Journal articles, catalogues, dissertations on modern and contemporary art, photography and design. From 1974 onwards. (Access via IP address)
The world’s leading online database for art prices and the art market. Contains auction results from 1962 onwards and covers more than 700,000 artists. (Username and password are available at the library)
Journal articles about architecture, architectural history, urban planning and design, from 1934 onwards. (Access via IP address)
Design and crafts from 1973 onwards. (Access via IP address).
Database for academic journals, especially in the humanities and social sciences. The library subscribes to the Museum Collection. (Access via IP address)
Information about Norwegian architecture competitions from 1953 to the present. (Access via IP address).
A comprehensive reference work that includes online versions of the Grove Dictionary of Art, the Benezit Dictionary of Artists and the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. (Access via IP address).
A combined search platform for Artbibliographies Modern, Avery and DAAI. (Access via IP address).
Other relevant digital resources
A German database that allows combined searches of various sources relating primarily to historical art from the medieval period to the present.
Contains references to fine art from antiquity to the present.
Katalogen.org is a website dedicated to artistic publishing. It serves as a catalogue of various artistic works and projects.
Current Research Information SysTem in Norway shall document, present, and make quality-assured data about research publicly available. The information in CRIStin is open and searchable by everyone.
Offers searchable data on over 2400 art historians, museum directors, and art-writers of western art from all time periods.
A database of images and information about objects in many Norwegian museum collections.
A combined search platform for European archives, libraries and museums.
The Getty Research Institute has digitised the full text of more that 100,000 works on art history.
Search engine for scholarly articles, some of which are available in full text.
Digital library of a wide range of online resources.
Digital publishing platform for a wide range of books, catalogues, and journals in multiple languages.
Open access content from JSTOR, primarily articles and book chapters.
Norwegian art, art in general, art theory, international art (as described by Norwegian authors), applied art and residential architecture.
Contains books and other publications from all public libraries, most specialized libraries (including all universities and colleges), as well as many upper secondary school libraries.
MetPublications is an online portal to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s extensive art publishing program. It features over 1,700 titles, including books, guides, bulletins, and journals from the past six decades.
A complete exhibition history with accompanying catalogues and other key documents, as well as photographic documentation and an index of participating artists.
The National Museum’s collection online. Includes 55,000 artworks and objects from the museum’s total collection of 400,000. Explore your favorites and create your own collections. New objects are continuously being added.
Internet version provided via Store norske leksikon. This is a digital version of the four-volume book publication from 1982–1986. This academic artists dictionary covers Norwegian artists, architects and crafts persons. In Norwegian only.
French portal for open access journals and books in the humanities and social sciences.
Online database with some open access journals and books in the humanities and social sciences.
The database of the Royal Institute of British Architects, with journal articles and books on contemporary architecture.
Resource for avant-garde material available on the internet.