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About Bloomsbury Visual Arts

Interdisciplinary down to an art

Bloomsbury Visual Arts is an award-winning digital hub that brings together Bloomsbury’s leading visual arts resources.

Whether you’re an arts and design student, historian, or professional architect, customize your research with this fully cross-searchable hub for all the major arts disciplines. Discover field-defining books, articles, image collections, and more in this interactive digital workspace.

“An essential, top-tier resource for the study and practice of the visual arts across all areas.”
Library Journal's Best in Reference, 2024

Faculty, staff and librarians

Tailor the hub to your courses by mixing and matching from over 20 collections. More than 1600 titles, 5,000 images, and 1,200 key building pages are available on the hub. All of our collections are connected by a unique taxonomy, making it easy to search related content by subject, period, and place.

Since the hub is subscription sensitive, you will only see what's relevant to you – so you can get your research down to an art.

Browse collections by subject in the sidebar and visit our Librarians page to find out more.


Introducing the Bloomsbury Visual Arts hub



Why Bloomsbury Visual Arts?

  • Interdisciplinary research
    Seamlessly explore content across related fields – ideal for cross-module study and teaching.
  • Diverse formats and content types
    Access textbooks, reference works, primary sources, monographs, and multimedia.
  • Curated navigation
    Browse by subject, theme, period and place, as well as people of note.
  • Smart search functionality
    Discover content by artistic movements, media, or cultural themes.
  • Personalized workspace
    Save, organize, cite, and set alerts with a personal account.
  • Fully cross-searchable content
    Related links on every page help you uncover new relevant material.

Read our list of benefits for subscribing institutions, teachers, and researchers.


Teaching and learning resources

Specially commissioned resources include:
…and more to support educators, students, and researchers.
Visit our Teaching and Learning Resources for more information.

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