The bibliographic collection of the Fundação de Serralves was initially
constituted by a Documentation and Research Centre (CID), created in 1987 in
order to facilitate the research work necessary for pursuit of the activities
of Serralves Villa, including exhibitions, guided visits, cultural tourism
trips and art history courses.
The creation of Serralves Library, when the Museum of Contemporary Art
was inaugurated in June 1999, represented a dramatic change in the scope and mission
of its predecessor, the CID. The Library, now aimed to offer a public service
and initiated a programme of acquisitions that over the course of 13 years
enabled it to expand its collection from 9,000 to 35,000 titles, distributed
across five main areas:
- Contemporary Art;
-
Landscape / nature /
garden architecture;
-
Artist’s books and
publications (a
unique collection in the Iberian Peninsula, that has already resulted in 30
exhibitions in the Library’s mezzanine floor);
-
Documental
Collections, specifically
the Melo and Castro
Collection (acquired
in 2002) and two collections established at the time of production of two
exhibitions ("Raymond Hains" in 2000 and "Porto 60/70" in
2001);
- Archives: in particular the Carlos Alberto
Cabral
Collection (a magnificent
collection that documents the construction project of Serralves Villa and
Park), the
Photographic Archive (images of Serralves
Villa, garden, farm, exhibitions, works from the collection and activities) ,
and the
Graphic Material
Archive
(a compilation of materials produced within the framework of the Foundation’s
activities - available soon). Directed primarily to researchers, artists, art critics, architects and
university students, Serralves Library provides an online catalogue of its collection.
Members of the public may also register as Reader in
the Library’s website, a
statute that guarantees provision of the desired titles on a specific date plus
assisted access to the Library’s documental collections.
The Library's books can only be read on site, with conditional access
for those aged under 16. Any Portuguese or foreign citizen may access the
library’s collections and services.
The Library services have the following opening hours:- Reading room (1st floor) and Mezzanine (2nd floor): Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 18:00.
In 2020 all the Library’s services are closed on Sundays and on public holidays with a fixed and variable annual date:2020-01-01 Ano Novo 2020-02-25 Carnaval 2020-04-10 6ª Feira Santa 2020-04-25 Dia da Liberdade 2020-05-01 Dia do Trabalhador 2020-06-10 Dia de Portugal 2020-06-11 Corpo de Deus 2020-06-24 Dia de S. João 2020-08-15 Assunção Nª Senhora 2020-10-05 Implantação da República 2020-11-01 Dia de Todos os Santos 2020-12-01 Restauração Independência 2020-12-08 Imaculada Conceição 2020-12-25 Natal
Please be advised that the Library Reading Room will be closed to the public on the following days:
Free access to the documental resource
- Search in the online catalogue
- Wi-Fi Network (free)
- Reproduction, scanning, printing or recording of searches (see price list).
- Reference service (specialist support in definition of search strategies, in consultation with the online catalogue)
- Training of users in use of electronic resources.
- Reservation of documents
- Consultation of various documental resources (by sending a letter, e-mail or fax in order to formalize the request)
- Interlibrary loan.
Contact: for reservation of documents or consultation of various documental resources, send an email to biblioteca@serralves.pt
Serralves Library enables black and white photocopies of documents to be
made. A self service machine is available for this purpose.
Certain restrictions are
observed, in order to prevent structural damage in the books:
- documents with reserved
access.
- documents in a poor
state of conservation.
-
Documents with special dimensions and with special material characteristics.
Copyright and author’s
rights restrictions.
Serralves Library’s readers are responsible for
compliance with the limitations imposed by prevailing copyright and author’s
rights legislation.
Reproductions
for purposes other than individual research, in particular for commercial use,
requires authorisation from the Library.
Prices:
Photocopy - 0:07 є per page (A4)
Photocopy - 0:15 є per page (A3)
Printing of research performed in the on-line catalogue and the Internet
- є 00:10 per page
Recording of research with provision of a CD / DVD - є 2:50
Scans (recording or
sending via emailing) - FREE
Implementation of searches at the request of the user, sending the
printed results,
via CD / DVD or by email - є 7.50 per search
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Please be advised that the Library Reading Room will be closed to the public on the following days:
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The Serralves Foundation began collecting books and publications from artists in 1999 with the acquisition of editions created in the 1960s and 70s.
The Serralves Library’s Documental Collections incorporate collections of unique historical and cultural value, within the framework of national and international contemporary art.
This collection includes various categories, ranging from artists’ books to single objects.
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