The library’s base is made up of catalogues and publications reflecting the work of artists who have direct representation in the collections of the Prague City Gallery, or the authors who organized the exhibition and published the catalogue there. The reading room also has a large collection of magazines in its archive, which are collected from 1985 to 2015. Most of them are no longer here today. This is the Czech periodicals: Ateliér, Umělec, Architekt, Stavba, Zlatý řez, Revolver revue, Kritická příloha, Umění, Labyrint, Umění a řemesla, Analogon, Detail a Výtvarné umění (Studio, Artist, Architect, Construction, Golden Cut, Revolver Revue, Critical Supplement, Art, Labyrinth, Arts and Crafts, Analogon, Detail and Fine Art).
The reading room offers the opportunity for extensive studying of collections of art, design and architecture magazines as well as exhibitions catalogues and other professional resources. There are over 1,400 titles directly in the reading room. In total, however, there are approximately 5,800 book publications and magazines available to readers – including handbook libraries and magazine archives. The number of books is moving, the fund is constantly expanding – for example, through the publishing activities of the gallery and the purchase of new books.
In connection with the location in the Villa Bílek, part of the reading room is dedicated to the personality of František Bílek. In addition to the study, a specialized research room > is available upon request.
Part of the books is located in an external warehouse outside the Villa Bílek, so if you are interested in a particular book for full-time study, we recommend to order it at least 48 hours in advance on the contacts that can be used to find out the availability of the publication. Specific orders are handled by email and readers will be informed as soon as possible about the publication by the call from the librarian.
Thanks to the proximity of public transport stops (Chotkovy sady, Královský letohrádek, Hradčanská), is the study and reading room easy accessible to interested persons.
