About
28th Annual Iris Foundation Awards
Honoring Irene Roosevelt Aitken, Dr. Julius Bryant, Dr. Meredith Martin, and Katherine Purcell
Bard Graduate Center is an advanced graduate research institute in New York City dedicated to the cultural histories of the material world. Our MA and PhD degree programs, Gallery exhibitions, research initiatives, scholarly publications and public programs explore new ways of thinking about decorative arts, design history, and material culture.






Department of Research Collections

BGC Affiliates

The library is open to BGC students, faculty, and staff during these hours:

Monday–Thursday: 8 am–10:45 pm 
Friday–Sunday: 8 am–9:45 pm

Outside Visitors

Outside visitors to the library must have a confirmed appointment during staffed hours. 

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The BGC Department of Research Collections comprises the Library, Study Collection, and Archive, representing a comprehensive range of diverse research resources across a range of media in support of the advanced scholarly study of material culture. Bringing these three entities together aligns the institution’s collection with its approach to research, which challenges traditional boundaries, centers the object, and emphasizes interdisciplinarity. To learn more about each facet of the DRC, click on the links below.

The archives serves as the institutional repository for the history of Bard Graduate Center. It collects, preserves, and provides access to materials documenting BGC’s exhibitions, academic and public programs. It also provides services to students, faculty, and staff including guidance in digital preservation and best practices for organizing departmental files. Collections in the archives include past exhibition records, institutional graphics, faculty papers, and digital publications.

Finding aids
To view detailed descriptions of BGC’s archival collections, search finding aids.

Services for students, faculty, and staff
The archives provides guidance in digital preservation and records management. For help archiving your project or managing electronic files, contact the archivist.

Digital collections
To view a selection of more than 600 digitized items, browse the BGC archives collection in Artstor (login required).