Looking for information on a favorite artist or an art-related topic? Stop by one of the region’s most extensive visual arts libraries. Since the Gallery opened in 1913, its library has served area art-lovers. Today, the Charlotte Whitney Allen Library is open to the public for browsing and research, and to MAG members, UR students, faculty & staff, and K-12 & home-school teachers for borrowing.
We offer books and media for adults and children, on such topics as:
The Allen Library is open to the public for research purposes. To make an appointment to visit the Library outside of public hours, call the Library’s Information Desk at 585.276.8999 or email Librarian Lu Harper.
Ask us a reference question online.
September 14, 2011 – June 30, 2012
Open Wednesday – Saturday 1-5 pm and Thursdays until 8pm
Closed Sunday – Tuesday
Closed Wednesday, November 23-Tuesday, November 29 for Thanksgiving
Closed Friday, December 23-Tuesday, January 3 for Christmas/New Year’s
Closed Saturday, April 7 for Easter
Closed Saturday, May 26 for Memorial Day Weekend
July 1, 2012 – September 11, 2012
Open Wednesday – Friday 1-5 pm
Closed Saturday – Tuesday
If you’re an area educator looking for art-related teaching materials, look no further than the Teacher Resource Center located in the Gallery’s Charlotte Whitney Allen Library. Experienced library and education staff can help you integrate visual images into your curriculum and classroom experience.
We offer lesson plans and visual materials for all curricula:
Search Voyager, the online catalog of the University of Rochester, to see the Charlotte Whitney Allen Library’s book and journal holdings—or—search Rochester-area libraries through WorldCat.
Funding for WorldCat is provided by the Rochester Regional Library Council through a grant from the New York State Education Department.
Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester
500 University Ave, Rochester NY
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Museum Hours:
Wednesday-Sunday 11 am-5 pm Thursday 11 am-9 pm
CLOSED Monday, Tuesday and major holidays
