Ca’ Pesaro Library
Information
Ca’ Pesaro Library
International Gallery of Modern Art
Santa Croce 2076,
30135 Venezia
Near the Church of San Stae and the vaporetto stop of the same name on the Grand Canal.
OPENING HOURS
The Library is open from Tuesday to Friday, from 10.30 to 16.30.
Reserving a seat in the reading rooms is not mandatory, but recommended.
Procedures for reserving seats and volumes (in Italian)
L’accesso, la prenotazione del posto e la consultazione dei volumi possono essere effettuati tramite OPAC del Polo VEA fino al giorno precedente. Si raccomanda di cancellare la prenotazione nel caso non si intendesse più recarsi in Biblioteca.
Prima di accedere alla Biblioteca, è necessario registrarsi telematicamente.
Di seguito sono indicate le modalità per:
1 – registrarsi in OPAC, per utenti già in possesso di tessera e per utenti non iscritti
2 – effettuare le richieste di consultazione
3 – prendere appuntamenti per la consultazione
1 – Registrazione degli utenti in OPAC del PoloVEA
L’utente che è già in possesso di tessera può registrarsi dal box della home dell’Opac del PoloVEA:
– collegarsi all’indirizzo dell’Opac del PoloVEA
– cliccare su “Accedi”, in alto a destra per autenticarsi.
In caso di primo accesso bisogna digitare:
– username: che corrisponde al numero di tessera prestito (ad es. BM123, QS123 oppure 123 senza ZERI)
– password: che corrisponde alla data di nascita inserita nel modo seguente: 21/11/2011.
Successivamente l’utente potrà cambiarla seguendo le istruzioni (la password deve essere lunga almeno 8 caratteri e contenere sia lettere che numeri).
Se si è utenti Ca’ Foscari e IUAV utilizzare sempre le rispettive credenziali negli appositi box di autenticazione.
Cliccare sul proprio nome in alto a destra per accedere al proprio Spazio personale, riservato ai singoli utenti. Dallo spazio personale sarà possibile effettuare, controllare e cancellare tutte le operazioni.
L’utente non iscritto può registrarsi per la prima volta dal box della home dell’Opac del PoloVEA:
– cliccare su “Accedi”, in alto a destra per registrarsi. Cliccare su « Non sei ancora registrato? »
Compilare il modulo in tutte le sue parti e scegliere nel menù a tendina la Biblioteca: sarà quindi possibile procedere alla prenotazione dei servizi online.
2 – Richiedere documenti in consultazione tramite Opac del PoloVEA
Per richiedere un documento in consultazione:
– collegarsi all’indirizzo dell’Opac del PoloVEA
– cliccare su “Accedi”, in alto a destra per autenticarsi
– una volta individuato nell’OPAC il documento desiderato cliccare su « Richiesta di consultazione »
– cliccare sul proprio nome in alto a destra per accedere al proprio Spazio personale, riservato ai singoli utenti, dove sarà possibile controllare la propria situazione prestiti: richieste, prenotazioni, scadenze, messaggi ecc.
Possono essere dati in consultazione fino a 15 volumi al giorno, i libri saranno a disposizione degli utenti a partire dal giorno successivo alla richiesta e per i seguenti 10 giorni.
Richieste di consultazione Manoscritti
Per i manoscritti, il lettore che fosse già a conoscenza delle segnature di cui è richiesta la consultazione, potrà comunicarle via e-mail all’indirizzo della Biblioteca cui intende accedere.
È possibile effettuare richieste anche in sede.
3 – Appuntamento per la consultazione tramite OPAC del PoloVEA
Per prenotare un posto per la consultazione:
– collegarsi all’indirizzo dell’Opac del PoloVEA
– cliccare su “Accedi”, in alto a destra per autenticarsi
– cliccare sul proprio nome in alto a destra per accedere al proprio Spazio personale, riservato ai singoli utenti
– nell’area “Prenotazioni” sarà possibile prendere appuntamento per il giorno e l’ora della consultazione, secondo un calendario a fasce orarie, fino al giorno precedente. In questa area è possibile anche cancellare le operazioni effettuate.
CONTACTS
biblioteca.capesaro@fmcvenezia.it
+39 041 721127
Digital Reproductions
Requests for digital copies may be submitted directly at the library by completing the printed form, or by filling in the request using the following online form.
The Library
The Ca’ Pesaro International Gallery of Modern Art is equipped with an important specialized library in particular relating to the art history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The Library has been put together randomly over the past 50 years. Almost all books were in fact received by Ca’ Pesaro as a homage on the part of the various national and foreign institutions and are today largely of scientific support to specific collections of the Gallery. In 2001, a process of reorganization and cataloging began in the SBN’s substantial assets (over 11,000 volumes) and a policy on the purchase and exchange of books was established, aimed to its coordination.
On the occasion of the public reopening of Palazzo Pesaro in 2002, the Library has started its activities on the mezzanine floor and continues its cataloging works. Due to the richness of its library materials aimed at deepening knowledge on art of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries (especially on exhibitions in Venice), the Library is regarded as an important reference center for all scholars of Modern and Contemporary Art, both Italian and international.
Services
Access
Access to this specialized Library is usually reserved to scholars, researchers and university students preparing their final thesis or in their third year of study. Access may, upon request, be extended to anyone who, for reasons of study, is interested in the material and documents preserved in the Library. Access requires registration. The regulations establish that, for registration, a valid identity document must be presented as well as a letter confirming the need to consult the library’s collections for study purposes.
Consultation of the collections
The collections can only be consulted in the reading room, according to the procedures established in the regulation. There is no external or inter-library lending. To facilitate the work of scholars and researchers, there is no limit to the number of manuscript or printed works that may be requested for consultation.
Reading room
The reading room can seat a total of 8 people. Readers may use their personal computers, for which power plugs are provided.
Personnel
Staff personnel are prepared to provide information and assist the consultation of catalogues, as well as to distribute the works requested for consultation. The on-duty librarian may be consulted for more detailed bibliographical information, assistance in the use of inventories, and research via online catalogues.
Acquisition suggestions
Anyone wishing to make a suggestion regarding the purchase, by the Library, of publications or documents of particular interest, should do it through the on-duty librarian.
Reproduction of material
Readers may have material photographed, photocopied or microfilmed within the limits imposed by the need to conserve the material and the legislation regarding authors’ copyright. The costs of this service are found in the printed regulations and shall be borne by the readers.
Photographic reproduction
For study purposes only, readers may – with the assistance of the library personnel – take their own photographic reproduction of materials. The application form for this is available in the Library.
Bibliographical information
As well as attending in person, readers and scholars may apply for bibliographical information regarding the Library’s collections via telephone, fax, letter or e-mail biblioteca.capesaro@fmcvenezia.it.
Catalogue and collections
Filing cabinets and their relative index cards are located in the reading room. The index system is arranged in such a way that it can be accessed by author, curator, artist, subject, exhibition place or title for quick and easy reference.
Online catalogue
The online catalogue may be consulted via OPAC of the SBN Polo Veneziano at the following address: http://polovea.sebina.it/SebinaOpac/Opac.
Collections
The Ca’ Pesaro Library contains over 11,000 volumes and pamphlets, as well as a vast amount of other reference material including invitations, press releases, brochures, newspaper articles, etc (the newspaper articles relate mainly to those artists whose works appear in the Gallery and form part of the artists’ archive). The collections are divided into the following main sections: material relating to the Biennale International Exhibition of Modern Art for the period 1895-2003 (general catalogues, brochures for individual pavilions and/or artists); monographs by artists and artistic movements of the 19th and 20th centuries; catalogues from individual and group exhibitions which have taken place in Italy and abroad; auction catalogues; magazines (still to be catalogued).
Prints & drawings cabinet
The collection of the Prints & Drawings Cabinet contains more than 3,000 individual sheets and includes works from the Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa Collection and other collections on permanent loan to public offices. The complete catalogue was published in 2002. The Cabinet documents the graphic work of those artists, from the early 19th century to present day, whose paintings and sculptures are on display in the main Gallery. It is therefore an essential tool for anyone studying the collections.
The collection includes works of the main exponents of European Symbolism, from Whistler to Klinger, Munch to Brangwin, as well as of major French Post-Impressionist artists, such as Bonnard and Matisse, and the Pop Artist Robert Rauschenberg. Among the most important Italian artists represented are Favretto, Ciardi, Nono, Sartorio and, from the 20th century, Alberto Martini, Boccioni, Previati, De Pisis, Arturo Martini and Gino Rossi. Also represented are masters of the Italian post-war period, such as Vedova, Pizzinato, Santomaso and Music.
The collection may be consulted by appointment with the Museum curator.
Phone: +39 041 5240695
Fax: +39 041 5241075
Photographic Archive
Consultation of the research tools and photographic material is open to anyone interested and can be carried out on site, upon previous booking
