--- type: page title: Research language: en url: "https://www.belvedere.at/en/researchcenter" --- # Research The Belvedere Research Center is dedicated to documenting, indexing, and studying Austrian art in an international context—from the Middle Ages to the present day. The Research Center includes a specialist library, various archives, and online databases that are aligned to the profile of the museum’s collection. In addition to the scholarly processing of key source documents, national art history is inscribed in an increasingly global knowledge landscape through collaborative research projects, conferences, and publications. A central consideration is to enable free, open, and linked access to digitized cultural heritage. Since 2018, the Belvedere has been committed to an Open Content Policy for images of the collection’s artworks that are not subject to copyright. These images can be downloaded in print quality free of charge. Visitors to the Research Center benefit both from the wealth of resources and online databases relating to Austrian art history as well as from the expertise of its staff from the *Library*, *Archive & Provenance Research*, *Catalogues Raisonnés*, *Online Collection*, *Image Archive*, and *Ursula Blickle Video Archive*. ![Zeichnung von drei Personen — Josef Dobrowsky, Lehrstunde, 1934 © Belvedere, Wien](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/main_image_aspect1_5__561x374/public/media-directories/dobrowsky-lehrstunde.jpg.webp?itok=_1A5ZGqz) ## Search ## Research - [**Research Events**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/discover/research-events) — The Belvedere organizes conferences, seminars, and workshops with a focus on interdisciplinary approaches. - [**Scientific Staff**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/scientific-staff) — Do you have questions about specific projects or have an inquiry regarding scientific research? Here you will find information including contact details. - [**Projects**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/discover/projects) — Our research work is complemented by external projects that are funded by third parties. The results find their way into various publication. - [**Provenance Research**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/belvedere/provenance-research) — We systematically examine works in the collection that were created before 1945 and acquired since 1933 to determine their provenance. - [**Restoration**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/discover/restoration) — Utilizing the latest technology, our conservators analyze and conserve irreplaceable works of art. ## Library and Archive - [**Archive Neue Galerie**](https://digitale-bibliothek.belvedere.at/viewer/archivneuegalerie/) — Explore the business archives of the Neue Galerie Wien digitally: find out which exhibitions and artists have been featured! - [**Library**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/belvedere/library) — Stroll through our library online and research historical publications and archive holdings. - [**Archive**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/discover/archive) — The Belvedere Archive chronicles the history of the museum and provides documentation on more than 20,000 artists. - [**Ursula Blickle Video Archive**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/discover/ursula-blickle-video-archive) — We invite you to view our ever-growing archive of contemporary video art that combines research, teaching, and practice. - [**Wotruba Depot and Study Room**](https://www.belvedere.at/en/museum/wotruba-depot) — Take a closer look at the works of the sculptor Fritz Wotruba—his estate and many works can be viewed here. ## Publications - [**Catalogues Raisonnés**](https://werkverzeichnisse.belvedere.at/groups/online) — As a center of excellence for the research and preservation of Austrian art, more and more the Belvedere is being given and documenting the estates of Austrian artists. By continuously expanding, deepening, and digitizing this key source material, the Research Center is performing important foundational work. Within this context, one focus of scholarly research is the publication of the Belvedere Catalogues Raisonnés series. - [**Research Journal**](https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/brj) — The Belvedere Research Journal is an international peer-reviewed open access e-journal. It is thematically based on the Belvedere collection and devoted to research in Austrian art history in the broadest historical and geographical sense. We publish work concerned with developments in the former Habsburg Empire and Central Europe broadly defined from the medieval period to the present day. - [**Exhibition Catalogues**](https://belvedere-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/collectionDiscovery?vid=43OGB_VU1&collectionId=8113319960004510) — Nearly every exhibition at the Belvedere is accompanied by a publication in which our curators as well as international authors publish their research findings. In addition to these scholarly essays, documentation of the artworks, photos of the exhibitions, and interviews with the artists are important components of the catalogues. Many of these books have already been awarded prizes for graphic design. ## Image Archive and Reproductions The Image Archive has compiled and preserves some 30,000 analog images, as well as archives digital image material. The inventory includes images of: objects from the museum collection, Austrian artistic production, interior and exterior views of the palace, exhibition views, and portraits. In addition, the Image Archive administers image rights for the collection and is the point of contact for any reproduction inquiries. Inquiries and Contact --- ##### Image Archive T: [+43 664 800 141-427](tel:+43664800141-427) E-Mail: [**repro@belvedere.at**](mailto:repro@belvedere.at) ## Getting there ![Image](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/full_content_width_no_crop/public/media-directories/RSC_Location_Map.jpg.webp?itok=w26Sjr3L) [Location Map Lower Belvedere](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/media-directories/UB_Location_Map.pdf) #### **Address** Rennweg 4, 1030 Vienna #### **Getting there** **Tram 71** Station "Am Heumarkt" **Tram D** Station "Gußhaustraße" #### **Opening hours of the library** Tuesday to Thursday 10 am - 3 pm We look forward to your visit with a pre-registration. #### **Free use** A copying machine is available, which enables the production of copies for a fee or the free production and storage of scans on USB. ## Contact #### **Contact** ##### Research Center E-Mail: [**research@belvedere.at**](mailto:research@belvedere.at) ##### Library T: [+43 1 795 57-233](tel:+43179557-233) E-Mail: [**bibliothek@belvedere.at**](mailto:bibliothek@belvedere.at) ##### Collection Online T: [+43 1 795 57-260](tel:+43179557-260) E-Mail: [**digital@belvedere.at**](mailto:digital@belvedere.at) ##### Provenance Research T: [+43 1 795 57-267](tel:+43179557-267) E-Mail: [**provenienzforschung@belvedere.at**](mailto:provenienzforschung@belvedere.at) ##### Catalogues Raisonnés T: [+43 1 795 57-257](tel:+43179557-257) E-Mail: [**werkverzeichnis@belvedere.at**](mailto:werkverzeichnis@belvedere.at) ##### Ursula Blickle Video Archive T: [+43 1 795 57-259](tel:+43179557-259) E-Mail: [**video.archiv@belvedere.at**](mailto:video.archiv@belvedere.at) ##### Archive T: [+43 1 795 57-231](tel:+43179557-231) E-Mail: [**archiv@belvedere.at**](mailto:archiv@belvedere.at) ##### Image Archive T: [+43 664 800 141-427](tel:+43664800141-427) E-Mail: [**repro@belvedere.at**](mailto:repro@belvedere.at)