Research resources
Search through our research papers, investigations, networks and services to aid researchers
Networks and events
Subject Specialist Network
Share knowledge, experiences and new ideas.
Interfaith Sacred Art Forum and Sacred Art in Collections pre-1900 Network
Networks for the exploration, research, and enjoyment of sacred art, centred around sacred art in our permanent collection.
Women and the Arts Forum
Women and the Arts Forum explores and celebrates the myriad of ways in which women have engaged with the arts.
Past seminars and conferences
Past research events for specialists and the general public
Publications and projects
Scholarly catalogues
Research papers
Technical Bulletin
Raphael research resource
Building the Picture
Fruits of the Spirit
Other resources
Picture Library
Finding aids
Archive catalogue
Search the National Gallery Archive containing records of the Gallery's activities from its foundation in 1824 to the present day.
Search the Library catalogue
It now contains around 100,000 printed volumes relevant to the study of the history of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the early 20th century.
Board minutes (1828–1918)
Eight volumes of the minutes of the Board of
Trustees and the corresponding indexes.
Agnew's stock books
Eleven stock books from the archive of Thos. Agnew and Sons. Dating from 1853 until the beginning of the First World War, the stock books provide information about the paintings, prices and clients that Agnew’s dealt with.