Bard Graduate Center’s Study Collection comprises more than 5,000 objects in a variety of media including artifacts of glass, metal, ceramic, wood, plastic, textiles, paper, and more. Although many pieces come from Europe and North America and date from the eighteenth century to the present, there are significant holdings from Asia and Central and South America, as well as a growing number of objects from Africa. The collection’s strengths include modern ceramics, Indian and Southeast Asian textiles, silver, silver-plated flatware, jewelry, toys, costume accessories, and more than a thousand French and European textile samples dating from as early as the fifteenth century. Overall, the collection ranges from ancient objects to examples of industrial design and studio craft.The majority of the collection has been cataloged and photographed and is available on Jstor for the BGC community.

The Study Collection is open to the BGC community for object viewing and can be accessed most weekdays. Please contact [email protected] for an appointment. Appointments can also be made by contacting the library at [email protected].