Contact
Tel: 416.586.5718
Fax: 416.586.5877
E-mail: felibrary@rom.on.ca
Public Hours
Public access is currently unavailable.
Subject to availability, research materials from the Bishop White Committee Library of East Asia, the Egyptian library, and West Asia library, will be retrieved by our staff for consultation in the Reading Room of the Richard Wernham & Julia West Library and Archives on a by-appointment basis. Please book your appointment at least 24 business hours in advance by using this link.
Unscheduled visits are not permitted at this time.
Location
Subject to availability, research materials from the Bishop White Committee Library of East Asia, the Egyptian library, and West Asia library, will be retrieved by our staff for consultation in the Reading Room of the Richard Wernham & Julia West Library and Archives on a by-appointment basis. Please book your appointment at least 24 business hours in advance by using this link.
Unscheduled visits are not permitted at this time
History
The East Asia library at the ROM was founded as the H.H. Mu Far Eastern Library in 1933. In 2017, the H.H. Mu Far Eastern Library was renamed the Bishop White Committee Library of East Asia, in honour of the Bishop White Committee (Friends of East Asia)'s long-standing support and deep commitment to the ROM and the promotion of East Asian art, history, and culture.
Access and Circulation
Public access to the stacks and reading room is currently unavailable. Unscheduled visits are not permitted at this time.
Subject to availability, research materials from the Bishop White Committee Library of East Asia, the Egyptian library, and West Asia library, will be retrieved by our staff for consultation in the Reading Room of the Richard Wernham & Julia West Library and Archives on a by-appointment basis. Please book your appointment at least 24 business hours in advance by using this link.
Services
- Wi-Fi
- Public access computer terminal
- Photocopier ($0.15/page)
- Book scanner (usb key required
Curator Conversations
Akiko Takesue hosts a conversation with Max Dionisio to highlight the important role the ROM’s Library and Archives plays in making museum collections and research more accessible to members of the public.
