Digital Libraries

FASHION:

1. Digital Fashion Archive – a digital archive of fashion illustrations, photographs, and magazines from the 19th century to the present day (Global) – https://digitalfashionarchive.org/
2. The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) Digital Collections – a digital library of fashion and textiles, including over 150,000 images (North America) – https://archive.org/details/fitdigitalcollections
3. MoMu Library – a digital library of fashion books and magazines from the MoMu Fashion Museum in Antwerp (Europe) – https://www.momu.be/en/research/library
4. UAL Library – a digital library of fashion and design resources from the University of the Arts London (Europe) – https://www.arts.ac.uk/research-and-academic-services/library-services
5. LACMA Costume and Textiles – a digital collection of over 2,000 objects from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s costume and textile collection
6. Polimoda – https://www.polimoda.com/a-list-of-virtual-fashion-resources
7. Fashion and Race Database – https://fashionandrace.org/database/browse/

ART

1. The Getty Research Portal – a digital library of art history resources from the Getty Research Institute (North America) – https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/digital_collections/
2. Europeana – a digital library of art, photography, and documents from European museums, archives, and libraries (Europe) – https://www.europeana.eu/en
3. MoMA Digital Collection – a digital library of over 90,000 works of modern and contemporary art from The Museum of Modern Art (North America) – https://www.moma.org/research-and-learning/research-resources/
4. Rijksmuseum Research Library – a digital library of art history resources from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam (Europe) – https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/research/library
5. Africa Centre for Contemporary Art Library – a digital library of contemporary African art and culture resources (Africa) – https://africacentre.net/library/

DESIGN:

1. Cooper Hewitt Design Museum – a digital library of design history and resources from the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum (North America) – https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/
2. Design Museum Library – a digital library of design books and resources from the Design Museum in London (Europe) – https://designmuseum.org/collection/library
3. Design Indaba – a digital library of design and creativity resources from Africa and beyond (Africa) – https://www.designindaba.com/library

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE:

1. Project Gutenberg – a digital library of over 60,000 free eBooks (Global) – https://www.gutenberg.org/
2. Internet Archive – a digital library of books, movies, music, and more, including over 25 million texts (Global) – https://archive.org/
3. Open Library – a digital library of over 1.7 million eBooks (Global) – https://openlibrary.org/

CITIES:

1. New York Public Library Digital Collections – a digital library of over 800,000 images, maps, and more related to New York City and beyond
2. Library of Congress – a digital library of primary sources, including maps, photographs, and documents related to cities and urban history
3. London Metropolitan Archives – a digital archive of historical documents and images related to London’s history and development.

MUSEUMS:

1. Google Arts & Culture – a digital platform with virtual tours and exhibits from museums around the world, including The Louvre, The British Museum, and The Guggenheim (Global) – https://artsandculture.google.com/
2. Smithsonian Open Access – a digital library of over 3 million images, videos, and more from the Smithsonian’s collections (North America) – https://www.si.edu/openaccess
3. British Museum Research Publications – a digital library of research and publications related to the British Museum’s collections (Europe) – https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/research/publications
4. Rijksmuseum Research Library – a digital library of art history resources from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam