Our Bookshelf

Illuminated painting of a young prince.

Discover the wealth of information contained in our digitized publications. Spanning from 1753 to the present, these catalogues, journals, manuscripts, and more contain expert insights on a full spectrum of Asian art, culture, and history, as well as on American art and the history of the museums themselves. Thanks to a digitization effort made possible with help from Smithsonian Libraries and the Internet Archive, we can now offer many of our out-of-print publications free of charge to viewers worldwide. Flip through these pages online, or download files to your digital library for later reading.