# Our facilities

**Source**: https://www.york.ac.uk/history-of-art/about/facilities/
**Parent**: https://www.york.ac.uk/history-of-art/study/undergraduate/

Art historians at York have access to a range of valuable facilities and resources on campus, in the city and online.

## Contact us

**Department of History of Art**

- [history-of-art@york.ac.uk](mailto:history-of-art@york.ac.uk)

## Curatorial and handling spaces

Some of our teaching takes place in Heslington Hall, a country house at the heart of the campus. The building houses dedicated gallery space and a bespoke art storage, handling and teaching space. This is also home to the University's fashion collection, which is kept to professional conservation standards.

We run sessions to give students hands-on experience of handling, packing, storing and analysing fashion objects.

[Explore more Arts and Humanities facilities](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/arts-humanities/facilities/)

## Campus libraries

The JB Morrell and the Raymond Burton Library for Humanities Research house important collections in original, reprint and microform formats covering many subjects.

Our libraries also contain the [Wormald](https://www.york.ac.uk/library/resources/collections/a-z/wormaldcollection/), [Newton](https://www.york.ac.uk/library/resources/collections/a-z/newton-newbold/) and [York Art Gallery](https://www.york.ac.uk/library/resources/collections/a-z/york-art-gallery/) collections, consisting of books on art history, palaeography, bibliography and liturgy.

[Find out more about our libraries](https://www.york.ac.uk/library/)

[University art collection](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/campus/art/)

The University boasts an impressive 900+ piece art collection. You can view many of the pieces by exploring our campus, or through our online catalogue.

[Norman Rea Gallery](https://www.normanrea.com/)

York is home to the only student-run gallery in the UK. This space provides a platform for local and regional artists, and gives students a unique work experience in a contemporary campus-based art gallery.

## Specialist research facilities

We offer an impressive range of research facilities with access to thousands of historical archives and collections.

### [Borthwick Institute for Archives](https://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/)

One of the most significant international collections of archives in Britain, the Borthwick Institute offers students the opportunity to get their hands on original documents from the 12th to the 21st centuries.

### [Heslington Hall](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/arts-humanities/facilities/)

Heslington Hall is a spectacular Grade II listed building at the heart of postgraduate life in the Arts and Humanities. It's a hub for interdisciplinary teaching, engagement and research, including a lively programme of events.

## A city rich in art heritage

York is a contemporary, student-friendly city, renowned for its rich history and heritage. Students and researchers at York have access to many public galleries, archives and libraries to enhance and complement their work.

- [York Art Gallery](https://www.yorkartgallery.org.uk/)
- [York Museums Trust](https://www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/)
- [York Minster Archives and Library](https://yorkminster.org/discover/collections-archive-library/)
- [City of York Library and Archives](https://exploreyork.org.uk/)
- [Yorkshire Film Archive](https://www.yfanefa.com/)
- [National Trust properties in Yorkshire](https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/days-out/regionyorkshirenortheast/yorkshire)
- [English Heritage properties in Yorkshire](https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/region/yorkshire/)

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## Contact us

**Department of History of Art**

- [history-of-art@york.ac.uk](mailto:history-of-art@york.ac.uk)