The Library
Along with the museum, there is also a library and video library at Villa dei Cedri. It collects books and archive materials on art from the 19th century to the present day and focuses in particular on the Ticino and Lombardy areas, while also embracing an international focus on contemporary art. In addition, the library aims to gather useful materials for research into the artistic environment and activities in the region. The collection also documents all the exhibitions and artists exhibited at Villa dei Cedri since its opening in 1985.
The library's holdings cover every discipline related to modern and contemporary art and range
from museums to auctions, from the history of art in general to more specific fields such as graphic design and photography.
The library currently counts:
- about 7,000 catalogued volumes, including numerous monographs on artists;
- a collection of about 2000 titles that are currently being catalogued;
- about forty reviews in French, Italian or German;
- approximately 200 archive files on modern and contemporary Swiss and international artists.
The library catalogue of the Villa dei Cedri Museum can be consulted via the Sistema bibliotecario ticinese (Sbt): https://www.sbt.ti.ch/sbt/.
