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data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1724">Getting Here</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="/visit/dining" class="dropdown-item" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1728">Dining</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="/visit/shops" class="dropdown-item" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1727">Shops</a> </li> <li class="nav-item dropdown"> <a href="/visit/groups" class="dropdown-item" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1730">Groups</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="/visit/inclusion-at-the-mfa" class="dropdown-item" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/75411">Inclusion</a> </li> <li class="nav-item dropdown"> <a href="/visit/accessibility" class="dropdown-item" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1732">Accessibility</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="/visit/mfa-mobile" class="dropdown-item" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/63511">MFA Mobile</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="/visit/catering-and-special-events" class="dropdown-item" 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<div class="block-todayshours block block-block-content block-block-content79c378c5-ed3e-44fa-bec7-ce6ec55c9d81" id="block-block-content-79c378c5-ed3e-44fa-bec7-ce6ec55c9d81"> <div class="field field--name-field-node field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div data-history-node-id="551" class="node node--type-hours node--view-mode-grid"> <div> <a href="/visit" class="field-group-link"> <div class="field field--name-todays-hours field--type-string field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Today’s Hours</div> <div class="field__item">10:00 am–5:00 pm</div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav>  <nav class="navbar_print_only d-none d-print-block"> <div class="navbar-header"> <div class="container"> <div class="region region-nav-branding"> <div id="block-system-branding-block" class="block block-system block-system-branding-block"> <div class="navbar-brand d-flex align-items-center"> <a href="/" title="Home" 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Arts Library comprises the <strong>William Morris Hunt Memorial Library</strong>, eight curatorial department libraries, and the <a href="/collections/center-for-netherlandish-art/library">Center for Netherlandish Art Library</a>. The combined library holdings total more than 476,303 items, including 60,000 auction catalogs and over 150,000 serials and ephemera. The library collection reflects the strength of the Museum’s encyclopedic collections and supports research on the Museum’s permanent collections, special exhibitions, and general art history.</p><p>Founded in 1987, the Museum Archives contain historically significant records from the Museum’s administrative and curatorial departments since the Museum’s founding in 1870. For more information, please contact the Museum Archives directly at 617-369-3378.</p><h2>Visiting the Library</h2><p>The reading room at the MFA's William Morris Hunt Memorial Library is open by appointment only. Please submit a <a href="/collections/libraries-and-archives/library-appointment-request">Library Appointment Request</a> to make an appointment.</p><p>Appointment hours are offered on Mondays 10 am–1 pm, and Thursdays 1 pm–4 pm. 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