Database
The MOMAT OPAC
In addition to enabling search for various materials in the collection of the Art Library, the museum’s Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) provides information about open hours, new acquisitions, and useful databases.
The MOMAT Repository
This site is a institutional repository providing access to the publication of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
Union Catalog of the Collections of the National Art Museums, Japan
This catalog is a cross-searchable database of the works in the collections of four member museums of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art.
ALC Cross-search System
The Art Library Consortium (ALC) aims at supporting studies on art and art-related fields by promoting access to art research resources in Japan. ALC hosts ALC Cross-search System which makes member libraries’ bibliographical data, holding information, and other resources available to the public.
SHŪZŌ: Japanese Museum Collections Search
This is a retrieval system for searching for works of art in the collections of registered museums and equivalent institutions in Japan.
Cultural Heritage Online
Cultural Heritage Online is a portal site (electronic information square) for the cultural heritage of our country run by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. You can access information such as national treasures and important cultural assets work provided by the museums throughout the country.
Japan Search
Japan Search is a national platform for aggregating metadata of digital resources of various fields and operated by the National Diet Library, Japan, in cooperation with a variety of organizations in Japan under policies established by the Working Group Steering Committee of the Digital Archives Japan Promotion Committee.
Getty Research Institute
Search Tools and Databases：Getty Research Institute
Search Tools and Databases provide access to databases of the materials in the collection of the Getty Research Institute and other digital resources.
ProQuest [At the MOMAT only]
Search Tools and Databases：Getty Research Institute
Search Tools and Databases provide access to databases of the materials in the collection of the Getty Research Institute and other digital resources.
JSTOR [At the MOMAT only]
JSTOR is an academic archive containing over 170 titles of art magazines managed by an American nonprofit foundation. (As of September 2019)
Oxford Art Online (OAO) [At the MOMAT only]
OAO is an online version of The Dictionary of Art previously published by Grove. In addition to Grove Art Online, which contains the full text of The Dictionary of Art, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, and Benezit Dictionary of Artists can also be cross searched.
“Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Libraries” [At the MOMAT only]
This is a digitalized document sending service for libraries (library sending) available at university and public libraries nationwide that allows users to obtain materials that would otherwise be difficult to obtain due to being out of print, etc. from a selection of materials digitalized by the National Diet Library. Service available since January 2019 (identity verification documents are required for access).
