Heinz Archive and Library
Open by appointment to visitors who are interested in any aspect of British portraiture or in the history of the Gallery.
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Archive journeys
Researching portraits
Gallery resources and other information to help you with your own research.Collections Publications Links Family History
Research programmes
The Gallery's range of current research programmes centred around our collections and aspects of portraiture.Research programmes Staff research
Later Victorian Portraits Catalogue
Research work on detailed catalogues of Later Victorian Portraits, currently focussed on the Art and Architecture tranche.Making Art in Tudor Britain
A major research project on early painting practice and the production of portraits in the Tudor and Jacobean periods.
New research on the collection
A developing series of recent research discoveries in relation to the Gallery's Collections.
Artists and Suppliers
Directories of British artists' suppliers, framemakers, restorers and bronze founders/plaster figure makers. Information on the history of picture framing and artists' materials.Research partnerships
Working with individuals and organisations as collaborators on research programmes and as funding partners.
