The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Library contains published resources that reflect and inform museum collections and exhibitions, with particular focus on modern and contemporary art, architecture, and design. Materials are collected in English and Western European languages with limited selections made among other languages. The Library's mission is to support the research endeavors of the Guggenheim staff members, volunteers, and interns.

While the Library is open exclusively to museum staff, volunteers, and interns, special collections are available for access by qualified scholars. These include the following:

Global Guggenheim exhibition catalogs: The library owns collection catalogs and publications documenting exhibitions held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin, and the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum in Las Vegas.

Hilla Rebay library: The personal library of Baroness Hilla Rebay, the first director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, was bequeathed to the museum by the Hilla Rebay Foundation. The collection is largely made up of art books in English and German.

Scholars interested in accessing special collections should view the Solomon R. Guggenheim archives information page to view policies and procedures for access. The archives can also be contacted via Email at archives@guggenheim.org.

Further questions regarding the library can be e-mailed to library@guggenheim.org.