Art forms

Printmaking

Prints, print culture, posters, and works on paper.

Collected resources in Printmaking. · 278 resources

United States · National

Smithsonian Open Access

Smithsonian Open Access gathers public-domain images, 3D models, and metadata from multiple museums, downloadable under CC0 terms for reuse in research, teaching, and open data projects.

FreePaintingOfficial
si.eduEnglishMay be unstable

United Kingdom · National

Art UK

Art UK brings together paintings, sculpture, and prints held by public collections across Britain, searchable by artist, place, and collection, with stories and learning resources for schools and researchers.

FreePaintingOfficial
artuk.orgEnglishMay be unstable

France · National

Gallica

Gallica is the Bibliothèque nationale de France's digital library, offering prints, photographs, manuscripts, maps, and newspapers with public-domain downloads, thematic browsing, and curated dossiers for research and teaching.

FreePaintingOfficial
gallica.bnf.frFrench / EnglishMay be unstable

Italy · National

Internet Culturale

Internet Culturale is Italy's digital library portal, aggregating manuscripts, prints, photographs, and digitised collections from libraries nationwide, with search by institution, subject, and document type.

FreePrintmakingOfficial
internetculturale.itItalian / EnglishMay be unstable

Spain · National

Biblioteca Digital Hispánica

The Hispanic Digital Library from Spain's National Library offers high-resolution manuscripts, prints, photographs, maps, and books, browsable by subject and period, with downloads for research and teaching.

FreePrintmakingOfficial
bdh.bne.esSpanish / EnglishMay be unstable

Japan · National

ColBase

A joint collections database for four National Institutes for Cultural Heritage museums in Japan, searchable by category, period, and keyword, with high-resolution images and detailed object records.

FreePaintingOfficial
colbase.nich.go.jpJapanese / English

India · National

Museum of Art & Photography

MAP in Bengaluru focuses on photography and visual culture, with an online catalogue of tens of thousands of images and artworks alongside exhibitions, publications and public programmes.

FreemiumPhotographyOfficial
map-india.orgEnglish / KN / HI

South Africa · National

South African History Archive

An independent archive in Johannesburg preserving anti-apartheid posters, photographs, and oral histories, with an online catalogue and selected digital images for research and reuse by the public.

FreePhotographyEnglish
saha.org.zaEnglish

Egypt · National

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Bibliotheca Alexandrina's site offers digital collections, manuscripts, museum resources, online exhibitions, catalogue search, and a calendar of cultural events in Alexandria and research support services.

FreeDigital & MediaOfficial
bibalex.orgArabic / English / French

Israel · National

National Library of Israel

The National Library of Israel in Jerusalem opens digital collections of maps, manuscripts, photographs and prints, including extensive material on Jewish art and the Holy Land.

FreeDigital & MediaOfficial
nli.org.ilHebrew / English / Arabic

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