Browsing the Online Collection
There are a few ways to browse the Online Collection:
Homepage/Collections
On the homepage, you can browse curated selections from our collection.
Exhibitions Page
On the exhibitions page, you can browse current, past and upcoming exhibitions, as well as the artworks from each exhibition.
People Page
On the people page, you can browse individuals and/or institutions related to objects in the collection, along with relevant biographies and objects.
Searching the Online Collection
Quick Search/Advanced Search
Enter keywords or names in the search box (Quick Search) to find objects or other records in our collection. To search on specific criteria, you can use the advanced search to search within certain data fields. You can search using multiple criteria, such as the term "portrait" in the title + a date range of "1800-1900". If you are not getting any results with advanced search, try broadening your search by removing criteria.
Search Tips
- You can use an * (asterisk) as a wildcard in searches, to match partial terms (e.g. draw* will return results for draw, drawn, drawings, etc.)
- Use quotation marks to get more exact results - e.g. John Doe will return any results with John or Doe, but "John Doe" will return results with this exact phrase.
Viewing Search Results
Types of Results
There are different types of search results, such as object records and people records. When there is more than one type of result, you can click on these different tabs to view different types of records.
GRID/LIST VIEWS
Filter Panel
You can refine a result set by opening the filter panel and using filters to narrow down results. For example, you can filter to see only works that have images within any result set. You can also clear each filter to revert to a larger result set, or clear all filters to get to your original result set.
Info Panel
The info panel, when available, contains additional information related to a search or set of objects.
Images
Why is an image shown as not available?
An image may be shown as not available if it is not yet available in our database, or if it cannot be displayed for copyright reasons.