Oxford Art Online (including Grove Dictionary of Art)

If you are in one of our libraries and wish to refer to the Oxford Art Online click here.

If you are using a computer outside the library and want to access Oxford Art Online click here and enter your library card number

Oxford Art Online presents the entire text of The Dictionary of Art (published in 1996), updated and fully-indexed, searchable and browsable.

  • Over 45,000 articles can be found in seconds with a sophisticated keyword search
  • Access cross references in the text with a click of the mouse
  • Over 40,000 links to important art images in galleries and museums around the world
  • Updates, new articles and new image links are added as part of on-going maintenance of this dynamic product

Would you prefer to refer to the books?

The multi-volume set of  Grove Dictionary of Art will be available soon in our new Reference Library located on the first floor of the new Library and Lifelong Learning Centre on Greaves Street in Oldham. Access is via the Art Gallery.