Find Journal Articles
To find a specific journal article, search for the article title or the journal title in UBC Library's Summon database.
To find journal articles on a specific topic in Critical and Curatorial Studies, search the journals listed below.
Expand your search with other resources listed in the Databases section of this guide and/or the Art History & Visual Art guide.
More detailed instructions for searching can be found below.
Select Curatorial Studies Publications
This is a selection of Curatorial Studies journals in UBC Library holdings:
- The Art BulletinOnline coverage: 1919-Present.
Also available in print at the Music, Art & Architecture Library at: N1 .A4 (1913-Present). - Canadian ArtOnline coverage: 1993-Present.
Also available in print at the Music, Art & Architecture Library at: N1 .C35 A77 (1984-Present). - Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives ProfessionalsOnline coverage: 2004-Present.
- Critical InquiryOnline coverage: 1974 - Present.
Available in print in the ASRS at: BH39.C75 I46 (1974-2006). - Curator: the Museum journalOnline coverage: 1996-present.
Available in print in the ASRS at: QH1 .C8 (1958-2010). - ExhibitionOnline coverage: 1990-1992, 1997-2022 (last 2 issues are partial open access, the rest are fully open access)
- The Exhibitionist: Journal on Exhibition MakingAvailable in print in the Music, Art & Architecture Library at: N4395 .E9458 (2010-2013).
- International Journal of Arts Management.Online coverage: 1998-Present.
Available in print in the David Lam Library at: NX760 .I58 (2000-2008). - International Journal of Conservation ScienceOnline coverage: 2019-Present.
- The International Journal of the Inclusive MuseumOnline coverage: 2011-Present.
- Journal of Conservation & Museum StudiesOnline coverage: 1996-Present.
- Journal of Curatorial StudiesOnline coverage: 2012 - Present.
Full print issues available in the Music, Art & Architecture Library at: AM1 .J68 (2012-2013). - Journal of the History of CollectionsOnline coverage: 1989-Present.
Available in print in the ASRS at: AM221 .J68 (1998-2005). - Metropolitan Museum JournalOnline coverage: 1968-Present.
Available in print in the Music, Art & Architecture Library at: N610 .A725 (1968-Present) - Museum Management and CuratorshipOnline coverage: 1982-Present.
- Studies in ConservationOnline coverage: 1952-Present.
Available in print in the Music, Art & Architecture Library at: N1 .S895 (1952-2008).
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Print Journals @ UBC Library
To find a specific print journal, search the:
Recent issues of print journals are located in the Current Journals section on Level 3 of the Music, Art and Architecture Library.
Older issues are located in the open stacks on Level 4 or in ASRS storage.
For more Critical and Curatorial Studies journals at UBC Library, search the UBC Library Catalogue using the subject headings:
e-Journals @ UBC Library
To find a specific e-journal, search UBC Library's Print and Electronic Journals portal.
For a list of electronic art journals @ UBC, browse the online subject listing for:
- Art, Architecture & Applied Arts: Fine Arts - General
- Art, Architecture & Applied Arts: Visual Arts - General
Open Access E-journals
Browse the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) to find open digital collections of art magazines.
Current Awareness Tools
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