The Guggenheim now has over 200 art books available for free

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Too stingy for expensive art books? The Guggenheim has you covered. Since 2012, the museum has been slowly digitizing its collection of monographs, catalogs, and other art books. Now, it’s up to 205 books, all available to download for free from the Internet Archive, as Vice’s Creators reports.

Source: You Can Download 200 Art Books Free From the Guggenheim | Mental Floss

The collection is at the Internet Archive. From a cursory exploration, there looks to be enough materials to keep anyone interested in art busy for years!

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