The Clark Art Institute’s newly renovated Manton Research Center will open to the public on November 12, 2016. The Manton Study Center for Works on Paper and Works on Paper Gallery will house the Clark’s collection of more than 6,000 prints, drawings, and photographs which spans the history of the graphic arts from the fifteenth century through the early twentieth century. Greatly enhanced from the previous study room with abundant natural light and double the space, the new study center provides state-of-the-art storage and broader access to the collection for researchers, scholars, students, and the general public. Visitors will be able to schedule appointments, or drop in during public hours, to request to see specific works of art.

A gallery dedicated to the exhibition of works on paper is adjacent to the study center. The gallery’s inaugural exhibition, Photography and Discovery, will be selected from the Clark’s growing collection of photographs and highlights more than forty works by American and European photographers.