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Image use and copyright

Check the copyright statement or license conditions before using an image. You may be able to download, re-use or adapt an image under some Creative Commons licenses.

Image databases

Access the following Image databases through the RMIT Library

ARTstor (now part of JSTOR database)
Over 1.6 million digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences.
Select the Log in button on the top right and then select Find my institution and search for RMIT.
Oxford Art Online
Oxford Art Online provides Web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art with quarterly additions of new material and updates to the text, plus extensive image links and all the sophisticated search advantages possible with an online reference source.
Bloomsbury Design Library
Find scholarly references, books and images covering topics on architecture, design, and crafts worldwide, from 1500 BCE to the present day. Useful research and learning tool for design and visual arts will support both students and academics by allowing them to explore the history and context of influential design schools, people, periods, places, and disciplines.
JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive
Search for Images by exploring the Architecture and Interior design collections

RMIT collections

RMIT Design Archives
The RMIT Design Archives includes collections in many areas of Victorian design, representing historical and contemporary practices in architecture, automotive, ceramics, design education, fashion and textile design, graphic design, illustration, industrial design, interior design and landscape architecture.
RMIT Digital Collections Architecture Images
Digitised plans and images of Australian and international buildings.
Includes digitised 35mm slides from the School of Architecture & Design, focusing on Australian architecture and a range of images from Edmond & Corrigan.
Contemporary Vietnamese Art Collection
The artworks collected and displayed in the RMIT University Vietnam online gallery come from established and mid-career Vietnamese artists.
RMIT University Art Collection Online
Comprises of over 1500 artworks of modern and contemporary art in Australia (70% available online)
RMIT Digital Image Collections
RMIT images collection includes snapshots of Buildings, events and activities, campus life and students, general and eSimulations.

Museums and Galleries Art Image Collections

Use major gallery and art museum websites to search and use digital images of their collections for your study. Many websites allow downloading of high-quality images. Always check websites copyright statements before use.

ArtSource: Image collections
Selective gathering point for networked resources on Art and Architecture.
Europeana collections
Thematic collections on art, fashion, music, photography from museums, galleries, libraries and archives across Europe. Includes also text, videos, sound and 3D.
Getty research portal
Open content art images from Getty - no permission is required to use.
Google arts and culture
Images of artworks from national galleries and museums.
Library of Congress prints and photographs
The collection includes photographs, prints, drawings, posters and architectural and engineering drawings, mostly focused on the United States but with some international scope.
Metropolitan Museum of Art - MET
400,000 high resolution copyright free images from Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Access to the first museum for modern and contemporary art.
NGV Collection
Discover stories and ideas from the National Gallery of Victoria Collection organised by theme
V&A Museum Collections
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is a world leading institution in art and design.
VADS: the online resource of visual arts
Online collection of art & design images, copyright cleared for teaching, learning, and research in the UK.
Wiki.Art.org
Public domain and copyright protected artworks. Copyright protected artworks are showcased in accordance with fair use principle:
as historically significant artworks
as used for informational and educational purposes
as readily available on the internet
as low-resolution copies unsuitable for commercial use.
National Gallery of Australia Print Collection
Broswe the image collection of the NGA

RMIT copyright advice

RMIT copyright advice covers what you need to know as a student. Copyright guides are available for different types of content sources, such as images.

Image collections

Find image collections by browsing subject categories in LibrarySearch.

George Johnson, Structures 9, 1983, acrylic on canvas, RMIT Art Collection.

Library subject guides