The Archive is available Monday through Friday, from 9 am to 5 pm.
More specialized assistance is available by appointment with the curator.
The Max Epstein Photographic Archive is a collection of reproductions of painting, sculpture, drawings, architecture, photography and decorative arts of Eastern and Western art dating from the neolithic period to the twentieth century. It is a part of the Department of Art History 's research facilities, and as such is open primarily to the faculty and the students of the University of Chicago. It is also open to visiting scholars in accordance with the admission policy of the Regenstein Library where the collection is housed. The Archive has since increased its holdings through purchases and additional gifts. The core of the Archive is approximately 168,000 mounted photographs.