About the Archive

The Warburg Institute Archive holds documents relating to the life of Aby Warburg, the history of the Institute in its various sites in Hamburg and London, and to scholars associated with the Institute. These papers and photographs may be consulted in the Archive's Reading Room upon prior appointment.

The Archive at Stewart House

Due to the Warburg Renaissance refurbishment project, the Archive has moved temporarily to Stewart House, a five minute walk from the Institute

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Verknüpfungszwang | Aby Warburg: A Life in Photographs

An exhibition of rare documents and photographs illustrating the compulsion to connect that characterises Aby Warburg's life and work