Application for requesting archive materials

You must submit an application to work in Garage Archive Collection.

To request items from the archive to be used in exhibitions or digital copies to use in lectures or publications, please submit the online form.

Please note that Garage Archive Collection will only consider applications submitted no less than two months before the date by which archive materials or their digital copies are required.

If your request includes items from partner archives in other cities, please contact them directly. You can find the contact information on this page.

1. Form of request

Your request should be accompanied by a letter addressed to the Director of Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Daria Kotova:

  • from individuals in free form;
  • from organizations on headed paper including bank details and a contact name.

The letter should include a description of the project, its aims, and the dates when materials will be required. Each application should include a list of required documents with their numbers or hyperlinks from the Russian Art Archive Network (RAAN) catalogue.

Original documents will only be issued if they are insured for the entire loan period, including during exhibition and transportation. Transportation costs and insurance are the borrower’s responsibility.

Depending on the request, the letter should include:

Exhibition:

  • Exhibition title
  • Venue and dates

Print publication:

  • Publication title
  • Author
  • Edition
  • Proposed publication date
  • Type of use (commercial/non-commercial)
  • Required reproduction format

Publication in digital form on an online platform / use in a digital project:

  • Site name and HTTP address
  • Theme/title of publication
  • Dates
  • Type of use (commercial/non-commercial)
  • Required reproduction format

Reproduction in a film / series (audiovisual work):

  • Title of audiovisual work
  • Proposed publication date/li>
  • Aim of use/li>
  • Type of use (commercial/non-commercial)/li>
  • Means of distribution/li>
  • Required reproduction format/li>

Lecture material:

  • Title of lecture
  • Place and date of lecture
  • Type of use (commercial/non-commercial)
  • Required reproduction format

Publication in research:

  • Author of research
  • Affiliated organization
  • Title and synopsis of publication
  • Means of distribution
  • Proposed publication date
  • Required reproduction format

Other:

  • Name
  • Subject of request

2. Request submission and response

Please send your request, a scan of the letter, and a list of the archive materials required by email to registrar@garagemca.org. Loans are agreed with the director.

Our registrar will contact you by email within five working days of your request being received.

3. Obtaining publication rights

Please note that most archive materials are copyright. Before publication the applicant must obtain permission from the artist or rightsholder.

4. Citation rules

The information required for citing a document can be found on its card in the RAAN catalogue. All archive materials should be cited according to the standard formula [title of document], Garage Archive Collection.