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Theatre Research And Dance Studies: Museums & Archives

Museums & Archives

Theatre Collections at The Royal Library
Collections focusing on drama, opera, ballet, circus and other forms of performing arts are richly represented in the National Library. Read more about how to retrieve material from the Theatre and Dance Collections on the Theatre Collections website

The Court Theatre Museum
Homepage of the The Court Theatre Museum - Hofteatret -  at Christiansborg Castle, with general information on the museum and its history as court theatre. Also information regarding collections, current exhibitions and opening hours. 

Odin Teatret Archives
Part of the Royal Library's Theatre Collection.

The Jerome Robbins Dance Division of The New York Public Library
Homepage for the New York Public Library's Dance Collection - one of the world's leading collections and archives of international ballet and dance theatre.

The Billy Rose Theatre Division of The New York Public Library
The Billy Rose Theatre Division is one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive archives devoted to the theatrical arts. Approximately 10 million items illuminate virtually every type of performance, from street corner to stage to studio, and include drama and musical theatre, film, television, radio, and popular entertainment (circus, magic, vaudeville, and puppetry).

 

Circus World’s Robert L. Parkinson Library and Research Center
is the world’s foremost research facility for circus history. The holdings document the history of the American circus from its inception in 1793 to the present day. It contains a huge collection containing rare photographs, posters, manuscripts and artifacts. With information on some 2,800 American circuses, and a reference file of over 300,000 names of circus performers and employees, it is a prime source of information for enthusiasts and scholars of the circus from all over the world.