Search Tips & Tricks

How do I search?

Just type a word or two into the keyword search box and click the go button.
Any artists, exhibitions or works that are related to your search terms will be returned.

Why do I get back so many results?

If you type more than one word into the keyword search box, then we'll show you works, artists and exhibitions that match any of the words.

Even with a single word you may get lots of results back. If you wanted to see Artists from Vienna, but you're wading through hundreds of viennese landscapes then you'll want to use the filter buttons. Pressing the Artists filter button will limit your results to Artists who have any link to Vienna.

Actually, I didn't get any results back!

Try being a bit less specific - if you're after a picture of a orchids and typing orchid doesn't get you any results then try flower as a search term.

Alternatively, you might have only used numbers or words that are ignored by the search engine, such as 1 or and. Try one instead of 1.

I want pictures of houses. Should I type house or housing into the keyword search box?

Type either! The search is clever enough to know that both searches are looking for the same thing.