The Wyvern Research Institute, located in central London, is a centre for advanced research in the history of art, with a focus on the Byzantine and Medieval periods as well as the Silk Roads. It is associated with the Wyvern Collection, one of the world's most significant private collections, which encompases over two thousand objects dating from as early as the 4th millennium BC to the 19th century, traversing broad geographic boundaries across a range of media. The Institute houses a research library with a rich collection of art historical books, exhibition and collection catalogues, auction catalogues, and periodicals.
MissIon
The Wyvern Research Institute's mission is to support the research and teaching of art history, with a focus on object centred study, and to stimulate new lines of investigation and discourse. Central to our mission is the dissemination of research and critical insights to a broad audience through publications, research seminars, academic study days, graduate student seminars, and our online platform.
We encourage collaboration between the Institute and international universities and cultural institutions and will make the collection and library holdings avaliable to researchers, visiting academics, and curators by appointment. We are particularly interested in supporting research into cross-cultural exchange, and that which investigates the transmutation of materials or technological developments in techniques.
The Wyvern Research Institute is run by the Ruddock Foundation for the Arts, charity number: 1134994
