Established in conjunction with the founding of Tokyo University of the Arts in May of 1949, the University Library was formed from the merging of Tokyo Bijutsu Gakko Bunko (the Library of Tokyo Fine Arts School) and Tokyo Ongaku Gakko Toshoka (the Library of Tokyo Music School).
With over a century-long history and over 400,000 volumes (80% of which are related to the arts), this library is one of the representative center for research on art in Japan.