Marble

What is MARBLE?

MARBLE (Museums, Archives, Rare Books, and Libraries Exploration) is Notre Dame’s digital platform for teaching, research, and discovery. It brings together materials from the Hesburgh Libraries, the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, and other campus collections to make cultural heritage more accessible to the University community and beyond.

What you can explore

Browse digitized materials across formats — books and manuscripts, sculptures and paintings, photographs and ephemera. Each item features high-quality images, detailed descriptions, and tools for magnified or side-by-side viewing.

A growing platform

MARBLE currently highlights materials from the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, Rare Books & Special Collections, and the University Archives. These digitized collections are only a fraction of Notre Dame’s cultural holdings. Cross-institutional teams are adding new materials regularly, supported by a roadmap that expands features and strengthens collaboration.

Collaboration and values

MARBLE was created through a partnership between the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art and Hesburgh Libraries with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Together, we are committed to:

Promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in collections and description
Highlighting hidden and underrepresented voices
Sustaining global discovery, preservation, and open access

How it’s built

Frontend: Next.js
Images: IIIF for zoomable, high-resolution viewing
Code: developed by the Hesburgh Libraries Web and Software Engineering team.