Collections

Explore our collection by theme, topic, century, and organisation.

Themes

Explore artefacts and excavations, and discover archaeologists and their study of human history and prehistory.

Explore artists and art movements, and discover stories about the history of art and its paintings, drawings, engravings and sculptures.

Explore historical and contemporary fashion and how it influences our clothing, footwear, accessories and style. Discover sketches, designs and garments as well as catwalk photographs, catalogues and videos.

Explore the history of technology and industry, from the industrial revolution to stories of industrialists, economists and ordinary working lives.

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Features

Discover notable women and their work throughout history

Explore disability stories, narratives and heritage from Europe and beyond

a black and white photograph of a man sitting behind a loom-like device that has multiple threads coming down into the spine of a book. The man is in the process of threading a new page through the threads to add to the book.

Heritage showing how artisans and crafters have shaped and remade culture through the ages

Find your crayons! Sharpen your coloured pencils! And enjoy adding colours in one of the books we have prepared for you.

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Latest galleries

People have been expressing themselves through dance for thousands of years. Explore this timeless art form through the selection of openly licensed photographs and artworks capturing the rich diversity of dance traditions. From the graceful elegance of b…

This is a collection of photos of dolls made of wood from around the world. It can be used by teachers of various subjects to talk with their students about cultural diversity, as different types of dolls made of wood from various countries and regions ar…

Images of Manhattan, New York, the USA, across the ages.

This gallery of photographs reflects the rich heritage and traditions of Romani people living across Europe, as well as reflecting the stigma, discrimination and misrepresentation faced by these communities.

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Recent items

Bakkalinsky, Arsen

Odesa National Scientific Library

Rossell i Vilar, Pere Màrtir; Escola Superior d'Agricultura de Barcelona

Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spyros Papaloukas

Ίδρυμα Εικαστικών Τεχνών & Μουσικής Βασίλη και Μαρίνας Θεοχαράκη