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Collections

Want to know how to find Greek or German, Chinese or African cultural collections in London's museums? Search dozens of museums here.

We give a taste of what collections hold, and where possible, link to deeper object-by-object information elsewhere on the web.

City of Westminster Archives Centre

City of Westminster Archives stretch back hundreds of years and include some of the earliest references to the Black and Asian presence in Britain. Their holdings range from parish records to an extensive theatre collection.



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photo shows Elizabeth Welch appearing in London in 1933
Elizabeth Welch

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First choose a large area-of-origin from the continent dropdown on the left. Then, if you want to refine your search even further, choose a more specific group from the second dropdown. Then hit "go" to find collections held in London.


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B

Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre

Brent Museum

British Library, London

British Museum

Bromley Local Studies Library

Bruce Castle Museum

C

City of Westminster Archives Centre

Cuming Museum

Cutty Sark

D

Diversity Art Forum (formerly AAVAA)

E

Eastside Community Heritage

Evelyn Oldfield Unit (inc. Refugee Communities History Project)

F

Fan Museum

G

Guatemalan Maya Centre, London

Gunnersbury Park Museum

H

Hackney Archives Department

Hackney Museum

Hammersmith & Fulham Archives and Local History Centre

Hermitage Rooms at Somerset House

HISTORYTalk (North Kensington Community Archive)

Horniman Museum & Gardens

I

Imperial War Museum London

Islington Museum

J

Jewish Museum, Camden Town

Jewish Museum, Finchley (closed)

K

Kingston Museum & Heritage Service

L

Leighton House Museum

London Metropolitan Archives

London Transport Museum

M

Marx Memorial Library

Museum Of Croydon

Museum of London

Museum of London Docklands

N

National Portrait Gallery

O

October Gallery

P

Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

R

Redbridge Museum

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Royal Geographical Society (with The Institute of British Geographers)

S

SALIDAA (South Asian Diaspora Literature and Arts Archive)

Science Museum, London

T

The M.P. Birla Millennium Art Gallery at the Bhavan Centre

The National Archives

The Women's Library

Theatre Museum, London

Tower Hamlets Local History and Archives Library

Twickenham World Rugby Museum & Stadium Tours

U

University of London, Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art (closed)

V

V&A Museum of Childhood, London

Victoria and Albert Museum

W

Wallace Collection, London

World In The East End At Museum In Docklands

photo shows lascars in 19th c

This image of 19th century lascars is just one of the pictures held by the Museum In Docklands, recording the history of the Port of London as it received people and goods from all over the world. The museum building is itself part of that history - being a renovated warehouse that one stored goods brought into the city.

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Search The Diverse Collections Of The Museum Of London Online

photo shows asian man in smart victorian dress with top hat

The Museum Of London's new microsite allows you to search for the story of the many cultures of London in their collections.

This image shows Sir Mancherjee Bhownaggree, MP for Bethnal Green 1895 - 1906. A supporter of British rule in India, he was nicknamed 'bow-the-knee' by opponents. However he also lobbied parliament on the rights of Indian subjects.

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