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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.

Search collections 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

K

Kingston Museum

L

Leighton House Museum London Metropolitan Archives London Transport Museum

M

Marx Memorial Library Museum in Docklands Museum Of Croydon Museum of London Museum of Rugby, Twickenham

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

U

University of London, Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art

V

V&A; Museum of Childhood, London Victoria and Albert Museum

W

Wallace Collection, London Wandsworth Museum