Picture library

The picture library supplies images from the Museum’s varied collections. We sell prints to the public for personal use and license the reproduction of our images by publishers.

The picture library supplies images from the Museum’s varied collections. We sell prints to the public for personal use and license the reproduction of our images by publishers.

The library has thousands of images illustrating the history of London and its people from prehistoric times to the present.

These include images from our collections of paintings, prints and drawings, photography, printed ephemera and 3D objects including costume and jewellery.

We also have images from the Museum of London Docklands, including the Port of London Authority Collection.

Museum of London Prints

You can search for, order and purchase a huge range of prints online from: www.museumoflondonprints.com (external link)

Licensing Museum of London images

If you are interested in reproducing a Museum of London image for publication you should contact the picture library.

We can help you find the images you require and arrange licences and fees. We can also organise new photography of objects from the collections.

Images suitable for licensing can be viewed and ordered from
www.museumoflondonimages.com (external link)

We also license footage from Port of London Authority films.

Contact us

Picture Library
Museum of London
London Wall
London EC2Y 5HN

tel: 020 7814 5604/5612
email: picturelib@museumoflondon.org.uk

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