With over two million items, our Collections provide an unparalleled resource tracing 500 years of geographical discovery and research.
Find out more about the vast collection of items we hold.
Find what you are looking for with our online and offline services.
Get immersed in the stories behind our Collections from the comfort of your home.
Our Picture Library is one of the world's finest collections of photography and artworks, recording over 200 years of travel, people, place and geographical discovery.
Plan a visit to the Foyle Reading Room to consult and research items in our Collections.
Support our Collections by buying prints, donating items or becoming a member of the Society.
We actively support and enable research on the Society's Collections and welcome approaches for new collaborations and partnerships.
A digitisation project enabling hundreds of thousands of items from our Collections to be digitised, allowing access to wider audiences in order to support teaching and learning.
[Online] A personal travelogue about Croatia from a hugely experienced travel journalist.
[In-person] Stay for supper at the Society after the Sanitation for all? Cities and the right to citylife lecture and meet other members and their guests.
[In-person] Explore Honeydale Farm on an inspiring and informative guided farm walk, led by founder, Ian Wilkinson or a member of the FarmED team.
[In-person] This course is aimed at Key Stage 1 and 2 teachers who are interested in developing spatial awareness skills linked to the primary geography curriculum.
Our Collections are supported by Rolex.
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