Our Collections

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 are part of the Science Museums and Archives Consortium, which each year award six AHRC-funded collaborative doctoral studentships.

One of the greatest ever photographic records of human survival on display in a remarkable exhibition created by the Society, curated by polar historian Meredith Hooper.

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.