Collections

Hammered finish tea set, 1950s, made by Old Hall of Bloxwich
Hammered finish tea set, 1950s, made by Old Hall of Bloxwich

This is a selection of major online resources featuring collections held by museums in the Midlands:

Amaze Me - resources drawing on the collections of West Midlands museums
Bassetlaw Museum - digitised collections and Welchman archive of local photographs
Birmingham Stories - Birmingham's past and the inventions that changed people's lives
BMAGIC - Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery online database
Darwin Country - human and natural history of Shrewsbury and the surrounding area
Digital Handsworth - the parish of Handsworth in Birmingham
Exploring the Natural World - resources about natural science specimens held by West Midlands museums
Exploring the Potteries - natural and local history from the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
The Flora of Derbyshire - database of herbarium records
Ernest Gimson and the Arts & Crafts Movement in Leicester
Heritage East Midlands: A Sense of Place - collections from Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire
Knitting Together - the East Midlands knitting industry
Leicestershire Collections Online
National Tramway Museum - library and photograph databases
Northamptonshire Black History - database of sources
Lincolnshire Collections Database
The Pre-Raph Pack - educational site about Pre-Raphaelite artists and the context of their work
Pre-Raphaelite Online Resource - database of works
Revolutionary Players - the Industrial Revolution in the West Midlands and Derbyshire
Sleaford Virtual Museum
Staffordshire Past Track - online exhibitions and information
This is Lutterworth - images and history of the town
Timetrail - archaeology in Warwickshire
Vibes - the roots of urban music in the West Indies, West Africa and West Midlands
Virtual Waterways Archive Catalogue
Window on Warwickshire - heritage, culture and personalities
Worcestershire Online Heritage - ceramics and archives databases
Your Icons - Designated collections in the West Midlands

You can find even more collections from museums, libraries and archives in the East and West Midlands on the MICHAEL cultural heritage website. If you think we should list another website that you know, please contact us.


Doll's wickerwork pram, 1930s
Doll's wickerwork pram, 1930s

The technology behind the search box is under construction and not currently functioning. We hope to provide details of relevant collections here in the future.
Hammered finish tea set, 1950s, made by Old Hall of Bloxwich
Hammered finish tea set, 1950s, made by Old Hall of Bloxwich

This is a selection of major online resources featuring collections held by museums in the Midlands:

Amaze Me - resources drawing on the collections of West Midlands museums
Bassetlaw Museum - digitised collections and Welchman archive of local photographs
Birmingham Stories - Birmingham's past and the inventions that changed people's lives
BMAGIC - Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery online database
Darwin Country - human and natural history of Shrewsbury and the surrounding area
Digital Handsworth - the parish of Handsworth in Birmingham
Exploring the Natural World - resources about natural science specimens held by West Midlands museums
Exploring the Potteries - natural and local history from the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
The Flora of Derbyshire - database of herbarium records
Ernest Gimson and the Arts & Crafts Movement in Leicester
Heritage East Midlands: A Sense of Place - collections from Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire
Knitting Together - the East Midlands knitting industry
Leicestershire Collections Online
National Tramway Museum - library and photograph databases
Northamptonshire Black History - database of sources
Lincolnshire Collections Database
The Pre-Raph Pack - educational site about Pre-Raphaelite artists and the context of their work
Pre-Raphaelite Online Resource - database of works
Revolutionary Players - the Industrial Revolution in the West Midlands and Derbyshire
Sleaford Virtual Museum
Staffordshire Past Track - online exhibitions and information
This is Lutterworth - images and history of the town
Timetrail - archaeology in Warwickshire
Vibes - the roots of urban music in the West Indies, West Africa and West Midlands
Virtual Waterways Archive Catalogue
Window on Warwickshire - heritage, culture and personalities
Worcestershire Online Heritage - ceramics and archives databases
Your Icons - Designated collections in the West Midlands

You can find even more collections from museums, libraries and archives in the East and West Midlands on the MICHAEL cultural heritage website. If you think we should list another website that you know, please contact us.


Doll's wickerwork pram, 1930s
Doll's wickerwork pram, 1930s

The technology behind the search box is under construction and not currently functioning. We hope to provide details of relevant collections here in the future.
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